Kent joins the network after six years as the business and tech correspondent forand MSNBC, where her reporting earned an Edward R. Murrow Award and three Emmy nominations. She previously covered tech companies and startups as correspondent and podcast host for Fox Business Network, and worked as an investigative and general assignment reporter at NBC Connecticut. She also was a campaign embed reporter for NBC News during the 2012 cycle.
Kent started her career as a digital reporter in ABC News’ Beijing bureau, and then was an associate producer at CNN. The Minnetonka, MN, native speaks Mandarin and was a US Fulbright Scholar to China, focused on women’s access to legal aid.