Carolina Cruz Signs Multi-Year Deal To Anchor KCTV Morning News

Carolina Cruz has signed a multi-year contract to extend her role as morning anchor on Gray Television’s CBS affiliate KCTV Kansas City.

Cruz joins recently named co-anchor, Bill Hurrelbrink, and meteorologist Greg Bennett of the station’s flagship weekday morning news program, which airs from 4:30 to 7 a.m.

“Carolina is incredibly talented, kind and genuine,” said General Manager Curtis Miles. “Our viewers know she cares about them and their community — and I think that’s a big part of our success.”

“Carolina has proven herself to be a leader of our morning show team in more ways than one,” said Josh Morgan, KCTV news director. “That leadership, combined with her unique talent and connection to the viewers, is why we are so excited to have her in that position for many years to come.”

Before her appointment to anchor weekday mornings last year, Cruz co-anchored weekday evenings and previously served as weekend morning anchor and reporter for KCTV’s main early and evening newscasts. She also served as a fill-in anchor and reporter for WFSB Hartford, Conn., and bilingual anchor and reporter for KRGV Weslaco, Texas.

Cruz holds two bachelor’s degrees (mass communication/media studies and Spanish language/literature) and two minor degrees (journalism and business administration) from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Mo. She is fluent in English and Spanish.