Jackie Kent is an Emmy award-winning general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor for KOMO News. She joined Seattle’s #1 news team in January 2022.
During her time in the Pacific Northwest, she has covered major breaking news events, elections, crime, Seattle’s homeless crisis, and she is KOMO’s lead reporter for its education franchise. She won a Northwest Regional Emmy for breaking news reporting of the deadly Ingraham High School shooting in 2022, and students’ demands for more mental health resources to help prevent another tragedy. She was also Emmy-nominated for her reporting of Western Washington’s historic flooding in December 2025; and for in-depth coverage of the Summer 2025 manhunt for triple-murder suspect Travis Decker.
Prior to her time in Seattle, Jackie worked as an anchor and reporter for CBS affiliate KRQE in New Mexico. Her reporting led the Albuquerque City Council to update an ordinance letting out-of-state visitors with disabilities access parking across the city. She also exposed a Santa Fe City Council candidate who tried running for office as a convicted felon and lied to voters about her criminal history.
Jackie also spent time in the Cornhusker state as NBC Nebraska’s weekend anchor/producer and a weeknight multi-media journalist. As a so-called “one man band,” Jackie shot, wrote, and edited her reports in addition to setting up her own live shots for major weather events and the city council beat. She has great memories as a field producer and anchor at the Nebraska State Fair and the annual Kool-Aid Days in Hastings, the birthplace of Kool-Aid.
Jackie’s broadcast career started in Tucson, Ariz. During her junior and senior years at the University of Arizona (Bear Down!), she worked as a full-time web producer for CBS affiliate KOLD, and reported nightly on-air segments to promote the website and mobile app. The digital team won Edward R. Murrow and APTRA awards for Best News Website.
Her college internships in TV newsrooms in Tucson and Los Angeles kick-started her passion for broadcast news. She managed the student-run TV station (UATV) for two years and helped lead a successful campaign to secure funding for the university’s newspaper, television, and radio stations.
Jackie lives in Seattle with her husband and their Belgian Malinois, Brownie. As a Southern California native, she loves boating and checking out the PNW’s great hiking and seafood spots.