Kay Angrum is the host of “News 4 Now”, WNBC’s daily digital newscast available on the station’s streaming channels. She also hosts WNBC’s “News 4 Now” broadcast news briefs airing Monday through Friday between 12 PM and 1 PM.
A native New Yorker who joined NBC 4 New York in 2019 as a digital reporter, Angrum previously hosted Listen Up, NBC 4 New York’s award-winning Instagram digital newscast which delivered a quick, two-minute overview of news and weather along with a special New York Live segment filled with the latest entertainment, pop culture and lifestyle news. In 2020, the Local Media Association awarded Listen Up with the Local Media Digital Innovation Award for Best Social Media Strategy.
Prior to joining NBC 4 New York, Angrum’s work in journalism included coverage of local and entertainment news. She has worked with The Associated Press, CNBC, CNN, E! News and Rolling Stone Magazine and has covered major entertainment events such as the Sundance Film Festival, the GRAMMYs, MTV Movie & TV Awards and Elton John's Oscars Party. As a college student, she worked in the newsrooms of KTLA-TV and KNBC-TV and held a summer fellowship with the TODAY Show.
Angrum graduated from the University of Southern California where she earned a B.A. in Broadcast and Digital Journalism with a minor in Communication and the Entertainment Industry. She is also a proud and active member of the National Association of Black Journalists, the New York Press Club and serves as a mentor through a program at her alma mater, USC.
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Researching life among death: The monk parakeets that call Green-Wood Cemetery home
A group of green monk parakeets sits nestled at the top of Green-Wood Cemetery’s 19th century gothic arched entrance. However, there is a chance you can hear them before you seem them. How vocal are these colorful birds? Just ask tourist Tim Ozog, who was visiting the Brooklyn cemetery with his wife Carol Summers. “I have hearing aids, so,...
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Researching life among death at Green-Wood Cemetery
New research is happening at Green-Wood’s 478-acre cemetery to document a thriving monk parakeet community living among the dead. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports.
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Positively Black: Inside The Free Black Women's Library
A unique library in Brooklyn is rapidly expanding. NBC New York’s Kay Angrum reports.
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This Artist Created a Powerful Message Across From the UN
“Some people say New Yorkers are rude, but I haven’t experienced it.” Benny Cruz is grateful for a lot of things and New York City is one of them. It’s where his artwork first took off after years of trying to find success back home in Sweden. Now, the city is his canvas. As an interdisciplinary artist, Cruz works...
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This Artist Created a Powerful Message Across From the UN
Benny Cruz, known for his “Gratitude” series of New York City maps, shares the story behind his latest project.
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This Neighborhood Wants to Compost Your Dog Poop
There is nothing glamorous about picking up dog poop. But, as dog owners, we do it anyway, because our four-legged friends can’t do it themselves — and put simply: it’s the right thing to do. In Battery Park City, how you dispose of your dog’s stool is just as important as getting it done. The Battery Park City Dog...
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Inside Battery Park City's Dog Waste Composting Program
Battery Park City runs a successful dog waste composting program open to all New Yorkers and their pups. (Video produced by Kay Angrum)
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You Can't Smoke Weed in City Parks. This Group Wants to Change That.
If you’ve walked through any city park on a nice spring day, chances are you’ve smelled it. New York City has a lot of interesting smells, but for the purpose of this article, we’re talking about cannabis. Marijuana and the people who smoke pot in and around city parks have been a common sight long before New York legalized...
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Meet Vic Styles: Founder of Black Girls Smoke
Black Girls Smoke founder and entrepreneur Vic Styles is pushing for New York City parks to create designated smoking spaces for cannabis consumers. Her “Puff in the Park” rally on 4/20 is one step toward that goal. (Video produced by Kay Angrum)
