Kristen Shaughnessy

News Anchor and Reporter

From 1995 - 2021, Kristen Shaughnessy delivered the news to New Yorkers. Serving as the weekend anchor and breaking news reporter for NY1.

Shaughnessy graduated from Hofstra University with a B.A. in Communications in 1990. She started in radio and then went to an upstate NY television station before working for NY1. Ironically, she grew up in a house without a TV. After her family’s television broke, they decided reading was a better option.

During the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001, Shaughnessy was one of the first reporters on scene. She arrived before the first tower fell. Due to the loss of cell phone service, she found the nearest payphone to report back to the studio. Midway through the conversation, she had to drop the phone and run as the tower came down.

Kristen is married to professional golfer Joe Bush. She traces her roots back to the mid 19th century, from the southwest of Ireland.