CeFaan Kim
Prior to joining Eyewitness News, he was a reporter for News 12 Westchester/Hudson Valley, where he lead the station's coverage of the January 2015 Metro-North train crash that killed 6 people, the deadliest in its history.
CeFaan launched his career in 2003 as a photographer and field producer at NY1 News in New York City. In 2008, he traveled to Iowa and New Hampshire to cover the presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton, Rudolph Giuliani, and Barack Obama. He also co-produced Eliot Spitzer's 2006 gubernatorial general election debate, Andrew Cuomo's primary debate in his run for State Attorney General, and Hillary Clinton's 2006 senatorial debate.
His exclusive story about a woman who died while waiting for EMTs during the "Christmas Blizzard" of 2010 forced the Bloomberg administration to admit the city's response to the storm had been inadequate.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, CeFaan graduated from New York University where he majored in Broadcast Journalism. He is a former sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves; he graduated from Non-Commissioned Officer's Academy on the Commandant's List. In addition, CeFaan is a member of the Asian American Journalists Association and serves as co-chair of its Media Watch Committee.
CeFaan's Stories
How one organization connects mental health with mentorship for AAPI youth
Despite some stereotypes that all Asian students breeze through school easily, they can face the same challenges as any other group, including dealing with anxiety over trying to be perfect.
Exclusive: Governor Hochul discusses gun violence, racism after Buffalo mass shooting
New York Governor Hochul sat down exclusively with Eyewitness News to discuss gun violence and racism after the horrific mass shooting in Buffalo
Muslim auto technician claims his work clothes were stuffed with bacon by former boss
An auto technician in New Jersey is speaking out after he claims that he was the repeated victim of anti-Muslim bias incidents enacted by his boss.
AANHPI Heritage Month: Spotlighting the Bangladeshi community and its struggle with racism
For AANHPI Heritage Month we spotlight the Bangladeshi community, which plays an important role in the city yet is taken advantage of in so many ways
'Enough is enough': Chinatown residents rally to protest proposed homeless shelters, jail
Residents in Chinatown came together Monday afternoon to say "enough is enough" when it comes to the proposed shelters and jails in their community
Bronx laundromat manager speaks out after employee, customer stabbed inside store
A manager is speaking out after a worker and customer were both stabbed during a brutal attack inside a laundromat in the Bronx.
One-on-one with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg about hate crimes and bail reform
For Bragg, who campaigned as a progressive candidate and is perceived by critics as soft on crime, Yao Pan Ma's murder would serve as an early test.
Community protests construction of new jail in Chinatown
A decision to replace Riker's Island with four borough-based jails in New York City, is getting major blowback from a community in Chinatown, where one of those jails is set to be built.
61-year-old woman stabbed, robbed outside Queens pizzeria speaks out
A woman is speaking out after she was attacked and stabbed by three men over the weekend outside a pizzeria in Queens.
Manhunt still underway after toddler shot outside Brooklyn day care, third child shot this year
The suspect is described as a male with, a dark complexion, who wore a black mask over his face, a black-hooded sweater with the word "waves" on the back, and black jeans