bioGRAPHY

Steve Kiggins spent his youth in Southwest Washington and most of his summer months along the Oregon coast in Seaside and Cannon Beach with his immediate and extended family.

While learning the basics of broadcast television production, his first paid gig in the industry began at KBTC-TV in Tacoma, Washington, in its master control room switching taped programming. Near the end of his studies at Bates Technical College, he earned a paid internship at KOMO-TV to assist production of the ABC affiliate's newscasts. 

Within a few months, a friend and fellow Bates student convinced Steve to submit his candidacy for a news photographer position at KTVN-TV in Reno, Nevada. This was the break which allowed Steve to pursue his dream of becoming a news cameraman. The opportunity was the foundation of a career that would take him across the country and back again.

Steve's journey took him to places where he covered hurricanes and survived tornadoes in America's Deep South. Assignments crossed thousands of miles, and for nearly a decade Steve met hundreds of people and experienced new communities and cultures in North Carolina and Georgia. His talents behind the camera were rewarded with an opportunity to develop presentation skills in front of the lens. In 2010, Steve's career grew from photojournalist to on-air reporter at Atlanta, Georgia's WGCL-TV. After honing his new skills over a handful of years, the planets would align again with an opportunity to return to the Pacific Northwest and continue a broadcasting career where it began.

In the spring of 2013, Steve's talents were recognized and rewarded with employment at Seattle's KCPQ-TV. For nearly a decade, Steve continued reporting on-air and working as a photojournalist through some of Western Washington's most iconic milestones in recent memory. Today, Steve's trusted journalism serves KBTC-TV's public affairs program Northwest Now.

Through the awards, recognitions and nominations Steve gathered throughout his career, what he treasures most is the trust he has earned from his audience, colleagues and interview subjects. Steve approaches his work with humility, taking consideration for sensitive situations, and aims to meet people where and as they are. Earning and retaining their trust and respect is a responsibility he takes seriously. Steve considers his work of seeking out and reporting the truth a matter of public service. 

Steve lives in Seattle with his dog.