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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A Charlotte police officer has been reassigned to another division in the city after a video goes viral showing him repeatedly punching a woman being arrested on Monday.
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has launched a fentanyl awareness campaign aimed at youth and families. CMPD will use social media images, the hashtag "#StreetPillsKill" and billboards going up in Charlotte.
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Charlotte FC is going into the offseason searching for the club's third head coach in three seasons. The club announced Wednesday that it has fired head coach Christian Lattanzio and assistant coach Andy Quy.
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Today is municipal Election Day in North Carolina. Here's what you need to know in Charlotte and beyond.
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Six Flags Entertainment Corporation and Cedar Fair, which owns local amusement park Carowinds, said Thursday that they have an agreement to merge. With the merger, the company will relocate its headquarters in Charlotte while its financial operations will stay in Sandusky, Ohio.
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Charlotte-Douglas International Airport will increase its parking rates starting on Nov. 6 for all lots and decks at the airport.
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Sports commentator and lawyer Jay Bilas spoke at Elon University’s new Charlotte facility this week, highlighting changes he thinks are coming to college sports and why the city’s new law school matters.
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Lauren Heath, 16, of Monroe, North Carolina, has been located after 12 days and is being reunited with her family, Monrore Police said in a statement Wednesday night.
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Queen Charlotte is placed in her third home and travelers will be able to take advantage of a new checkpoint at Charlotte Douglas International Airport.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police released third quarter 2023 crime statistics, homicide and assaults are down but property crimes have increased in Charlotte