Kim grew up in Watsonville, listening to KDON and KMBY, before attending San Jose State University, where she cut her teeth doing air shifts for the campus radio station, KSJS. In 1979, Kim was hired by George Sampson to do weekend news at KLIV and KARA. She later had great success as the first solo woman morning show host at KARA in Santa Clara, from 1980 to 2002. At that time, Kim joined KBAY as the midday on-air personality. From there, in 2006, she lent her talent and voice to KRTY Legendary Country. In 2017, Kim joined All News KCBS as a traffic anchor. Kim says the old saying “The show must go on” has been her go-to both at work and in her personal life.