Kim Hyun-woo (born 14 August 1979) is a South Korean journalist. He is a SBS reporter and SBS Eight O'Clock News's main weekday anchor, a positioned he served from 22 May 2017 to 18 July 2025.
He was considered the youngest main news anchor among South Korean terrestrial broadcasters until Cho Hyun-yong, born in 1982 (three years longer than Kim) becoming the anchor of MBC Newsdesk on 20 May 2024.
Biography Kim Hyun-woo studied Japanese studies at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies after graduating from high school.
He joined SBS as a reporter in 2005 and assumed various posts in the division since. He became SBS' political reporter in 2016 after becoming its economics reporter in 2013.
Personal life He is married to fellow SBS announcer, Lee Yeo-jin on 15 December 2019, at a hotel in Seoul. The couple welcomed their first child together, a son, on 22 August 2020.
Career As reporter 2005–2008 : SBS Social division reporter 2008–2012 : SBS Sports division reporter 2013–2016 : SBS Economic reporter 2016–present: SBS Political reporter
As news anchor 2012–2014: Morning Wide weekend anchor 2014–16 December 2016: Morning Wide main weekday anchor 19 December 2016 – 21 May 2017: SBS 8 News weekend anchor 22 May 2017–18 July 2025: SBS 8 News weekday anchor
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