Kym Clark
Anchor
Memphis, TN
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Kym Clark is an anchor and reporter for newscasts on weekdays on Action News 5.
The University of Georgia graduate began her TV news career at WMGT in Macon, Georgia before moving to WJBF in Augusta.
Kym joined the Action News 5 family June 20, 1988. The Emmy Award-winning news anchor has interviewed numerous people throughout her tenure, including Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres.
Kym enjoys visiting and speaking at area schools and emceeing events throughout the city. She has also served on the boards of directors for numerous charitable organizations and as a mentor to young Mid-Southerners.
Kym is also a wife and mother.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital cut the ribbon Monday on its first treatment-free and clinical staff-free floor.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2022 at 6:25 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
During the weekend of June 17 through 19, the newest federal holiday is celebrated across the country, but Memphians have been celebrating for close to 30 years. And this year is no exception.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Memphis considers itself the barbecue capital of the world. And while there are dozens of places in town to get some of the best barbecue ever, few restaurants have been in business as long as the subject of this 5 Star Story: Tops Bar-B-Q, which has a smokin’ hot 70-year story.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 11:19 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
We're giving the "Man in Black" his own five-star honors, specifically the colony where he grew up.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2021 at 10:48 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
As we spotlight the people, places, and things that make us proud to call the Mid-South home, this story is about the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum in Tyronza, which is roughly 900 residents strong.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2021 at 11:49 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Jones BBQ Diner has literally gone through the fire and back again, and is now getting the attention of the New York Times.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2021 at 10:03 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
There’s no doubt -- Memphis is “The Home of the Blues.” And that music has been celebrated and honored for 40 years by a world-renowned Memphis-based organization.
Updated: May. 18, 2021 at 11:27 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The city of Marion, Arkansas paid homage to the 150th anniversary of the event with a museum dedicated to the hundreds of souls who died in the greatest maritime disaster in United States history.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 11:00 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Pancho’s was the brainchild of Morris Berger who surprised his son with a high school graduation trip to Mexico in the 1950′s.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 10:17 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
Memphis folklore tells of a lesser-known “conductor” on the Underground Railroad -- a man whose home served as a hideout for slaves on their journey to freedom.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 9:21 AM CST
|By Kym Clark
We don’t often do 5 Star Stories about people, but there are some folks in the Mid-South who have to be labeled a crown jewel.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
While ribs have been a staple at backyard barbecues for years, this 5 Star Story focuses on the restaurant credited with setting the standard for “Memphis-style” ribs more than 70 years ago.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2019 at 9:42 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Have you ever wondered why many older African Americans like to leave early in the morning when they head out for a road trip? It’s likely something they learned to do as a matter of safety years ago when may of them used a Green Book to help navigate.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2019 at 10:17 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The daughter of a man convicted and executed for a brutal rape and murder will ask a Shelby County judge for new DNA testing in her father's case Monday.
Updated: May. 3, 2019 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Action News 5 Staff and Kym Clark
Tom Lee Park is ground zero for Beale Street Music Festival. Thousands visit the park each year, but what do you know about the park’s namesake?
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