{{Short description|American television personality and beauty pageant titleholder}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox person | name = Kaitlin Monte | image = | caption = | birthname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|02|7}} | birth_place = | citizenship = American | education = {{nowrap|University of Tampa <small>(BA)</small>}}, Clarkson University | occupation = Journalist | years_active = 2011–2022 | credits = {{ubl|''Fox 26 News at 6, 9, & 10'' Anchor (2016-2022)|''PIX Morning News'' Weekday Traffic Anchor (2014-2016)|''Mets Insider'' Host (2013-2014)|''Interactive Trivia'' Host, ''Today in New York'' (2012-2014) }} | height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}} | title = | spouse = {{Marriage|Chris Fohlin|2016}} | children = 3 | relatives = | website = {{URL|kaitlinmonte.com}}| }}
'''Kaitlin Monte''' is an American television news journalist who last worked for Fox-owned KRIV in Houston, TX. Monte joined KRIV in 2016 as a reporter and fill-in anchor.<ref name="TVNewsCheck KRIV">{{cite news|title=Reporter Kaitlin Monte Joins KRIV Houston|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/95978/reporter-kaitlin-monte-joins-kriv-houston|publisher=TVNewsCheck|date=July 5, 2016}}</ref>
Her television career began in New York City where she worked at WPIX,<ref name="Tribune Company">{{cite news|title=Kaitlin Monte Named PIX11 Morning News Traffic Reporter|url=http://corporate.tribune.com/pressroom/?p=7480l|publisher=Tribune Company|date=June 5, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140606221815/http://corporate.tribune.com/pressroom/?p=7480l|archivedate=June 6, 2014}}</ref> SportsNet New York,<ref name="The Rumble">{{cite news|title=Former Miss America contestant hosts new show|url=https://nypost.com/2013/03/10/the-rumble-297/|publisher=New York Post|date=March 10, 2013}}</ref> and WNBC.<ref name=":0" />
== Early life and education == {{expand section|date=August 2024}} Monte grew up in Pittsford, New York, where she attended Pittsford Mendon High School until age 16. She then attended Clarkson University's Clarkson School, followed by the University of Tampa, where she studied performance and consumer psychology, graduating with her bachelor's degree in 2008.<ref name="Tribune Company" />
== Entertainment career == In 2009, Monte became a performer for the USO Show Troupe,<ref name="USO Blog">{{cite news|title=USO Liberty Bell, Miss New York Places Third at Miss America Pageant|url=http://blog.uso.org/2012/01/23/uso-liberty-bell-miss-new-york-places-third-at-miss-america-pageant/|publisher=The USO|date=January 23, 2012}}</ref> the official entertainment group for the United Services Organization which provides musical performances and entertainment for American military personnel and families.
Monte spent her early career in musical theater and earned membership to Actors Equity Association in 2010.<ref name="Broadway World">{{cite news|title=Photo Flash: Connecticut Repertory Theatre's RENT 5/27-6/6|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/connecticut/article/Photo-Flash-Connecticut-Repertory-Theatres-RENT-52766-20100527/|publisher=Broadway World|date=May 27, 2010}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
== Miss America == Monte competed in the Miss America 2012 competition, representing her home state as Miss New York 2011<ref name="missny2011">{{cite news|title=Miss New York crown goes to Kaitlin Monte|url=http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/06/miss_new_york_crown_goes_to_ka.html|publisher=Staten Island Advance|date=June 19, 2011}}</ref> and finishing second runner-up.<ref name="missamerica2012">{{cite news|title=Miss New York Criticizes OWS, Takes 3rd At Miss America Pageant|url=http://gothamist.com/2012/01/15/miss_new_york_comes_in_third_at_mis.php|publisher=Gothamist|date=January 15, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119005648/http://gothamist.com/2012/01/15/miss_new_york_comes_in_third_at_mis.php|archivedate=January 19, 2012}}</ref> Monte was awarded state and national lifestyle and fitness scholarships.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|title=2012 Miss America Pageant Scholarship Winners|url=http://www.missamerica.org/scholarships/recipients-2012.aspx|publisher=Miss America|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907064738/http://www.missamerica.org/scholarships/recipients-2012.aspx|archivedate=2015-09-07}}</ref> She was one of eight national finalists for the AMWAY Quality of Life scholarship, which recognizes women for measurable civic impact during their year of service.<ref>{{cite news|title=Pittsford's Kaitlin Monte named as 2012 Miss America 'Quality Of Life Award' finalist|url=http://www.brightonpittsfordpost.com/x1707726199/Pittsfords-Kaitlin-Monte-named-as-2012-Miss-America-Quality-Of-Life-Award-finalist|publisher=Brighton Pittsford Post}}</ref> Monte chose "Anti-Bullying through Leadership" as her personal platform, providing advocacy ranging from in-school presentations to legislative efforts.
== Television news career ==
=== WNBC (2012–2014) === thumb|Monte poses with NBC New York trivia fans at Rockefeller Plaza, New York City Monte's television experience began in 2012 as the interactive trivia host on WNBC's ''Today in New York''. The 10-minute segment aired during the 9 o'clock hour and included a timed, 10-question round of trivia supplemented by online engagement with fans through social media and an interactive chat room.
=== SportsNet New York (2013–2014) ===
Monte was the host of Mets Insider on SportsNet New York for the 2013 and 2014 Mets seasons.<ref name="The Rumble" /> The program was a bi-weekly, magazine-style show featuring episodes geared towards a diverse range of Mets topics.
=== WPIX (2014–2016) ===
In June, 2014 it was announced Monte would be the new weekday morning traffic reporter for ''PIX Morning News'' on WPIX.<ref name="Tribune Company" /> She reported on traffic conditions for the New York metro area weekday mornings from 5–9:00 a.m. and occasionally filled in on the anchor desk. Monte was nominated for, but did not win, a 2015 Emmy Award for On-Camera Talent (Transportation/Traffic).<ref name="2015 Emmy nomination">{{cite news|url=http://pix11.com/2016/02/09/pix11-nominated-for-51-emmy-awards-more-than-any-other-local-nyc-station/|title=PIX11 nominated for 51 Emmy Awards, more than any other local NYC station|date=February 9, 2016|publisher=WPIX Post}}</ref>
Separately, Monte hosted a cocktail segment, "The Sip", on the WPIX-exclusive entertainment show ''Celebrity Tastemakers''.
=== KRIV Houston (2016–2022) ===
Monte joined Fox owned-and-operated station KRIV in Houston, Texas in July 2016 as a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor.<ref name="TVSpy KRIV">{{cite news|title=Houston Station Hires Reporter From New York|url=http://www.adweek.com/tvspy/houston-station-hires-reporter-from-new-york/173807|publisher=TVSpy|date=July 5, 2016}}</ref> In August, 2017 she became co-anchor of KRIV’s ''Fox 26 News'' at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., the station’s weekday evening news programs.
At the time of her promotion to anchor, Monte was selected to solo anchor at 10:00 p.m. on ''The NewsEdge at 10'', an all-new live 30-minute program touted as a faster-paced show.<ref name="TVNewsCheck News Edge at 10pm">{{cite news|title=KRIV To Debut 'The News Edge At 10 P.M.'|url=http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/106446/kriv-to-debut-the-news-edge-at-10-pm|publisher=TVNewsCheck|date=August 14, 2017}}</ref> KRIV launched a second live weekday time slot at 6 p.m. for ''The Newsedge'' brand in 2020, also solo-anchored by Monte.
== Charitable work ==
Growing up alongside two siblings with severe learning and cognitive disabilities<ref>{{cite news|title=The Intellectual Times Interview: Kaitlin Monte|url=http://thedefacedwrittenword.com/2012/07/17/the-intellectual-times-interview-kaitlin-monte-miss-new-york-2011/|publisher=Intellectual Times|access-date=2014-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015230830/http://thedefacedwrittenword.com/2012/07/17/the-intellectual-times-interview-kaitlin-monte-miss-new-york-2011/|archive-date=2014-10-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> led Monte to become an active advocate in the anti-bullying movement.
In 2011, Monte founded an online petition to bring the issue of cyberbullying (referred to as "Jamey's Law" after Jamey Rodemeyer of Buffalo, NY) to New York legislators.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/dailypolitics/2011/10/miss-new-york-petitions-against-cyberbullying-in-wake-of-williamsville-teens-s |title=Miss New York Petitions Against Cyberbullying In Wake Of Williamsville Teen's Suicide: UPDATED | New York Daily News |publisher=Nydailynews.com |date=2011-10-03 |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> Shortly after, State Senator Jeffrey Klein proposed new cyberbullying legislation and the two joined forces along with Jamie Isaacs, to launch the New York Cyberbully Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nysenate.gov/press-release/klein-scarborough-miss-ny-launch-new-york-cyberbully-census |title=Klein, Scarborough, Miss NY, Launch New York Cyberbully Census | New York State Senate |publisher=Nysenate.gov |date=2011-10-13 |accessdate=2011-11-08}}</ref> Monte has made guest appearances on MSNBC<ref>{{cite web|title=Jamey's Law: NY Lawmakers, Advocates Out to Fight Cyberbullying| date=17 September 2013 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEypoUCeW3c|publisher=MSNBC}}</ref> and Al Jazeera America discussing bullying-related issues, and was named the Anti-Defamation League No Place for Hate "Difference Maker of the Year" in 2012 for her "Anti-bullying Through Leadership" workshop series.
In 2015, Monte was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Clarkson University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarkson.edu/news/2015/news-release_2015-05-18-1.html|title=Kaitlin Monte Elected Clarkson University Trustee|publisher=Clarkson University|date=May 18, 2015|accessdate=2015-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521033214/http://clarkson.edu/news/2015/news-release_2015-05-18-1.html|archive-date=May 21, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{official website|http://www.kaitlinmonte.com/}} *{{instagram|kaitlinmonte}} *{{IMDb name|4858377}}
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