Ashley Hinson is celebrating 2 years at KCRG, after joining the KCRG-TV9 News Team in September of 2005. She anchors the KCRG-TV9 Morning News and the KCRG-TV9 News at Midday.

A native Iowan, Ashley is thrilled to call Eastern Iowa home. Ashley’s used to the crazy morning hours--she comes to KCRG-TV9 from Grand Junction, Colorado, where she was the morning anchor at KJCT—also requiring her to get up in the middle of the night!

Ashley is a graduate of the University of Southern California—and is an avid Trojans fan!

While living in sunny SoCal, she was an entertainment intern at KABC in Los Angeles. Her favorite red-carpet interviews? Mark Paul-Gosselaar of “Saved by the Bell” fame, and Dennis Franz of NYPD Blue.

Originally from West Des Moines, Ashley worked for WOI-TV 5 in Des Moines as a camera operator and editor for their evening newscasts. 

In her down time, Ashley is an avid musician. As a classically trained Pianist and Violinist, she played two seasons with the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra. She still tickles the ivories every year for “Broadway Maybies.” 

She lives in Cedar Rapids with her two “kids”, cats Honey and Purr.

E-mail Ashley at Ashley.Hinson@kcrg.com and check out her KCRG blog, Ashley's Angle.

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