Taylor Kinnerup is a proud graduate of the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. She graduated in 2017 with a degree in radio broadcast with an emphasis in production. She began working at KTAR that same year, working her way up from on-call to a part-time anchor to a full time anchor and reporter, eventually becoming the station’s breaking news editor in 2021. Prior to working at KTAR, Taylor reported for KBIA 91.3 FM radio in Columbia, Missouri, and BRUZZ radio in Brussels, Belgium. In addition to working at KTAR, Taylor is also yoga sculpt certified through Corepower Yoga and teaches multiple classes a week. She has a passion for disability reporting and all things Arizona. As a third generation Arizonan, she prides herself on her institutional knowledge of the state, specifically Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2016Sign season: Do’s and don’ts for campaign sign placement in Phoenix
With election season in full swing, Phoenix residents should be aware of all the dos and don'ts that come with putting up a campaign sign.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2016Valley photographer creates time lapse of Monday’s dust storm
An Arizona photographer captured Monday night's dust storm just as it swept over Sky Harbor International Airport.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 19, 2016Will Katy Perry’s new song help Olympic athletes to ‘Rise’ up and get the gold?
While Olympic athletes are going for the gold, singer Katy Perry might be going for number one with her new single and Olympic anthem, "Rise."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 18, 2016Arizona senator speaks at Republican National Convention
Arizona State Senator Kimberly Yee's speech at the Republican National Convention blended personal experience with political policy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2016Scottsdale storm chaser creates epic tornado timelapse
A Valley storm chaser decided to trade in the dry heart for humidity to create one epic tornado timelapse video.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 14, 2016Keyboardist’s ‘possessed’ performance steals the show
You haven't seen marching band madness until you see this practically possessed keyboardist steal the show!
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2016Famous Harkins Camelview 5 ‘mushrooms’ to be restored, relocated
The infamous Harkins Theatres "mushrooms" will be preserved and restored even though the landmark Camelview 5 theater closed last December.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 13, 2016University of Arizona experts to collaborate on national effort to develop HIV cure
PHOENIX -- The University of Arizona will be one of 18 institutions working towards creating immunotherapies for an HIV…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2016Life in the fast lane: Arizona home to four of the top five best cities to drive in
Since it's too hot to walk outside in this heat, it's a good thing Arizona is home to four of the five best cities to drive in.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jul 13, 2016How many ‘Ghostbusters’ puns can you catch in this minute-long weather report?
If you don't like "Ghostbusters" or puns, then slime afraid this video is not for you.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 12, 2016All patrol officers in Phoenix-area police department to wear body cameras
After almost a year of test runs, Peoria Police Department will now require all patrol officers to wear body cameras.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 12, 2016Arizona soccer star Julie Johnston headed to Rio Olympics
Arizona athletes continue to fill up Olympic roasters: It was announced Tuesday that Arizona native Julie Johnston again made the U.S. Women's Soccer Team.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2016Phoenix police warns Pokemon Go players: Don’t break the law trying to catch ’em all
Phoenix police have taken to Twitter to remind Pokemon Go players not to break the law and to #PokemonGoSafely.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2016Arizona track athletes qualify for Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Several Arizona track athletes are bound for the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 2, 2016Look up: Remembering Phoenix Lights on World UFO Day
Look! Up in the Sky! It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a...UFO? Celebrate World UFO Day by reminiscing about the Phoenix Lights.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2016New company to locate $1 billion headquarters in Tempe
A $1 billion electronic materials headquarters is about to make a Phoenix-area city its new home.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2016Hero or villain: Arizona woman may go from cosplay to legislator
An active member of the Arizona Cosplay community will be throwing her hat into the ring this November for the Arizona House of Representative.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2016Scottsdale Public Art reaches fundraising milestone for new exhibits
After the help of many donations, Scottsdale Public Art has met its $100,000 goal for the Canal Convergence matching grant with the city of Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2016Go bananas with Phoenix Zoo photos in honor of American Zoo Day
The summer heat may seem un-bear-able but you'd be lion if you said you didn't love monkey-ing around at the Phoenix Zoo.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 2016A Valley brewery brings home the gold at North American Beer Awards
After less than a year in business, a downtown Tempe brewery cleaned up at the 2016 North American Beer awards.
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UNCATEGORIZED | Jun 29, 2016Study: Sky Harbor ranked the seventh-best airport in the country
Not the biggest, but one of the best, Sky Harbor International Airport was ranked as one of the top 10 airports in the country.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2016Phoenix-area hair-styling prodigy going viral
While some parents fear the bad hair cuts that come along with their kid's "beauty shop phase" one Valley mom is embracing her daughter's natural flare for hair.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2016Arizona’s Grand Canyon named best travel spot in US
When it comes to planning the vacation of a lifetime, travelers chose the Grand Canyon as the best place to travel in America.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2016Out with old, in with newsfeed: Arizona department to switch from email to Facebook
In an attempt to make Arizona government move at the speed of business, an Arizona department will be switching communication from email to Facebook.