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| caption = Kym Christian in 2013 | | caption = Kym Christian in 2013 | ||
| birth_name = Kymberly Laura Christian | | birth_name = Kymberly Laura Christian | ||
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− | | other_names = Kym Christian (1967-2014)<BR>Kymberly Christian (1967-1994)<BR>Kym Alvaraz (2014- | + | | other_names = Kym Christian (1967-2014)<BR>Kymberly Christian (1967-1994)<BR>Kym Alvaraz (2014-; alternate) |
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| alma_mater = University of Northern Colorado | | alma_mater = University of Northern Colorado | ||
| occupation = news anchorwoman | | occupation = news anchorwoman | ||
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| spouse = {{marriage|()=small |Dan Alvaraz|1994-2-14|2014-11-23|end=div.}} | | spouse = {{marriage|()=small |Dan Alvaraz|1994-2-14|2014-11-23|end=div.}} | ||
− | | partner = | + | | partner = Reginald Lasks (1979–1985)<BR>[[Ava Zinn]] (2014-present) |
− | | children = | + | | children = '''With Dan Alvaraz:'''<BR>[[Stephani Alvaraz]]<BR>Haley Julie Alvaraz<BR>Benita Alvaraz<br>Denise Alvaraz<br>'''With Ava Zinn:'''<BR>Kenneth Alvaraz<br>Unnamed daughter |
| parents = [[Julie Christian]] (mother) | | parents = [[Julie Christian]] (mother) | ||
| relatives = Laverne Christian (sister)<BR> Juan Christian (brother)<BR> Davina Christian (transgender sister) <BR> [[Stephen Christian]] (transgender brother) | | relatives = Laverne Christian (sister)<BR> Juan Christian (brother)<BR> Davina Christian (transgender sister) <BR> [[Stephen Christian]] (transgender brother) | ||
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− | '''Kymberly | + | '''Kymberly Alvaraz''' (née Christian) (born July 28, 1967) is a former [[wikipedia:United States|American]] evening news anchor for Fox affiliate station KDNC-FTV of [[wikipedia:Denver, Colorado|Denver, Colorado]] and currently a moderator of [[Vote for the Girls (U.S.)|the American version of ''Vote for the Girls'']]. She is also best known for having had an [[wikipedia:adultery|affair]] with [[Ava Zinn]]. Zinn, in the spring of 2014, had successfully [[wikipedia:virginity auction|auctioned her virginity]] for a long term relationship to Alvaraz, that was revealed in [[State of Indiana v. Kymberly Alvaraz|Kym's criminal trial]] and during a segment of Vote for the Girls on February 2015. |
==Early Life and career== | ==Early Life and career== | ||
− | Kymberly Alvaraz was born | + | Kymberly Alvaraz was born in Denver. Her father, David Joesph Christian (1935 – 1993), was a florist. Her mother, [[Julie Christian]] (née Mengering), a news anchorwoman at KTRJ, KIAA, and KDEN, has been an occasional figure in Denver, usually at holidays and birthdays. Her father is of German descent, and her mother had English, Scots-Irish, and German ancestry. Kym has an older sister, Laverne (b. 1963), an older brother, Juan (b. 1965), a younger sister [[Davina Christian|Davina]] (formerly Dave Jr.) (b. 1969), and a younger brother, [[Stephen Christian|Stephen]] (formerly Shirley) (b. 1971). Davina and Stephen are both transsexuals with Stephen transitioning from female to male in 1994 and Davina transitioning from male to female in 1996. |
− | She lived on the south side of Denver ([[wikipedia:Hampden South, Denver|Hampden South]] area), not far from Aurora, Colorado, and the [[wikipedia:Stapleton International Airport|Stapleton International Airport]], and she enjoyed collecting model airplanes, including fighter jets. In 2010, | + | She lived on the south side of Denver ([[wikipedia:Hampden South, Denver|Hampden South]] area), not far from Aurora, Colorado, and the [[wikipedia:Stapleton International Airport|Stapleton International Airport]], and she enjoyed collecting model airplanes, including fighter jets. In 2010, he told an interviewer for ''Colorado Magazine'' that, while growing up, she admired her mother's ability to tell jokes and be the life of the party. David Christian survived a heart attack at age 36, when Kymberly was a young girl. The fear of losing her father was constantly with Christian as she grew up.<ref>''Colorado Magazine'' c.2010 </ref> The elder Christian died of a second [[wikipedia:heart attack|heart attack]] at age 57. |
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
===Anchorwoman=== | ===Anchorwoman=== | ||
− | Alvaraz began her television | + | Alvaraz began her television on then Fox affiliate KDEN (now a MyNetworkTV affilaite) as an anchor, and [[wikipedia:Meteorologist|weather woman]] in 1988. She received some attention for her unpredictable on-air behavior, which included congratulating a [[wikipedia:thunderstorm|thunderstorm]] for being upgraded to a [[wikipedia:tornado|tornado]]. She would also occasionally report the weather and the day's very high and low temps for fictitious cities ("Eight inches of snow in Rocky Road City and surrounding areas"). |
====KIAA==== | ====KIAA==== | ||
− | On June 23, 1989, Alvaraz was morning anchor for then | + | On June 23, 1989, Alvaraz was morning anchor for then NBC affiliate KIAA-FTV's (channel 9, now a CW affiliate) ''9 News Today in Colorado'' It was originally 30 minutes long, but was expanded to 60 minutes in August 1990. The show ran Monday through Friday at 6:30 a.m. [[wikipedia:Mountain time zone|Mountain Time]], followed by ''[[wikipedia:Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]].'' It was during Alvaraz's time KIAA, she also began substituting for [[Elaine Carson]] on the weekday evening editions of ''9 News''. |
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+ | Alvaraz co-anchored the morning newscast with [[Bryant Allen]]. Ratings on ''9 News Today in Colorado'' declined after Alvaraz’s arrival. Critics felt that the anchor team lacked chemistry and many loyal viewers began turning to rival then-ABC affiliate KLZL (channel 4, now CBS O&O) and then-CBS affiliate KDNC (channel 2, now a Fox affiliate). KIAA management was accused of mishandling the transition. One insider told the Denver Post, “KIAA handled the whole situation in a very poor manner. I don’t think she (Kym) blames anyone in particular. I just think she feels the situation was handled unprofessionally – in an undignified manner for both her, Jane, and Kylie.” <ref name="DenverPost">{{cite news|author=Staff(s)title=With Mornings to Herself, Kym Christian Revels in Daughter Steph and Maternal Bliss|date=March 25, 1993|accessdate=August 5, 2015}}</ref> When Alvaraz took maternity leave upon the birth of her first child, she did not return to the KIAA. | ||
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− | It was announced that weekend anchor [[Kylie Dwyar]] would substitute co-host during Alvaraz's absence. Ratings for the program rose immediately following Alvaraz's departure and Dwyar's | + | It was announced that weekend anchor [[Kylie Dwyar]] would substitute co-host during Alvaraz's absence. Ratings for the program rose immediately following Alvaraz's departure and Dwyar's return. Dwyar would become colleagues with Alvaraz at WTOR in Fort Wayne 22 years later after Dwyar left KIAA. |
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− | In 1993, [[Elaine Carson]] retired, and many KIAA viewers believed that Kymberly Alvaraz (still going by Kym Christian) would co-anchor KIAA's main newscasts [[Edd Stardell]]. When KIAA instead gave the job to [[Adelle Allen]], Alvaraz departed KIAA to to become the main anchorwoman of KDNC's main newscasts. | + | In 1993, [[Elaine Carson]] retired, and many KIAA viewers believed that Kymberly Alvaraz (still going by Kym Christian) would co-anchor KIAA's main newscasts [[Edd Stardell]]. When KIAA instead gave the job to [[Adelle Allen]], Alvaraz departed KIAA to to become the main anchorwoman of KDNC's main newscasts. Kym Christian made her debut on KDNC on March 7, 1994. For Alvaraz's arrival, New Avon Communications (then-owner of KDNC) spent $8 million in renovations. In addition to that cost, KDNC also signed Christian to a lucrative three-year, $400,000/year contract, doubling her KIAA salary. The total cost for everything (renovations, negotiation right paid to KIAA, signing Alvaraz) was over $12 million. |
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− | Kym Christian made her debut on KDNC on March 7, 1994. For Alvaraz's arrival, New Avon Communications (then-owner of KDNC) spent $8 million in renovations. In addition to that cost, KDNC also signed Christian to a lucrative three-year, $400,000/year contract, doubling her KIAA salary. The total cost for everything (renovations, negotiation right paid to KIAA, signing Alvaraz) was over $12 million. | ||
But while the expectation was that Alvaraz would retain her unique youth and beauty with the move, her tenure at KDNC was not an exact replica of her old tenure at KIAA. Recognizing the more formal mood of her new anchor role and studio, Alvaraz eschewed her trademark [[wikipedia:blazer|blazer]] with [[wikipedia:khaki|khaki]] pants or skirt and white [[wikipedia:Sneakers (footwear)|sneakers]] wardrobe combination in favor of expensive shoes (or stilettos), tailored suits, light-colored socks, and trendy clothing. Additionally, because of [[wikipedia:intellectual property|intellectual property]] disagreements, Alvaraz was unable to import many of her KIAA segments verbatim, but she sidestepped this problem by simply renaming them ("Viewer Mail" became the "The New Avon Mailbag"--later "The Fox Mailbag" and "The NoSirGifts Mailbag (after KDNC's three subsequent New Avon Communications from 1994 to 1997, DakMedia from 1997 to 2009, and NoSirGifts from 2009 until 2014), etc.) | But while the expectation was that Alvaraz would retain her unique youth and beauty with the move, her tenure at KDNC was not an exact replica of her old tenure at KIAA. Recognizing the more formal mood of her new anchor role and studio, Alvaraz eschewed her trademark [[wikipedia:blazer|blazer]] with [[wikipedia:khaki|khaki]] pants or skirt and white [[wikipedia:Sneakers (footwear)|sneakers]] wardrobe combination in favor of expensive shoes (or stilettos), tailored suits, light-colored socks, and trendy clothing. Additionally, because of [[wikipedia:intellectual property|intellectual property]] disagreements, Alvaraz was unable to import many of her KIAA segments verbatim, but she sidestepped this problem by simply renaming them ("Viewer Mail" became the "The New Avon Mailbag"--later "The Fox Mailbag" and "The NoSirGifts Mailbag (after KDNC's three subsequent New Avon Communications from 1994 to 1997, DakMedia from 1997 to 2009, and NoSirGifts from 2009 until 2014), etc.) | ||
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The 10 p.m. news on KDNC moved to 9 p.m. when the station switched from CBS to Fox in March 1996. In 1997 and 1998, KDNC's 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts consistently gained higher ratings than KIAA. But in 1999, ratings dipped and KIAA's 5 and 6 p.m. consistently beat KDNC at 5:00 p.m. KDNC was sold to DakMedia (aka Fox Fantasy TV Stations) in 1997 and then to NoSirGifts Venues in 2010. Within six months into NoSirGifts' ownership of KDNC, changes at KDNC were made and expanded newscasts for KZCO (which NoSirGifts acquired from USNCD News Venues) and KDNC. The newscasts on KDNC rebranded from ''Fox 2 News'' (KDNC's news branding from 1996 to 2009) to ''Fox 2 Action News'' (later ''Colorado's 2 Action News'') while KZCO's were rebranded to ''Z-24 Action News'' (now ''NBC 24 Action News'' as of June 2015) and the combined news operation of KDNC and KZCO were rebranded as ''Colorado's Action News.'' | The 10 p.m. news on KDNC moved to 9 p.m. when the station switched from CBS to Fox in March 1996. In 1997 and 1998, KDNC's 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts consistently gained higher ratings than KIAA. But in 1999, ratings dipped and KIAA's 5 and 6 p.m. consistently beat KDNC at 5:00 p.m. KDNC was sold to DakMedia (aka Fox Fantasy TV Stations) in 1997 and then to NoSirGifts Venues in 2010. Within six months into NoSirGifts' ownership of KDNC, changes at KDNC were made and expanded newscasts for KZCO (which NoSirGifts acquired from USNCD News Venues) and KDNC. The newscasts on KDNC rebranded from ''Fox 2 News'' (KDNC's news branding from 1996 to 2009) to ''Fox 2 Action News'' (later ''Colorado's 2 Action News'') while KZCO's were rebranded to ''Z-24 Action News'' (now ''NBC 24 Action News'' as of June 2015) and the combined news operation of KDNC and KZCO were rebranded as ''Colorado's Action News.'' | ||
− | Kymberly Alvaraz (as Kym Christian) co-anchored with [[Janet Webb]] for KDNC's 4 and 9 p.m. newscast | + | Kymberly Alvaraz (as Kym Christian) co-anchored with [[Janet Webb]] for KDNC's 4 and 9 p.m. newscast, creating a two-woman anchor team that NoSirGifts began to encourage their stations to pair two females for their evening newscasts (or at least the early afternoon and late newscasts). on March 31, 2013, Kym Christian and Janet Webb became the longest tenured anchor team previously held by Elaine Carson and Edd Stardell at KIAA (that was held from 1974 to 1993). |
− | The Action News format in Denver proved to be popular in NoSirGifts-owned stations as KDNC benefited from Fox's ratings increases in primetime as well as an improved news product that took advantage of High Definition technology. By the end of the 2000's, the Christian and Webb team at KDNC had a 32% ratings share at 9:00 p.m., more than all of the other stations at 10:00 p.m. combined, as KTRJ (now an ABC O&O), KIAA, and KLZL (now a CBS O&O) battled to stay out of last place, each pulling in about a 3 share for their newscasts. | + | The Action News format in Denver proved to be popular in NoSirGifts-owned stations as KDNC benefited from Fox's ratings increases in primetime as well as an improved news product that took advantage of High Definition technology. By the end of the 2000's, the Christian and Webb team at KDNC had a 32% ratings share at 9:00 p.m., more than all of the other stations at 10:00 p.m. combined, as KTRJ (now an ABC O&O), KIAA, and KLZL (now a CBS O&O) battled to stay out of last place, each pulling in about a 3 share for their newscasts. |
Alvaraz remembers anchoring for 20 consecutive hours covering the [[wikipedia:Columbine High School massacre|Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999]] from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. the following morning. Another notable story Alvaraz covered while at KDNC was the death of [[wikipedia:Angie Zapata|Angie Zapata]] on July 17, 2008, of which Alvaraz was widely praised for guiding Colorado LGBT through the tragedy. At one point, Alvaraz broke her composure after receiving phone calls from her younger siblings and her children. "We don't often make recommendations for people's behavior from the Fox 2 anchor desk," she said, "but...if you're a LGBT Colorado parent or family, you've got a kid in some other part of Colorado, call them up." Her coverage of the death of Zapata was not without controversy though. After her competitors on the Big Three stations in Denver (KIAA, KTRJ, and KLZL) criticized Alvaraz for supposedly denigrating President George W. Bush on-air during July 18, 2008, KDNC was flooded with more than 1,000 angry phone calls and e-mails. Alvaraz, however, never made the remarks, and Colorado's Action News made KDNC the fourth strongest Fox affiliate in the West Coast and and among the top 10 Fox affiliates and earned Alvaraz her second local Emmy in nine years. A third story Alvaraz remembers covering was was [[wikipedia:2012 Aurora shooting|the Aurora theater shooting on July 20, 2012]] where Alvaraz anchored KDNC's coverage of the Aurora shooting for twenty-one straight hours after KDNC's 10:00 p.m. newscast ended, an effort described as "Amazonian" by television critics.<ref name="Aurora-2012">??.</ref> Like other local news anchors in Denver, she was widely praised for guiding Colorado and nearby Utah through the tragedy. <ref>{{cite news|title=Television Archive - KDNC footage, approx 12:53|accessdate=July 19, 2013}}</ref> | Alvaraz remembers anchoring for 20 consecutive hours covering the [[wikipedia:Columbine High School massacre|Columbine High School shooting on April 20, 1999]] from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. the following morning. Another notable story Alvaraz covered while at KDNC was the death of [[wikipedia:Angie Zapata|Angie Zapata]] on July 17, 2008, of which Alvaraz was widely praised for guiding Colorado LGBT through the tragedy. At one point, Alvaraz broke her composure after receiving phone calls from her younger siblings and her children. "We don't often make recommendations for people's behavior from the Fox 2 anchor desk," she said, "but...if you're a LGBT Colorado parent or family, you've got a kid in some other part of Colorado, call them up." Her coverage of the death of Zapata was not without controversy though. After her competitors on the Big Three stations in Denver (KIAA, KTRJ, and KLZL) criticized Alvaraz for supposedly denigrating President George W. Bush on-air during July 18, 2008, KDNC was flooded with more than 1,000 angry phone calls and e-mails. Alvaraz, however, never made the remarks, and Colorado's Action News made KDNC the fourth strongest Fox affiliate in the West Coast and and among the top 10 Fox affiliates and earned Alvaraz her second local Emmy in nine years. A third story Alvaraz remembers covering was was [[wikipedia:2012 Aurora shooting|the Aurora theater shooting on July 20, 2012]] where Alvaraz anchored KDNC's coverage of the Aurora shooting for twenty-one straight hours after KDNC's 10:00 p.m. newscast ended, an effort described as "Amazonian" by television critics.<ref name="Aurora-2012">??.</ref> Like other local news anchors in Denver, she was widely praised for guiding Colorado and nearby Utah through the tragedy. <ref>{{cite news|title=Television Archive - KDNC footage, approx 12:53|accessdate=July 19, 2013}}</ref> | ||
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Kymberly Alvaraz joined WTOR/WXXC in December 2014 as a anchor/reporter, co-anchoring ''Action News Eyeopener'' from 6-10 a.m., WTOR's 11 a.m. and WXXC's 12 p.m. ''Action News'' with Kevin Stapleton because of Alvaraz's commitments with ''Vote for the Girls USA.'' Kymberly Alvaraz made her debut on WTOR's ''CBS 41 Action News'' at 11:00 a.m. on December 15, 2014. | Kymberly Alvaraz joined WTOR/WXXC in December 2014 as a anchor/reporter, co-anchoring ''Action News Eyeopener'' from 6-10 a.m., WTOR's 11 a.m. and WXXC's 12 p.m. ''Action News'' with Kevin Stapleton because of Alvaraz's commitments with ''Vote for the Girls USA.'' Kymberly Alvaraz made her debut on WTOR's ''CBS 41 Action News'' at 11:00 a.m. on December 15, 2014. | ||
− | Like her tenure in Denver, Alvaraz retained her unique youth and beauty since her tenure at WTOR were not exact replicas of her old tenures at KIAA and KDNC. Recognizing the mood of her new anchor role and studio, WTOR/WXXC's anchors and reporters of various ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations displays the diversity of the [[wikipedia:Northeast Indiana|Northeast Indiana]] community and the fact WTOR is NoSirGifts' flagship station ( | + | Like her tenure in Denver, Alvaraz retained her unique youth and beauty since her tenure at WTOR were not exact replicas of her old tenures at KIAA and KDNC. Recognizing the mood of her new anchor role and studio, WTOR/WXXC's anchors and reporters of various ethnic backgrounds and sexual orientations displays the diversity of the [[wikipedia:Northeast Indiana|Northeast Indiana]] community and the fact WTOR is NoSirGifts' flagship station (as Alvaraz's co-anchor Stapleton and Bob Imperial are the only remaining anchormen at that station while WTOR/WXXC anchors Rachael Passalt and Juanita Davidson are [[wikipedia:trans woman|transgender women]] while Alexandra Moffitt, Season Atkins, Lynne Jackson, Colleen Rea, and Sabrina Everman are all female) Alvaraz kept her wardrobe combination from KDNC and added slightly more revealing, trendy clothing (it is interesting to note that the daughter of one of Alvaraz's colleague at WTOR and Vote for the Girls co-host [[Holly Everman]], also adopted her own more revealing, trendy clothing themselves). Also because she moved from one NoSirGifts station to another, Alvaraz kept many of her KDNC segments, such as "The NoSirGifts Mailbag", etc.) |
− | Because of her ''Vote for the Girls'' commitments, WTOR/WXXC opened a South Bureau covering Wabash, Huntington, Grant, Blackford, Delaware, Madison, Jay, Henry, Wayne, and Wells counties. The South Bureau serves as a secondary set for WTOR/WXXC and is often seen during WXXC's morning newscast, the midday and afternoon newscasts | + | Because of her ''Vote for the Girls'' commitments, WTOR/WXXC opened a South Bureau covering Wabash, Huntington, Grant, Blackford, Delaware, Madison, Jay, Henry, Wayne, and Wells counties. The South Bureau serves as a secondary set for WTOR/WXXC and is often seen during WXXC's morning newscast, the midday and afternoon newscasts. |
− | At WTOR, Alvaraz | + | At WTOR, Alvaraz is in familiar company with former KIAA colleague Kylie Dwyar after 22 years. Again due to Alvaraz's commitements with ''Vote for the Girls,'' in January 2015 WTOR reassigned Alvaraz to weekend morning anchor appearing on most weekends with fellow VFTG moderator [[Kendra Ray]]. |
===Talk show host=== | ===Talk show host=== | ||
====''Colorado Crossfire''==== | ====''Colorado Crossfire''==== | ||
− | Beginning in | + | Beginning in 2010, Kym began hosting a daytime talk show on KZCO, beginning with her August selection as host of ''Colorado Crossfire'' (similar to WXWI's ''Your Debate'' and WTOR's ''HeadButt with Jack Steele''). The show, which was shown across Colorado, has aired on KDNC/KZCO since its January 2011 debut and airs weekday afternoons at 1:00 pm on KZCO. Each show featured notable Coloradoans covering a wide variety of topics and issues in Colorado. |
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Two years after taping the [[wikipedia:pilot episode|pilot]] of ''Colorado Crossfire'', Alvaraz was contacted by former NoSirGifts president and CEO [[Ava Zinn]] about replacing the recently-deceased [[Robyn Hurd]] at ''[[Vote for the Girls (U.S.)|Vote for the Girls]]''. After initially turning down the offer, Christain announced on ''The Kathy Finklemyre Show'' (airing on WCOL/WZOH, KDNC's sister station in Columbus, Ohio, and just recently syndicated to NoSirGifts stations) that she had accepted a moderator panel role on Vote for the Girls USA and confirming she would be leaving Denver FTV after 25 years and confirmed the news on June 9, 2014. Kym's final KDNC newscast was on June 20, 2014. At the end of her final newscast she quoted: | Two years after taping the [[wikipedia:pilot episode|pilot]] of ''Colorado Crossfire'', Alvaraz was contacted by former NoSirGifts president and CEO [[Ava Zinn]] about replacing the recently-deceased [[Robyn Hurd]] at ''[[Vote for the Girls (U.S.)|Vote for the Girls]]''. After initially turning down the offer, Christain announced on ''The Kathy Finklemyre Show'' (airing on WCOL/WZOH, KDNC's sister station in Columbus, Ohio, and just recently syndicated to NoSirGifts stations) that she had accepted a moderator panel role on Vote for the Girls USA and confirming she would be leaving Denver FTV after 25 years and confirmed the news on June 9, 2014. Kym's final KDNC newscast was on June 20, 2014. At the end of her final newscast she quoted: | ||
{{quote|Tonight, the three previous owners of Colorado's 2 and I have had a relationships for years and years and years — and we have had this conversation in the past, and we agreed that we would work together on this circumstance and the timing of this circumstance. And I phoned Lynsey Matthewson -- the woman now in charge of channel 2's owner -- just a few weeks ago, and I said, “Lynsey, it’s been great, you’ve been a great colleague, Colorado's 2 and Z-24 has been great, but this is my last day here on ''Colorado's Action News.''” My husband of 20 years is starting a new job in Indianapolis. It has not been an easy decision to make. This has been my professional home for almost 25 years. And I love this news department, and all who work in it, to the depths of my soul. Most importantly, my heart is full of gratitude for those with whom I have had the privilege to work as an anchor and reporter and as a host Colorado Crossfire. | {{quote|Tonight, the three previous owners of Colorado's 2 and I have had a relationships for years and years and years — and we have had this conversation in the past, and we agreed that we would work together on this circumstance and the timing of this circumstance. And I phoned Lynsey Matthewson -- the woman now in charge of channel 2's owner -- just a few weeks ago, and I said, “Lynsey, it’s been great, you’ve been a great colleague, Colorado's 2 and Z-24 has been great, but this is my last day here on ''Colorado's Action News.''” My husband of 20 years is starting a new job in Indianapolis. It has not been an easy decision to make. This has been my professional home for almost 25 years. And I love this news department, and all who work in it, to the depths of my soul. Most importantly, my heart is full of gratitude for those with whom I have had the privilege to work as an anchor and reporter and as a host Colorado Crossfire. | ||
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I want to reiterate my thanks for the support from channel 2, all of the people who have worked here, all of the people in Colorado, everybody at home watching. Thank you very much for welcoming me into your home night after night. For all of us at ''Colorado's Action News'' have a good night.|Kymberly Alvaraz on her final KDNC newscast on June 20, 2014}} | I want to reiterate my thanks for the support from channel 2, all of the people who have worked here, all of the people in Colorado, everybody at home watching. Thank you very much for welcoming me into your home night after night. For all of us at ''Colorado's Action News'' have a good night.|Kymberly Alvaraz on her final KDNC newscast on June 20, 2014}} | ||
− | Her first ''Vote for the Girls'' was taped on June 22, 2014, and began airing on July 11, 2014. In a post by Alvaraz, it was revealed that during the Halloween 2014 or April Fools 2015 episode, Alvaraz and her fellow VFTG moderator panellists ([[Kellie Rock]], [[Julia Passalt]], [[Lanise White]], [[ | + | Her first ''Vote for the Girls'' was taped on June 22, 2014, and began airing on July 11, 2014. In a post by Alvaraz, it was revealed that during the Halloween 2014 or April Fools 2015 episode, Alvaraz and her fellow VFTG moderator panellists ([[Kellie Rock]], [[Julia Passalt]], [[Lanise White]], [[Tracia Ward]], [[Rhonda Rhodes]], Ava Zinn, and [[Holly Everman]]) will switch places with the their spouses, letting the eight women be in the audience for the episode with Samantha Zinn hosting the episode. At Vote for the Girls, Kymberly was is in familiar company with her former rival from KTRJ, Julia Passalt (then known as Jeffrey Passalt), and currently in familiar company with her former KIAA colleague [[Kylie Dwyar]]. |
Alvaraz gained a major ratings windfall in March 2015. Due to Alvaraz's relocation from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to Indiana along with the popularity of former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning quarterback as well as the Rocky Mountain region's status as a reality-based competition hotbed with fellow Coloradoan Riker Lynch competing (as well as finishing runner-up and the male victory) on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars and Utah natives (and So You Think You Can Dance alums) Witney Carson and Allison Holker being mainstays in Dancing with the Stars, Vote for the Girls is consistently consistently among the highest-rated site in Colorado during the live shows of DWTS, The Voice, and American Idol. In May 2015, for instance, Vote for the Girls supporters via Kymberly Alvraz attracted a 4.9 rating and a 8 share, the fourth-strongest Vote for the Girls moderator in the nation (behind only Alvaraz's girlfriend [[Ava Zinn]] in [[wikipedia:Marion, Indiana|Marion, Indiana]], [[Holly Everman]] in [[wikipedia:Muncie, Indiana|Muncie, Indiana]] and [[Kellie Rock]] in [[wikipedia:Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie, Pennsylvania]]) and by the end of 2015 overtook Holly Everman as the second all-time winning moderator behind Ava Zinn. Part of the high ratings numbers for ''America's Got Talent'' and ''The Voice'' on KZCO (which became the NBC affiliate in Alvaraz's hometown on June 1, 2015), ''American Idol'' and ''So You Think You Can Dance'' on KDNC, and ''Dancing with the Stars'' on KTRJ are due to heavy promotions of commercials featuring Alvaraz and fellow ''Vote for the Girls'' moderator [[Julia Passalt]] with Alvaraz ending the commercials for ''Vote for the Girls'' shown on KDNC, KZCO, and KTRJ with a statement of encouragement for either the Denver Broncos football team (saying "Go Broncos" on KDNC, KZCO, and KTRJ), the Colroado Rockies baseball team (saying "Go Rockies" on KDNC), and/or the Colorado Avalanche hockey team (saying "Go Avalanche" on KZCO). Additionally, mobile technology company [[wikipedia:Ibotta|Ibotta]] in Alvaraz's hometown and brewing company [[wikipedia:Coors Brewing Company|Coors]] in nearby [[wikipedia:Golden, Colorado|Golden]] are often seen on ''Vote for the Girls.'' | Alvaraz gained a major ratings windfall in March 2015. Due to Alvaraz's relocation from the Rocky Mountains of Colorado to Indiana along with the popularity of former Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning quarterback as well as the Rocky Mountain region's status as a reality-based competition hotbed with fellow Coloradoan Riker Lynch competing (as well as finishing runner-up and the male victory) on the 20th season of Dancing with the Stars and Utah natives (and So You Think You Can Dance alums) Witney Carson and Allison Holker being mainstays in Dancing with the Stars, Vote for the Girls is consistently consistently among the highest-rated site in Colorado during the live shows of DWTS, The Voice, and American Idol. In May 2015, for instance, Vote for the Girls supporters via Kymberly Alvraz attracted a 4.9 rating and a 8 share, the fourth-strongest Vote for the Girls moderator in the nation (behind only Alvaraz's girlfriend [[Ava Zinn]] in [[wikipedia:Marion, Indiana|Marion, Indiana]], [[Holly Everman]] in [[wikipedia:Muncie, Indiana|Muncie, Indiana]] and [[Kellie Rock]] in [[wikipedia:Erie, Pennsylvania|Erie, Pennsylvania]]) and by the end of 2015 overtook Holly Everman as the second all-time winning moderator behind Ava Zinn. Part of the high ratings numbers for ''America's Got Talent'' and ''The Voice'' on KZCO (which became the NBC affiliate in Alvaraz's hometown on June 1, 2015), ''American Idol'' and ''So You Think You Can Dance'' on KDNC, and ''Dancing with the Stars'' on KTRJ are due to heavy promotions of commercials featuring Alvaraz and fellow ''Vote for the Girls'' moderator [[Julia Passalt]] with Alvaraz ending the commercials for ''Vote for the Girls'' shown on KDNC, KZCO, and KTRJ with a statement of encouragement for either the Denver Broncos football team (saying "Go Broncos" on KDNC, KZCO, and KTRJ), the Colroado Rockies baseball team (saying "Go Rockies" on KDNC), and/or the Colorado Avalanche hockey team (saying "Go Avalanche" on KZCO). Additionally, mobile technology company [[wikipedia:Ibotta|Ibotta]] in Alvaraz's hometown and brewing company [[wikipedia:Coors Brewing Company|Coors]] in nearby [[wikipedia:Golden, Colorado|Golden]] are often seen on ''Vote for the Girls.'' | ||
− | With the long-term relationship with Ava Zinn, Alvaraz became the de facto home moderator of all of Colorado and nearby Salt Lake City market, due to the Rocky Mountain's traditional status as a Dancing with the Stars hotbed, and a deal between NoSirGifts Fantasy Telveision Distribution, Zinn and Alvaraz became the exclusive home base DWTS pros Derek Hough, Witney Carson, Allison Holker, and Lindsay Arnold (all natives of the nearby Salt Lake City market) being mainstays on DWTS. This means both Alvaraz and Zinn will have at least one supported contestant on ''Dancing with the Stars,'' beginning in the spring of 2015; advertising within Studios 41 (where WTOR/WXXC's newscasts are produced) and 47 (where Vote for the Girls is taped) are also included in the deal. Additionally, both Zinn and Alvaraz will have whichever celebrity is paired with Derek Hough. | + | With the long-term relationship with Ava Zinn, Alvaraz became the de facto home moderator of all of Colorado and nearby Salt Lake City market, due to the Rocky Mountain's traditional status as a Dancing with the Stars hotbed, and a deal between NoSirGifts Fantasy Telveision Distribution, Zinn and Alvaraz became the exclusive home base DWTS pros Derek Hough, Witney Carson, Allison Holker, and Lindsay Arnold (all natives of the nearby Salt Lake City market) being mainstays on DWTS. This means both Alvaraz and Zinn will have at least one supported contestant on ''Dancing with the Stars,'' beginning in the spring of 2015; advertising within Studios 41 (where WTOR/WXXC's newscasts are produced) and 47 (where Vote for the Girls is taped) are also included in the deal. Additionally, both Zinn and Alvaraz will have whichever celebrity is paired with Derek Hough. |
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Between the (transwomen) purple team's rights to the male professionals and the (women) pink team's rights to the female professionals, the only time Derek Hough, Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, and/or Allison Holker would not be supported by Zinn and Alvaraz would be if both Hough and either Arnold, Carson or Holker are respectively the winner and runner-up, of which the following season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' would be chosen by [[Ann Dwyar|Ann]] and [[Kylie Dwyar]] on the Pink Team West, Holly Everman and Perri Johnson on the Pink Team East, Kathi and Karly Jameson, Rachael Passalt, Lanise White and Danni McClannahan on the Purple Team East.<ref>??</ref> The first such occurrence happened for the twenty-third season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as one of the advantages for the eighth season of ''VFTG USA'' as they did not have to participate that season. | Between the (transwomen) purple team's rights to the male professionals and the (women) pink team's rights to the female professionals, the only time Derek Hough, Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, and/or Allison Holker would not be supported by Zinn and Alvaraz would be if both Hough and either Arnold, Carson or Holker are respectively the winner and runner-up, of which the following season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' would be chosen by [[Ann Dwyar|Ann]] and [[Kylie Dwyar]] on the Pink Team West, Holly Everman and Perri Johnson on the Pink Team East, Kathi and Karly Jameson, Rachael Passalt, Lanise White and Danni McClannahan on the Purple Team East.<ref>??</ref> The first such occurrence happened for the twenty-third season of ''Dancing with the Stars'' as one of the advantages for the eighth season of ''VFTG USA'' as they did not have to participate that season. | ||
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+ | Nearly a month after the incident, it was confirmed that Ava Zinn had successfully [[wikipedia:virginity auction|auctioned her virginity]] for a long term relationship to Alvaraz. Alvaraz had reportedly been in a lesbian relationship Ava Zinn when Alvaraz travelled to NoSirGifts' offices in November 2010 (as Zinn was then NoSirGifts President and Chief Executive at the time) and again in May 2014 (after Alvaraz's last KDNC newscast), that was revealed in [[State of Indiana v. Kymberly Alvaraz|Kym's criminal trial]] and during a segment of Vote for the Girls on February 2015 . Zinn's Ebay listing was removed, and Zinn reportedly accepted Kymberly Alvaraz's offer of a three-year long-term-relationship deal with Zinn in 2015. | ||
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+ | To avoid legal issues since the virginity auction was considered to be prostitution in Indiana and Zinn had raised issues when Ava Zinn made the virginity auction announcement on her own You Tube channel on April 18, 2014, Zinn suggested the event would have occurred in a Nevada brothel (where prostitution is legal in parts of that state). Kymberly Alvaraz and Ava Zinn reportedly consummated the transaction at Zinn's home in September 2014, with Zinn providing Alvaraz [[wikipedia:spermicide|spermicide suppository]] and Zinn using a [[wikipedia:condom|male condom]]. Alvaraz then took a [[wikipedia:Emergency contraception|morning-after]] pill the next day (Labor Day) as the sex, despite being protected, reportedly wanted to take additional measures. Zinn also claims to have been inspired by Natalie Dylan and Elizabeth Raine, and Kymberly Alvaraz confirmed that she found herself attracted to Zinn and enjoyed the experience. | ||
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In 1979, Kymberly Christian and Reginald Lasks started dating with the relationship ending in 1985 after 7 years. | In 1979, Kymberly Christian and Reginald Lasks started dating with the relationship ending in 1985 after 7 years. | ||
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− | Kym and Dan Alvaraz started dating in 1984, while she was still living with Lasks. She has four daughters, [[Stephani Alvaraz|Stephani Lola Christian]] (born February 10, 1993), | + | Kym and Dan Alvaraz started dating in 1984, while she was still living with Lasks. She has four daughters, [[Stephani Alvaraz|Stephani Lola Christian]] (born February 10, 1993), Haley Julie Alvaraz (born on December 1, 1995) and Benita Alvaraz (born September 20, 1997) and Denise Julia Alvaraz (born David Joesph Alvaraz January 11, 1999), with him. Denise prior to her own gender transition is named after Christian's father, and her transition began on December 1, 2014 (the same day [[Rachael Passalt]] and Megan Rock, respectively the transgender daughter of fellow VFTG moderator Julia Passalt and transgendered wife of Kellie Rock, as well as respectively 10 years after Kymberly's girlfriend began her transition from male to female and 20 years after Kymberly's youngest brother, Stephen, began his transition from female to male.) |
Kym and Dan wed in 1994<ref name=CBS11_DanASuicide />, during a quiet [[wikipedia:courthouse|courthouse]] civil ceremony in [[wikipedia:Westminster, Colorado|Westminster, Colorado]], where she purchased a ranch in 1991. Christian announced the marriage during the March 15, 1994 edition of [[KDNC-FTV|''Channel 2 Eyewitness News at 10:00'']], shortly after arriving the previous week. Christian told the audience she nearly missed the ceremony because her truck became stuck in mud two miles from their house. The house has since been sold after Alvaraz moved to Indiana. | Kym and Dan wed in 1994<ref name=CBS11_DanASuicide />, during a quiet [[wikipedia:courthouse|courthouse]] civil ceremony in [[wikipedia:Westminster, Colorado|Westminster, Colorado]], where she purchased a ranch in 1991. Christian announced the marriage during the March 15, 1994 edition of [[KDNC-FTV|''Channel 2 Eyewitness News at 10:00'']], shortly after arriving the previous week. Christian told the audience she nearly missed the ceremony because her truck became stuck in mud two miles from their house. The house has since been sold after Alvaraz moved to Indiana. | ||
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On November 20, 2014 a month after Kymberly fatally shot Khayla Chow, Dan Alvaraz filed for an [[wikipedia:at-fault divorce|at-fault divorce]] in Noblesville, Indiana, citing [[wikipedia:adultery|adultery]] by Christian and naming [[Ava Zinn]] and Kristina Chow as a co-respondents. <ref name="split2014">{{cite news|url=|title=Kym Christian's Reportedly Served Divorce Papers After Affair Rumors|date=November 20, 2014|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}</ref> When questioned by reporters, Christian said, "There are a lot of things I will clear up when the time is right, but I really have to be sensitive because there's a lot of people's feelings involved here," while the Alvarazes released separate statements expressing concern for the well-being of their children during the divorce process. Kym Christian later confirmed that Dan and Kym could not resolve their differences and she had been involved in a lesbian sexual relationship. Upon learning about the affair, Dan Alvaraz committed [[wikipedia:suicide|suicide]] (via self-inflicted gunshot, ironically a similar gun used Kym used when she fatally shot [[Khayla Chow]]) on November 22, 2014, in Christian's Carmel home. He was 55 years old when he died. <ref name=CBS11_DanASuicide>{{Cite news|title=Kym Christian's husband commits suicide|}}</ref> Zinn confirmed on November 29, 2014 that she and Alvaraz began dating as early as July 2014<ref name="Kymberly-Ava relationship">{{cite web | On November 20, 2014 a month after Kymberly fatally shot Khayla Chow, Dan Alvaraz filed for an [[wikipedia:at-fault divorce|at-fault divorce]] in Noblesville, Indiana, citing [[wikipedia:adultery|adultery]] by Christian and naming [[Ava Zinn]] and Kristina Chow as a co-respondents. <ref name="split2014">{{cite news|url=|title=Kym Christian's Reportedly Served Divorce Papers After Affair Rumors|date=November 20, 2014|accessdate=November 20, 2014}}</ref> When questioned by reporters, Christian said, "There are a lot of things I will clear up when the time is right, but I really have to be sensitive because there's a lot of people's feelings involved here," while the Alvarazes released separate statements expressing concern for the well-being of their children during the divorce process. Kym Christian later confirmed that Dan and Kym could not resolve their differences and she had been involved in a lesbian sexual relationship. Upon learning about the affair, Dan Alvaraz committed [[wikipedia:suicide|suicide]] (via self-inflicted gunshot, ironically a similar gun used Kym used when she fatally shot [[Khayla Chow]]) on November 22, 2014, in Christian's Carmel home. He was 55 years old when he died. <ref name=CBS11_DanASuicide>{{Cite news|title=Kym Christian's husband commits suicide|}}</ref> Zinn confirmed on November 29, 2014 that she and Alvaraz began dating as early as July 2014<ref name="Kymberly-Ava relationship">{{cite web | ||
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− | | accessdate = November 29, 2014}}</ref>, while Alvaraz was still married to Dan Alvaraz; she | + | | accessdate = November 29, 2014}}</ref>, while Alvaraz was still married to Dan Alvaraz; she has decided to keep his last name. She splits her time between homes in [[wikipedia:Westminster, Colorado|Westminster, Colorado]] and [[wikipedia:Marion, Indiana|Marion, Indiana]]. |
Kymberly Alvaraz became the sixth significant other of Ava Zinn while at the same time, became the oldest significant other of Zinn (who is 16 years Alvaraz's junior). She is also the first significant other (in an unprecedented demand) to pay Ava Zinn for a long-term relationship – a form of [[wikipedia:reverse compensation|reverse compensation]]. This agreement was groundbreaking and notable, as Alvaraz became the first woman to pay a significant other for relationship rights. Ava Zinn accepted the deal, which was due to take effect in January 2015. | Kymberly Alvaraz became the sixth significant other of Ava Zinn while at the same time, became the oldest significant other of Zinn (who is 16 years Alvaraz's junior). She is also the first significant other (in an unprecedented demand) to pay Ava Zinn for a long-term relationship – a form of [[wikipedia:reverse compensation|reverse compensation]]. This agreement was groundbreaking and notable, as Alvaraz became the first woman to pay a significant other for relationship rights. Ava Zinn accepted the deal, which was due to take effect in January 2015. | ||
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As previously stated, Alvaraz's relationship with Zinn provided a major windfall for Colorado, after Alvaraz joined Zinn as a duo moderator for "Vote for the Girls" and became the co-execuitive producer of the popular site. There is a considerable amount of sharing between Alvaraz and Zinn in regards to coverage, video footage and family; though both women maintain their own primary households that only appear on their respective family. | As previously stated, Alvaraz's relationship with Zinn provided a major windfall for Colorado, after Alvaraz joined Zinn as a duo moderator for "Vote for the Girls" and became the co-execuitive producer of the popular site. There is a considerable amount of sharing between Alvaraz and Zinn in regards to coverage, video footage and family; though both women maintain their own primary households that only appear on their respective family. | ||
− | On December 3, 2015, Ava Zinn filed to adopt Alvaraz's daughters and a fifth daughter (Kylee Donovan) from Zinn's first significant other, [[Amanda Davidson]]'s husband, Juan Donovan. Kylee had her name changed to Kylee Zinn upon the adoption being finalized and all four of Kymberly's daughters will remain [[Stephani Alvaraz|Stephani]], Hayley, Benita, and Denise Alvaraz.<ref>??</ref> | + | On December 3, 2015, Ava Zinn filed to adopt Alvaraz's daughters and a fifth daughter (Kylee Donovan) from Zinn's first significant other, [[Amanda Davidson]]'s husband, Juan Donovan. Kylee had her name changed to Kylee Zinn upon the adoption being finalized and all four of Kymberly's daughters will remain [[Stephani Alvaraz|Stephani]], Hayley, Benita, and Denise Alvaraz..<ref>??</ref> |
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Alvaraz became the de facto home moderator of all of Colorado and nearby Salt Lake City market, due to the Rocky Mountain's traditional status as a Dancing with the Stars hotbed and as the home base of Littleton, Colroado native and R5 member Riker Lynch and DWTS pros Derek Hough, Witney Carson, Allison Holker, and Lindsay Arnold (all natives of the nearby Salt Lake City market) being mainstays on DWTS and traditionally ranked among the highest-rated programs in both the Denver and Indianpolis markets. Alvaraz has taken a large role in Vote for the Girls since becoming Zinn's significant other, including the addition of flex picks and as she had done throughout most of its tenure with Dan Alvaraz, Kymberly has limited the incorporation of her significant other's last name of Zinn – choosing to go by Kymberly Alvaraz (or alternately "Kym Alvarz"), rather than as "Kymberly Zinn" in the event should Alvaraz and Zinn get married (which, like most of the other women that do use their husband's last name, are usually stricter with the name in comparison with a marriage between a male and a female). | Alvaraz became the de facto home moderator of all of Colorado and nearby Salt Lake City market, due to the Rocky Mountain's traditional status as a Dancing with the Stars hotbed and as the home base of Littleton, Colroado native and R5 member Riker Lynch and DWTS pros Derek Hough, Witney Carson, Allison Holker, and Lindsay Arnold (all natives of the nearby Salt Lake City market) being mainstays on DWTS and traditionally ranked among the highest-rated programs in both the Denver and Indianpolis markets. Alvaraz has taken a large role in Vote for the Girls since becoming Zinn's significant other, including the addition of flex picks and as she had done throughout most of its tenure with Dan Alvaraz, Kymberly has limited the incorporation of her significant other's last name of Zinn – choosing to go by Kymberly Alvaraz (or alternately "Kym Alvarz"), rather than as "Kymberly Zinn" in the event should Alvaraz and Zinn get married (which, like most of the other women that do use their husband's last name, are usually stricter with the name in comparison with a marriage between a male and a female). | ||
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A central figure in the case and one of the men with whom Christian had had a sexual relationship was [[Marshall Davidson]] (died in 2002) while he was in Denver in 1993 covering Pope John Paul II's visit. A notable figure whom Christian had a sexual relationship was former Fort Wayne news presenter and Vote for the Girls founder and webmaster [[Ava Zinn]] when Christian traveled to NoSirGifts' offices in November 2010 (Zinn was then NoSirGifts President and Chief Executive at the time) and again in May 2014 (after Christian's last KDNC newscast), that was revealed during a Vote for the Girls episode, confirming that that Zinn had successfully [[wikipedia:virginity auction|auctioned her virginity]] for a long term relationship to the 47-year-old former news anchorwoman. | A central figure in the case and one of the men with whom Christian had had a sexual relationship was [[Marshall Davidson]] (died in 2002) while he was in Denver in 1993 covering Pope John Paul II's visit. A notable figure whom Christian had a sexual relationship was former Fort Wayne news presenter and Vote for the Girls founder and webmaster [[Ava Zinn]] when Christian traveled to NoSirGifts' offices in November 2010 (Zinn was then NoSirGifts President and Chief Executive at the time) and again in May 2014 (after Christian's last KDNC newscast), that was revealed during a Vote for the Girls episode, confirming that that Zinn had successfully [[wikipedia:virginity auction|auctioned her virginity]] for a long term relationship to the 47-year-old former news anchorwoman. | ||
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Since Alvaraz and Zinn began dating in 2014, Alvaraz has also occasionally supported the [[wikipedia:Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] and [[wikipedia:Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]] (the former of the two NFL teams coincided with the popularity of quarterback Peyton Manning in both Denver and Indianapolis) and the NBA's [[wikipedia:Indiana Pacers|Indiana Pacers]], though neither have been able to attend or even watch NBA games since most Pacers and Nuggets games have moved to cable. Although Indianapolis and Denver both have NFL and NBA teams, Indianapolis does not have an MLB nor a NHL team yet Indianapolis has the [[wikipedia:Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]'s [[wikipedia:Indiana Fever|Indiana Fever]]. | Since Alvaraz and Zinn began dating in 2014, Alvaraz has also occasionally supported the [[wikipedia:Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] and [[wikipedia:Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]] (the former of the two NFL teams coincided with the popularity of quarterback Peyton Manning in both Denver and Indianapolis) and the NBA's [[wikipedia:Indiana Pacers|Indiana Pacers]], though neither have been able to attend or even watch NBA games since most Pacers and Nuggets games have moved to cable. Although Indianapolis and Denver both have NFL and NBA teams, Indianapolis does not have an MLB nor a NHL team yet Indianapolis has the [[wikipedia:Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]]'s [[wikipedia:Indiana Fever|Indiana Fever]]. | ||
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| DATE OF BIRTH = July 28, 1967 | | DATE OF BIRTH = July 28, 1967 | ||
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Denver, Colorado | | PLACE OF BIRTH = Denver, Colorado | ||
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