| Emily Gimmel | |
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| Born | May 17, 1984 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Education | University of Kentucky, (Broadcast Journalism) |
| Occupation | Journalist, TV personality, producer, editor |
| Other names | EmTV |
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Emily Gimmel (born May 17, 1984) is an American journalist and TV personality.
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Gimmel grew up in Louisville, Kentucky. There she first learned about television broadcasting at her high school, the nationally recognized Sacred Heart Academy. Gimmel started working in TV at age 15, as an intern at WDRB-TV.[1] At 17, she began contributing reports on teen issues to WAVE-TV. Simultaneously, she began hosting a daily radio show for 98.9 KISS FM. During her senior year of high school she became the state's first CNN Student News Bureau certified reporter.
Upon graduation, Emily attended the University of Kentucky, majoring in broadcast journalism. Two weeks before she started her first Freshman class, she was hired as the daily morning features reporter for WKYT-TV, the CBS affiliate in Lexington, Kentucky. She also hosted a weekly music show called Louisville Live, was a weekend pit reporter for The Speed Channel, and hosted a weekly radio show on HOT 102.5 in Lexington.
After college and working at WKYT, Emily moved to Indianapolis to work as an entertainment reporter for ABC affiliate WRTV Channel 6. Her work consisted of Hollywood interviews, covering the Indy 500, Indianapolis Colts, and lifestyle stories in the Hoosier State. She also contributed to the Big Ten Network and The Indianapolis Star.
In 2008, Gimmel went to Las Vegas to cover the World Series of Poker and produce viral video features for the global gaming network, PokerNews. After the series, Greenspun Media Group announced Emily as a host, editor, and producer for its new multimedia broadband TV show, 702.tv.
Gimmel is the youngest cast member on the current TV docudrama Southern Belles: Louisville.[2]
In 2006, she was named one of Lexington's most eligible bachelorettes.[3]
In 2009, she was named one of the "Top 30 Under 30" most influential young professionals in Las Vegas award list.[4]