KAILUA-KONA In her public life, Linda Coble was known as a trailblazing journalist and as the wife to one of Hawaii s most well-known television news anchors, Kirk Matthews.

Linda Coble met Hillary Clinton when she was in Hawaii in 1992 and Bill Clinton in 1995. 3/4. Swipe or click to see more. COURTESY LINDA COBLE.

Coble returned to Hawaii in 1983 with Matthews, who got a job at KGMB as the night beat reporter. They married in 1984 and because Coble was more well-known, many called Matthews Mr. Linda Coble.

While Linda Coble is a household name in Hawaii, she was affectionately referred to as “Mrs. Matthews” on air by her late husband, former KHON2 Anchor Kirk Matthews.

Linda Coble, 73, grey hair falling onto a thick flannel shirt, teases the room with a family secret involving her father. She alludes to homes for unwed mothers, child abuse and domestic violence.

He stayed out of it," former KGMB anchor Linda Coble said. After his success as a businessman in radio and TV, Heftel ran for congress and won five successive terms from 1976 to 1986.