 Kim attended Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois from 2000 to 2003 where she received a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and minored in psychology.She has also previously worked as the public information specialist for the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, production assistant for the Travel Channel and as lead anchor and producer for KBC-TV's Asian American Network News.In 2006, Kim was specially recognized by the City of Chicago and mayor Richard M. Daley for Excellent News Coverage on KBC.