Meet Kaitlin.

Kaitlin Monte is an Emmy-nominated television personality and News Anchor currently with FOX26-KRIV in Houston.

Prior to Houston, Kaitlin spent several years as Traffic Anchor and fill-in Anchor for the PIX11 Morning News in New York City. She hosted a weekly cocktail segment on the PIX11 entertainment show Celebrity Tastemakers.

Education & Early Career

Kaitlin dropped out of high school at age 16, having been accepted to begin her freshman year at Clarkson University.  Her participation in Project Lead The Way earned her a full semester of college engineering credits by that time, with a 4.0 GPA. She later transferred to earn her Bachelor Degree from the University of Tampa by age 19.

In 2009, Kaitlin moved to New York City. She toured with the USO Show Troupe for several years. She later became a member of Actors Equity Association, performing Off Broadway and in theaters across America. Kaitlin training professional in improvisational performance technique at Upright Citizen Brigade.

Digital Media & Branding

With an undergraduate focus in consumer psychology, Kaitlin earned several positions with digital agencies in New York. In 2013, she served as Director of Multi-Platform Marketing for the launch of a global agency, with clients ranged from global fashion to media corporations. Kaitlin focused on use of digital marking, analytics and data to optimize brand voice and reach.

Broadcast Television

By 2010, Kaitlin made her broadcast debut co-hosting the inaugural live streaming broadcast for New Years Eve in Times Square with the Times Square Alliance.  

In 2012, she joined NBC New York as host of the "Weekend Today in New York" interactive trivia segment. She also signed on to host the New York Emmy nominated "Mets Insider” on SNYtv.

Kaitlin joined on as Traffic Anchor for PIX 11 News morning broadcast in 2014. She earned a New York Emmy nomination for her work, and soon began reporting regularly on emerging technology. She was among the first to cover the rise of Peloton at it’s base studio in New York.

In 2016, Kaitlin moved to Houston, Texas to join KRIV as a reporter. One week before Hurricane Harvey struck, Kaitlin was elevated to the evening anchor position. She also solo hosts The Newsedge at 10pm.

Advocacy

Growing up alongside three siblings with special needs, Kaitlin become an early advocate for disability awareness.

In 2011 Kaitlin was named the Anti-Defamation League's No Place for Hate 2012 Difference Maker of the Year for her anti-bullying workshop series, which reached over 50,000 students across New York State. She collaborated with lawmakers to push cyber bullying legislation for New York State, took part in launching the first state cyberbully census, founded the New York Cyberbully Petition, and has delivered workshops for Wall Street firms and top universities. Her work featured by Random House, New York University, Pricewaterhouse Cooper and the Alliance for Community Media.

Kaitlin has become an official spokesperson for the Anti-Defamation League's "No Place for Hate" campaign and worked with numerous leading programs including WiredSafety.org, STOPCyberbullying.org, The Bully Project, Teenangels, The Ophelia Project, All About Bullies Big and Small, Karen Klein Foundation, End to Cyberbullying Organization, Girl Scouts of America and more.

Miss America

In 2012, Kaitlin represented her home state of New York at thenational Miss America competition where she placed Second Runner-Up. She took home state and national fitness scholarships. Kaitlin was one of eight national finalist for the Miss America Quality of Life Scholarship for her prolific advocacy against bullying. The over $45,000 in scholarships she earned from the Miss America Organization allowed her to pay off her undergraduate degree.

Kaitlin currently lives in Houston, TX with her husband, pug, and newborn baby girl. 

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