Kansas City CBS affiliate KCTV continues to update its morning newscasts.
Jillian Carroll has signed a multi-year deal to join the station’s hour long 9 a.m. show. She joins co-hosts, Bill Hurrelbrink and Grace Chapin of the station’s morning lifestyle program, which airs from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday through Friday.
“Jillian’s warmth and energy is absolutely infectious, and she jumps off the screen because you can tell how much she loves Kansas City.” said Curtis Miles vice president and general manager. “I think that’s why our viewers have been raving about her—and why we are so happy to have her.”
The station recently re-upped Carolina Cruz as morning anchor alongside Hurrelbrink from 4:30 to 7 a.m.
Carroll has worked for several of Kansas City’s athletic franchises, including the Chiefs, with whom she won an Emmy. She launched the first lifestyle program in the Wichita, Kansas market with Good Day, Kansas on KSN. After leaving KSN, she returned to Kansas City to join the Kansas City Current as a color analyst in early 2023.
“It’s even more than a dream come true to return to where I started on daytime television at KCTV 5,” said Carroll. “Having launched a lifestyle show and falling in love with the format, I am excited beyond words to now be doing what I love back home in a city that I love.”