
Kenneth Lee Jr.
NewscasterKenny is a Maryland native who began his career in media as a sportswriter at Tuskegee University, covering SIAC sports working for the athletic department and as a sports correspondent for the Tuskegee Campus Digest. Following his time at Tuskegee, he was accepted to the NASCAR Diversity Internship Program as a Marketing Intern for The NASCAR Foundation in Daytona Beach, Florida in 2017.
An avid NASCAR fan, Kenny turned his affection into a career after joining the Motor Racing Network as an Associate Producer in 2018. Then he transitioned to NASCAR in 2020 and became the Senior Coordinator of Track Content. Kenny managed social media strategies for NASCAR’s Midwest region, including Kansas Speedway, Watkins Glen International, Michigan International Speedway, Iowa Speedway, and Chicagoland Speedway.
In his young career, Kenny has published over 100 articles for a bevy of outlets, including Motor Racing Network, NASCAR Home Tracks, the Prince George’s County Sentinel, and NASCAR.com. ESPNʼs Undefeated also featured Kenny in an interview with former ESPN President John Skipper.
He is also an aviation enthusiast who spends time plane-spotting and participates in the flight simulation community.
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First Baptist Church West kicked off their two semester aviation education program on Saturday.
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Charlotte City Council's Jobs and Economic Development Committee was presented with a business plan to restore the Excelsior Club.
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Malik Taylor, 28, who recently moved to Charlotte, dies in a single car crash in Concord on Wednesday.
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PSA Airlines flight attendants held a picket demonstration on Monday afternoon. In front of the Crown at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, flight attendants from American Airlines subsidiary PSA Airlines joined a nationwide day of action. Flight attendants at PSA bases, including Charlotte, are demanding a new contract with higher wages.
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Local activists with the environmental group GreenFaith joined a national day of action in uptown Charlotte against banking giant Wells Fargo Friday.
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On Thursday, The Park Church on Beatties Ford Road held a funeral for Charlotte civil rights attorney James Ferguson, known as Fergie.
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