Having served as evening news anchor since the summer of 2017, Kenny Beck has also been a weekend morning anchor, weekday morning reporter, sports director, and weekday morning news anchor with his career at WXII12 News.
A Maryland native, Kenny is a graduate of the University of Maryland where he earned a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism. While in college, he pitched for the University of Maryland baseball team and was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the 2002 major league players’ draft.
During his time at WXII, Kenny has covered a number of big stories in both news and sports. Among these stories was his profile of a local cross country runner battling multiple sclerosis. This story was named “Sports Story of the Year” by the North Carolina Association of Broadcasters.
Kenny and his wife Amanda live in Forsyth County with their two children, Carly and Owen.
