Monica's Closeups

Channel 2 Action News Anchor Monica Pearson gets up close and personal with some of the biggest celebrities and newsmakers in the world.

The show, which appears regularly throughout the year on Channel 2, provides revealing, in-depth interviews with headline makers from the worlds of politics, entertainment, news and sports.

Monica anchors Channel 2 Action News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. She joined WSB-TV/Channel 2 in August 1975.

The University of Louisville graduate was a reporter with The Louisville Times for four years. She worked in public relations for Brown-Forman Distillers before joining WHAS-TV in Louisville as a reporter and anchor for two years.