Nancy Cox (TV news anchor)
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Nancy Jane Cox[1] August 23, 1967[1] Campbellsville, Kentucky, USA |
|---|---|
| Other names | Nancy Kenny |
| Education |
Campbellsville University Western Kentucky University |
| Occupation | News anchor |
| Hair color | Brunette |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss Kentucky 1990 Miss Bowling Green 1990 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss America 1991 |
| Spouse | Tom Kenny (m. 1996–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Nancy Jane Cox (born August 23, 1967) is an American Miss Kentucky 1990, a television journalist and news anchor for WLEX-TV in Lexington, Kentucky.
Biography
Nancy Cox anchors LEX 18 News at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, and 11:00. She joined LEX 18 in July 1992. She attended both Campbellsville University in Campbellsville in Taylor County, Kentucky and Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, having graduated in 1990.[2] She won the titles of Miss Bowling Green and Miss Kentucky in 1990[3] and participated in Miss America 1991 on September 7, 1990. Cox is the sister of Ricky Lee Cox, former member of the Kentucky House of Representatives, and the aunt of Emily Cox, Miss Kentucky 2008.
Twice Cox has won an Emmy Award for news anchoring from the Ohio Valley chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Cox and her husband, Tom Kenny (who anchors the evening news on WTVQ-DT), have a son and a daughter and reside in Lexington.[4]
In 2015, Cox was nominated for "Best TV News Anchor" by the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcaster Awards. Station LEX was nominated for Best Newscast, the only outlet in Lexington cited in that category.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999". Ancestry.com. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ↑ "Nancy Cox - Biography". IMDb. January 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Former Titleholders". Miss Kentucky Organization. January 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
- ↑ "Tiger Tracks", The Campbellsvillian: The Magazine for Alumni and Friends of Campbellsville University, Vol. 9, No. 2 (November 2010), p. 50
- ↑ "Nancy Cox nominated for "Best TV News Anchor"". Central Kentucky News Journal. March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Melanie Glasscock |
Miss Kentucky 1990 |
Succeeded by Sheri Plambeck |