{"id":160,"name":"Kimberly Phillips","url":"","description":"Kimberly Phillips embarked on a career in journalism at 16 when a high school friend interested in starting a student newspaper recruited her help. She went on to intern and later work at the weekly paper in her Connecticut hometown, and after graduation from Central Connecticut State University joined the staff at the Register Citizen in Torrington. In early 2002, she moved to the Journal Inquirer in Manchester, rising through the ranks from reporter to town editor, state editor, and eventually news editor. After nearly 20 years at the JI, the last four as the newsroom\u2019s top local editor, she shifted her professional path, wanting to get back to personally telling people\u2019s stories. Phillips came to UConn in December 2021 to write for UConn Today and promote the University community\u2019s achievements. She lives in the Hartford area with her husband and son.","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/author\/kad21038\/","slug":"kad21038","avatar_urls":{"24":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6d46b6c4f874218c302a8be4df99d2fb18db7143e5ffe1d9ab34205b9fdfa1c0?s=24&d=mm&r=g","48":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6d46b6c4f874218c302a8be4df99d2fb18db7143e5ffe1d9ab34205b9fdfa1c0?s=48&d=mm&r=g","96":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/6d46b6c4f874218c302a8be4df99d2fb18db7143e5ffe1d9ab34205b9fdfa1c0?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}