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Show Kinard: more than recognizable face J 1 i I ml ' f---0 ' and joked that the members of the choir are accustomed to seeing only the back of his head. "I'm sure if I was to turn around, you would recognize rec-ognize me," Kinard laughed. He then helped her with her car and on her way. Spencer met his wife, Lynnette, at Central Davis Junior High while taking pictures for the local newspaper. Lynnette had been elected student body vice president of the school. Spencer was then in high school but was asked to take the pictures because of the fine work he did in photography. They dated while in high school and married four months after he returned re-turned from a two and one-half year LDS mission to Samoa. He graduated in 1966 from the University Univer-sity of Utah with a deeree in speech They are an active family who spend a great deal of time supporting suppor-ting their children in the many different activities in which they participate. They attend every BYU home game and Holiday Bowl and enjoy all types of outdoor sports. The Kinards work hard to successfully suc-cessfully incorporate a demanding work schedule, church callings and still have the time to enjoy their family. Spencer Kinard is one of the most recognizable faces in the LDS Church which some may consider an overwhelming responsibility. Yet he is very approachable and extremely ex-tremely warm and easy going. The Kinards are Davis County natives who have certainly climbed the ladder of success. Pictured are members of the Spencer Kinard family. Bottom row left to right Jeffrey, Heidi, Melissa, Lynette, Austin Horton, a grandson, Dan seated on his mother, Melissa's lap, Melissa and Dan Horton. Back row left to right: Heather and David Kinard, Spencer Kinard. As news director di-rector for KSL and the host each Sunday morning of "Music and the Spoken Word," Kinard is one of the most recognizable people in Utah. By BRENDA WADMAN BAUMGARTNER As he was hiking up the side of a mountain in Alaska, a woman, coming com-ing down the trail, stopped him and smiled, "Aren't you Spencer Kinard? Even thousands of miles from his home in Fruit Heights, Spencer Kinard is one of the most recognizable recogniz-able faces on television. He is the news director and vice president for public affairs for KSL-TV in Salt Lake City, but it is his position as a host for the Sunday morning television tele-vision show "Music and the ! Spoken Word' that has made him a highly visible and well liked television tele-vision personality. Each Sunday Kinard gives short, spiritual messages that lend a special touch to the beautiful music of the Tabernacle choir. His family takes in stride the number of people who recognize Kinard on the street. His wife Lyn-! Lyn-! nette is particularly fond of the more amusing moments that come with being in the spotlight "Spencer had been working on something around the house, and he was all greasy and in his old clothes, when he realized that he needed a special part,' explained Lynnette, "It was getting late, and he knew he wouldn't have time to change before the hardware store closed. "He rushed down to the store, and there were two girls at the counter. One of the girls moved toward the other and whispered, "That's Spencer Kinard. Well, the other girl looked Spencer right in the face, then she looked to one side of him and then the other. She then looked back at her friend and asked, 'Where?' He rv?sn't ,30 accogniz-able accogniz-able then!" she laughed. I On another occasion a member of the Tabernacle choir had had car trouble in front of the Kinard home. She came up to the door and when Spencer answered, she explained that she was a member of the Tabernacle choir, "My car has broken down, and I know that Spencer Kinard lives in this neighborhood. Could you tell me which house is his?" she asked innocently. in-nocently. Kinard explained who he was and journalism. He was active in the student news productions at KUER radio at the University. "In the spring of 1964 I was offered a job as a part-time disc jockey at a rock and roll station," said Kinard. "That lasted a few weeks and then came another offer for a full-time announcer at a radio station in Centerville. ' He carried a full board shift and because they had no news program, he took it on himself and began incorporating in-corporating news into his schedule. He worked at KSL-TV in 1965 and in 1968 was one of only eight men to receive a one-year CBS fellowship at Columbia University. For two years he held a position as a writer and producer for CBS news in New York City. Kinard returned to KSITV in 1971 and was named news director for the station in 1972. It was this same year that he was called by the LDS Church presidency to host "Musi$ and the! SpokeaWord." Kinard receives no compensation for any of his work on the Sunday morning show. The Kinards are the parents of five children. Their daughter Holly is married to Dan Horton and they have two sons. David, who plays football for BYU, is married, and he and his wife Heather have one son. Jeffrey is on a mission in Seville, Spain and will be home in January. Heidi is a senior at Davis High School and active in ballet. And Melissa is in the first grade. |