Veteran
actor Kyle Lowder (Rex, Days of Our Lives) who of course is no stranger
to being on camera, has a brand-new gig; still on camera, but now as a
newscaster in the Reno area! Soap
Opera Digest spoke to Lowder about his bold career change.
When
parents get new jobs in a new city or make decisions to move to a new town for
whatever reason, it is the children who move in “tow” with their parents. It is
the children who go to a new school, make new friends, etc., because their
parents decided to put down stakes in new ground. But in this case, it was
Lowder’s daughter, Izzy, with ex-wife Arianne Zucker (Nicole, Days of Our Lives)
that made the initial move.
Three
years ago, Zucker and Shawn Christian (ex-Daniel, Days of Our Lives),
Zucker’s fiancé bought a home in Lake Tahoe, California. Izzy fell in love with
Lake Tahoe, and after much thought and consideration, she approached her
parents about her living there full-time. After Lowder and Zucker gave their
daughter their Blessing, it was Lowder who had a decision to make. He wanted to
spend as much time as he could with Izzy, especially during the next five years
before she graduated high school and started living her own life. Lowder shared
that he didn’t want to spend that time, “driving up or flying in as much as I
can and being a visitor in her life.” So, Lowder decided that he would
relocate.
With
limited entertainment opportunities in the area, Lowder started thinking about
what he could do for work and thought, “Well, there’s a television industry in
Reno; there’s the network affiliates, CBS, NBC, Fox and ABC, so let me just
reach out and see. I had my resumé and I wrote a cover letter and I was very
honest and transparent and very vulnerable, respectfully asking if they had any
on-camera opportunities available. I finished the letter by saying that I
recognized that I do not have any broadcast journalism or newscaster
experience; however, I’ve spent the past 23 years of my career telling stories
to an audience, whether scripted or improvised, and I’m very comfortable in
front of the camera.”
Within a
week Lowder had landed two meetings and camera tests. “I knew that if I
could just get to a camera test, that I could show my comfort level, my
abilities and the skill set that I have in front of the camera. I knew that I
had confidence in the technical aspects of being an anchor. I knew that if they
could just give me an opportunity that I’d be able to learn that.”
Lowder’s
thought process was on point as he secured two subsequent job offers, one from
a CBS affiliate and one from an ABC affiliate. He ultimately accepted the CBS
offer as a morning news anchor. You can catch a live feed of Lowder at http://2news.com.
The
self-professed lifetime news lover is happy, settled and grateful for this new
season of life. He has what he wants, he is in his daughter’s life on a daily
basis and has a new career that he is committed to, enjoying and is passionate
about. His co-workers have welcomed Lowder with open arms and have been helpful
in teaching him “the tricks of the trade.”
What does this all mean for future work on Days of
Our Lives or acting in general? “The soap opera genre is the first
job I ever had. I love that industry. My gut answer is, if Days of Our Lives
called, or any show for that matter, obviously, I’m on contract [multiyear deal
with CBS] so I couldn’t sign another contract. But if I got a phone call to see
if I could pop in for an episode or two, schedule permitting, I would love to
do that.” (Photo: JPI)
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