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Kyra Phillips
Anchor, ABC News Live | Investigative Correspondent, ABC News | Peabody, Emmy & Murrow Award-Winning Journalist
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What does it take to keep getting the stories no one else can? Speaker Kyra Phillips has flown F-14s over the Persian Gulf, slept in an Antarctic igloo, and interviewed Mother Teresa and U.S. presidents. As anchor of ABC News Live and a Peabody-, Emmy- and Murrow-winning correspondent, she turns three decades of reporting into a candid keynote on resilience, ambition, and refusing to settle for Plan B.
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Kyra Phillips biography
Media speaker Kyra Phillips is one of America’s most decorated investigative journalists and the anchor of ABC News Live, the network’s 24/7 streaming news service. Based in Washington, D.C., she has built a career on getting stories no one else could — from F-14 cockpits over the Persian Gulf to igloos in Antarctica — and has interviewed presidents, generals, scientists, athletes, and global icons including Mother Teresa.
Kyra began her broadcast career in local news before joining CNN in 1999, where she anchored “Live From,” “CNN Newsroom,” and “American Morning” and reported on the war in Iraq, 9/11, the rise of ISIS, the O.J. Simpson case, and Hurricane Katrina. She later moved to HLN to anchor and host “Raising America with Kyra Phillips,” a daily program built around the modern American family. She joined ABC News in 2018 and now anchors the afternoon block of ABC News Live, while continuing to file investigative reports for “Good Morning America” and other ABC platforms.
Breaking barriers and getting the story
Kyra was the first female journalist to fly an F-14 in an air-to-air combat training mission over the Persian Gulf — an assignment that gave U.S. audiences an unfiltered look at the “Shock and Awe” campaign. She has also trained with SWAT teams across the country to report from inside high-threat operations. Her work has been recognized with Peabody, Emmy, and Edward R. Murrow awards, multiple Golden Microphones, and a top documentary award from the Society of Professional Journalists. She is co-author of The Whole Life Fertility Plan and a 2017 Forty Over 40 honoree.
As a speaker, Kyra Phillips turns her field reporting into an honest, energizing conversation about resilience, ambition, and the courage to ignore the people telling you to have a Plan B. She inspires audiences at corporate events, fundraisers, and leadership summits with stories of a career spent refusing the word “no.”
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Kyra Phillips started a school newspaper in fourth grade and landed her first interview with Dr. Seuss — yet the path from there to anchoring national news was anything but smooth. In this keynote, she walks audiences through the rejections, pivots, and high-stakes calls that defined her career, including the day a graduation speaker told her class to have a Plan B and she quietly refused. The session is part career chronicle, part practical playbook on resilience, ambition, and the discipline of betting on yourself when the safer option keeps showing up. Designed to inspire students, early-career professionals, and senior leaders alike.
Some stories don't come to you — you have to go and earn them. Kyra Phillips became the first female journalist to fly an F-14 in a combat training mission over the Persian Gulf, trained with SWAT teams across the country, and reported from the South Pole, all so she could file the kind of journalism nobody else had. In this talk she breaks down how she built access in rooms designed to keep her out, the negotiation tactics that turned 'no' into 'come along,' and the lessons her field reporting offers to leaders trying to break through their own walls.
From 9/11 and Iraq to Hurricane Katrina, the rise of ISIS, and decades of breaking-news anchoring, Kyra Phillips has covered some of the most consequential moments in modern American history. In this keynote she draws on those experiences to teach audiences how to stay clear-headed when the room is on fire — the mental habits, preparation routines, and team dynamics that let journalists, leaders, and executives keep performing when uncertainty is the only constant. A session built for crisis-response teams, executive leadership, and any audience operating at high tempo.
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Few keynote speakers walk on stage having flown an F-14 in combat training, slept in an Antarctic igloo, and anchored breaking news through 9/11, Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, and the rise of ISIS. Kyra Phillips delivers more than reporter anecdotes — she gives audiences a master class in resilience, preparation, and the discipline of showing up when the cameras roll. Her storytelling style is fast, warm, and unmistakably American. Book Kyra Phillips through Aurum Speakers Bureau to inspire your team to ignore Plan B and chase the work that actually matters.
Kyra Phillips is best known as the anchor of ABC News Live and an investigative correspondent for ABC News, where she covers national news, politics, and major investigative pieces. Earlier in her career at CNN she anchored 'Live From,' 'CNN Newsroom,' and 'American Morning,' and was the first female journalist to fly an F-14 in a combat training mission over the Persian Gulf. She has won Peabody, Emmy, and Edward R. Murrow awards for her reporting.
Kyra Phillips has won Peabody, Emmy, and Edward R. Murrow awards for investigative reporting, along with multiple Golden Microphones and the top documentary award from the Society of Professional Journalists. She was named a Forty Over 40 honoree in 2017 in recognition of her impact on the journalism industry.
Kyra Phillips is a strong fit for corporate leadership events, women's empowerment summits, fundraisers, and journalism or media-industry gatherings. Audiences that benefit most are senior leaders, sales teams, and any group where resilience, communication, and decision-making under pressure are the topic of the day. Reach out to Aurum Speakers Bureau to bring Kyra Phillips to your next event.
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