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. 24, 2023 at 10:38 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
In this 5 Star Story about the people, places, and things that make us proud to call the Mid-South home, we’re going inside the Scheidt Family Performing Arts Center at the University of Memphis.
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: Jan. 17, 2023 at 10:44 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
Mom and Pop stores are more and more difficult to find these days, but there’s at least one such store in Memphis that’s been in business for almost 100 years.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2022 at 10:33 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
For 43 years Jarvis Greer's been here at Action News 5.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 8:42 AM CST
|By Kym Clark
Temple Israel, founded in Memphis in 1853 as Congregation B’nai Israel (Hebrew for Children of Israel), is the only Reform synagogue in the city and home to the oldest and largest Jewish congregation throughout the Mid-South.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 10:44 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
You’re walking into a “Winter Wonderland” when you visit the Enchanted Forest Festival of Trees at the Museum of Science and History (MoSH).
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 11:06 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
It’s a spirit of giving that makes us proud to call this place home, as we share a special delivery at the Memphis Dream Center, which has offered a support system for families in need.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 4:43 AM CST
|By Kym Clark
This 5 Star Story is about one of the best businesses and tourist attractions in Memphis that’s celebrating 30 years, as Blues City Cafe’s recipe for good food and good times keeps rolling on the iconic Beale Street.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 10:26 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Billboard magazine recently named Rhodes College one of the Top Music Business Schools in the U.S. -- even though the school does not have a music business major. But, it does have a music institute that celebrates Memphis’ role in the “Tennessee Music Miracle.”
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 10:25 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Since May, the Memphis Botanic Garden has been home to a larger-than-life exhibit celebrating Alice in Wonderland, and if you haven’t taken in the tea party for yourself, there’s still time!
Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 10:58 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra is the largest performing arts institution in the Memphis area and recently opened its new season, back on stage after the COVID shutdown.
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 11:29 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The Lansky brothers didn’t plan to be fashion leaders back in 1946 when they first opened at 126 Beale Street.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2022 at 12:04 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
”There’s a place in Memphis called Gibson’s Donuts where the donuts are so good they’ll make you go nuts!”
Updated: Aug. 23, 2022 at 12:03 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
There are jobs, and then there are JOBS! And the role of Duckmaster at the Peabody Memphis Hotel is home to one of the rarest of jobs in the whole world.
5 Star Stories: ‘901 Student Passport’ takes Shelby County children to the museums of the Bluff City
Updated: Aug. 16, 2022 at 10:32 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The “901 Student Passport” is in full swing providing free admission to all Shelby County school-aged children and their families to historic sites and cultural institutions.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2022 at 5:32 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
A Tournament Players Club, like the more than 200-acre property in southeast Shelby County, requires year-round expert care.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:40 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The state of Arkansas will soon replace its first two statues to reside in our nation’s capital.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2022 at 11:04 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art in Downtown Memphis is a 3-in-1 gallery that houses one of the most extensive art collections in the country.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
As the Mid-South gallery prepares for the arrival of some of the world’s top golfers for this year’s FedEx St. Jude Championship, there are thousands of local junior golfers who hope they’ll one day be on the PGA Tour leaderboard.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
If Overton Park’s 342 acres are the green heart in the middle of Memphis then, the Overton Park Shell is the heartbeat!
Updated: Jun. 30, 2022 at 3:04 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
An aspiring filmmaker decided to highlight the career of our own Sports Director Jarvis Greer.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2022 at 11:09 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The Children’s Museum of Memphis is a nonprofit that wants to make playful learning accessible to all.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 6:52 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The King of Rock n Roll returns to the big screen this summer, with actor Austin Butler stepping into blue suede shoes.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2022 at 10:54 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The King is back on the big screen in a hip-shaking, lip-snarling extravaganza that tracks the Tupelo-born Memphis transplant’s career over three decades -- with the Bluff City as both his maker and his muse.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2022 at 9:06 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Tri-State Black Pride All Star Weekend is happening Saturday night through Sunday.
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: Jun. 15, 2022 at 11:40 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
This 5 Star Story is about “Rise Up” and “Memphis Proud” at the Museum of Science and History or MoSh -- formally the Pink Palace.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2022 at 10:53 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Meet a young family whose love for gardening turned a once-blighted property into a neighborhood gem called Black Seeds Urban Farms which feeds their neighbors’ bodies and souls.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
It’s the 5th oldest radio license in Memphis but the first Black-owned radio station in the city.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 9:42 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
This 5 Star Story shows you how an Arkansas family’s history of triumph over circumstance now allows them to use their farm to “Raise Spirits in the Delta” -- one bottle at a time.
Updated: May. 25, 2022 at 7:51 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
While health leaders nationwide and here in the Mid-South continue to focus on COVID-19, they are keeping a close eye on Monkeypox.
Updated: May. 11, 2022 at 12:14 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
In this 5 Star Story, Kym Clark attended practice to show us while there may be snow on the roof those fabulous over 50 entertainers definitely have fire in the chimney and on the court!
Updated: Apr. 27, 2022 at 10:22 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
We’re talking about one of the nation’s largest piano, band and orchestra stores and the largest in the Mid-South.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2022 at 12:56 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
This 5 Star story shows you how she’s turning her passion for family and food into a growing food empire.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2022 at 12:23 PM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Our 5 Star Stories typically focus on a single topic: celebrating a hidden gem or a source of pride in Memphis and the surrounding area. But for this one, we’re taking a different approach.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 9:12 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
Peanuts, peanuts get your peanuts here!
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: Mar. 23, 2022 at 6:42 AM CDT
|By Kym Clark
The Woman’s Exchange of Memphis is one of the longest-running nonprofits in the city and can add the likes of novelist Louisa May Alcott as a former member.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2022 at 11:13 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
Turns out, the Bluff City is home to the oldest high school band in America and is preparing to embark on a celebration 150 years in the making.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2022 at 11:03 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
Take a stroll through history, featuring one of the only nonprofit organizations in Shelby County that promotes historic preservation -- we’re talking about Memphis Heritage, Inc., which helps give our “past a future.”
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 10:10 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
As we celebrate Black History Month, we’re sharing the story of how a church of brush and sticks became a safe harbor for former slaves and their families and is now a sanctuary for thousands.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2022 at 10:04 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
As we continue our tribute to Black History Month, we’re delving into art, in particular, African American artwork in two of this city’s largest galleries.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 9:34 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
In our continuing efforts to celebrate Black History Month this year, we’re shining a light on the heart of Soulsville USA -- the Stax Museum of American Soul Music.
Updated: Feb. 1, 2022 at 10:38 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
We’re celebrating a family in Memphis who has a buttery family recipe that dates back decades.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2022 at 10:28 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
By 1993, downtown Memphis was in the middle of another revival and MATA relaunched the trolley service with four restored vintage cars on the Main Street Mall and they were an instant hit!
Updated: Jan. 4, 2022 at 9:51 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
The building at Front and Union in downtown Memphis was once home to the Memphis Cotton Exchange, which was not only the heart of the city but also the cotton industry.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2021 at 3:53 PM CST
|By Kym Clark
He was born Adolph Thornton Junior July 27, 1985 in Chicago but is known to millions of fans as Young Dolph.
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.
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