KATV's use of the Circle 7 logo predates even the variant Circle 7 used by Allbritton flagship station WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. from 1977 until it switched to the standard version in 2001. It was originally published at 11:52 a.m. Prior to that, Beth anchored live shows from Heifer International, Riverfest, Toadsuck, and just about each other major festival or event in the state. Under Doubleday, KATV became a major competitor in the Little Rock market. Hilary Hunt is an American journalist currently working in Arkansas at KARK as a news anchor since she re-joined the station in September 2018. Little Rock, AR 72201, Toll free: (888) 322-6397 KATV (channel 7) is a television station in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group.The station's studios are located on Riverfront Drive in the Riverdale section northwest of downtown Little Rock, and its transmitter is located at the Shinall Mountain antenna farm in the Chenal Valley area (itself a developer-created corruption of . Beth served behind the scenes at Channel 7 for a few months, then took her first reporting tenure in Fort Smith/Fayetteville. )[43][44][45][46][47] After nearly a year of delays, Sinclair's deal to acquire Allbritton was approved by the FCC on July 24, 2014, and was completed on August 1. Sinclair Group Manager John Seabers said Nick Genty was suspended Sept. 17, but Seabers. Courtney even led her news with it. She was born in Beaufort, South Carolina and grew up in Greenville. It was the journalist's first podcast, but she is eager to do more after a little rest. Beth gets her wealth from her work as an evening anchor at KATV Channel 7. USA. Tucker said a member from the local chapter notified the national organization. (A sale of any of the affected Allbritton properties to a separate buyer was not an option for Sinclair, as Allbritton wanted its stations to be sold together to limit the tax rate that the company would have had to pay from the accrued proceeds, which it estimated would have been substantially higher if the group was sold piecemeal; Sinclair sold most of the conflict outlets to Howard Stirk Holdings on the pretense that it would forego entering into operational agreements with Sinclair. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22. "This incident has taught me to be more aware of cliches and stereotypes and the damage they can cause. In her previous job as an ABC News producer, Dover was always a plane ride from the next breaking story, from Hurricane Sandy to Sandy Hook. . Philadelphia , Little Rock . Proud papa is the versatile Jason Cline, the yoga-teaching former communications staffer who goes to law school while somehow keeping up with officerhood in the Army National Guard. KATV originally transmitted its signal from a tower near Jefferson, until a taller tower was built farther north in Redfield in 1965. Jaeger, the popular former Miss Kansas, left Channel 11 at the start of April to become senior manager, digital strategy and brand management, at Walmart Inc. in Bentonville. Weekend anchor Janelle Lilley brought Luke Ender Cline into the world on April 21 (8 pounds, 4 ounces). KATV began transmitting its digital signal from the new facility located on Shinall Mountain on February 1, 2009. "My intentions were irrelevant. The morning anchor announced the news on social media that last Friday would be his last day. Three newsroom pros at KATV are pregnant, and another just gave birth, leaving News Director Nick Genty to shuffle his lineup and wonder if somethings in the water. Sullivan began her journalistic career in the Midwest at the CBS affiliate WSBT-TV in South Bend, Indiana, where she started as an intern and was promoted to a general assignment reporter. [39][40][41][42] The sale's regulatory process was held up for nearly a year, however, as Sinclair attempted to address ownership issues involving stations it already operated in three markets (WTTO/WDBB and WABM in Birmingham, Alabama, WMMP in Charleston, South Carolina, and WHP-TV and WLYH-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) and Albritton-owned stations that placed Sinclair in conflict with FCC regulations on local station ownership (WBMA/WCFT/WJSU, WCIV and WHTM, respectively), specifically with regard to LMAs that were grandfathered following a 1999 ruling by the Commission that such agreements made after November 5, 1996, covering the programming of more than 15% of a station's broadcast day would count toward the ownership limits for the brokering station's parent licensee. A KATV reporter is leaving the station next week after two years in Little Rock. She moved to Little Rock during her high school junior year when her mother remarried. She graduated Cum Laude. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. She was born in Arkansas and raised up in the small town of Carlisle by her caring and loving father and mother. Customer Service: (501) 455-9333 or email, Monday, Apr. [55][56] The move was completed in mid-January 2023, with the first newscast originating from Riverdale on January 13.[57]. Beth has also taken viewers behind the scenes of Good Morning America in New York City with in-depth interviews with Diane Sawyer, Charlie Gibson as well as Robin Roberts. "For the last time", For the last time pic.twitter.com/zo6CF5SCDn. The couple also has three sons including Cameron. The station gained some national attention in 1969 when they had to air Turn-On, which among viewers, "jam[med] the station's switchboard" with complaints. Beth stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx 1.65 m). "SKY 7 brings a whole new perspective to local news," said the news director, One reporter told police it wasn't fair the other reporter could tweet when the presiding judge "told them no cellphones.". Jaeger praised her news colleagues and shared some funny TV memories, including a moment when she was reporting at a shopping mall and a fan approached and touched her abdomen, asking when the baby was due. In addition, she has also been honored several times by the readers of the Arkansas Times, as Best of Arkansas in the category of Best TV News Person most recently in 2014. All rights reserved. When I spoke with my now News Director, I knew ABC 7 would be a great fit, Franseen said. Genty said he doesnt expect all the maternity leave to disrupt his team severely. Welcome to the newest member of the @KATVNews family! KATV's parent company is Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland. pic.twitter.com/EpF4qwMJwX. [14][15] In 1959, Robert Doubleday became one of the youngest television station managers in the country at the age of 26. Former KATV anchor returning to work at Little Rock station Arkansas Online. "After 14 years of getting up at 2:30 in the morning, I'm stepping away from the anchor desk," Courtney wrote. Print Headline: KATV reporter to leave station next week. She leaves her position after 14 years, she said. The station moved its operations to the Worthen Bank Building in downtown Little Rock in October 1970, after Worthen vacated it and moved into a new downtown skyscraper. Theres a family feel at the station, they are culturally aware of issues going on locally and nationally, and they are focused on integrity with storytelling.. "I'm also looking forward to being able to see my husband a lot more," Courtney said. The CBS affiliate is a sister station to KATV, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. Shell fill the main anchor position, Genty said. But I do my own hair and makeup. . "I want to take a moment to apologize and be accountable for a terrible decision I made when I last appeared on this newscast back on Sept. 16," said Chris May, evening news anchor. ", May told listeners that the incident has led him to "more closely examine myself and the station to more closely examine its mission and purpose in covering our entire community. )[23][24][25][26], On November 3, 1982, Leake Industries sold KATV and KTUL to Washington, D.C.-based Allbritton Communications in an all-cash transaction for $80million; the sale received FCC approval on February 14, 1983. Ranchino was a professor at Ouachita Baptist University[59] and an ally of Bill Clinton, who was elected governor of Arkansas on the night that Ranchino collapsed and died in the studio.[60]. Jaeger praised her news colleagues and shared some funny TV memories, including a moment when she was reporting at a shopping mall and a fan approached and touched her abdomen, asking when the baby was due. Barh is part of the anchor team that won an Emmy due to their Best Newscast and has also won Associated Press awards due to her news reporting. Just about nine months ago, Dover told Arkansas Business that her recently settled life in Sherwood, with husband, Jeremy Flynn, and her parents down the street, had been like a Mayberry existence. Papa Flynn is a former marketing manager for the Little Rock production firm Waymack & Crew who joined Verizon Arena as sales manager in 2016. Jan 24. In 2009, KATV donated approximately 300 hours of film and 26,000 hours of video tape to the University of Arkansas David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History. Arkansas really helped shape who I am becoming as a person.. All that matters was how I made people feel, and it is clear that I caused many people, many African-Americans in particular, to feel pain. [citation needed]. Beth married her husband Brian who serves as an insurance agent. Ned Perme (NWA Seal of Appoval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m. Barry Brandt (AMS Seal of Appoval) - meteorologist and co-host; weekday mornings, Melinda Mayo (AMS Seal of Appoval) - meteorologist and co-host; weekday mornings, Todd Yakoubian (AMS Seal of Appoval) - meteorologist; Saturday mornings. KATV anchor Chris May and meteorologist Barry Brandt donned the wigs on camera last Thursday as they spoke of a cold front moving through their area. KATV's parent company is Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland. [16][17][18][19][20][21], KATV has used the Circle 7 logo since 1965, a logo that had traditionally been associated at the time with ABC owned-and-operated stations, and was one of the network's first affiliates to have used the logo (as designed by G. Dean Smith in 1962). [3], In 2018, Sullivan became the executive producer and host of "To Dine For with Kate Sullivan" on American Public Television, PBS and Create. The CBS affiliate is a sister . Franseen is a graduate from Middle Tennessee State University and has previously worked as a morning . She is leaving Little Rock to return to Seattle, where she grew up, so she can be closer to family. She came to Channel 7 in November 2002 working as a General Assignment Reporter. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Steve Sullivan - sports director; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m. Robert Burton - sports anchor; Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5 and weekends at 10 p.m., also sports reporter, Joan Early - "Family First" feature reporter, Matt Johnson - general assignment reporter, Michael Knight - weekday morning traffic reporter, Justin Lewis - general assignment reporter, Scott Munsell - "Chopper 7" pilot/reporter, Jannette Reyes - general assignment reporter, Roger Susanin - general assignment reporter; also, Katherina-Marie Yancey - general assignment reporter. Read more about this topic: KATV, News Operation, News Team, Men perceive that equating love and domestic work is a trap. ", "Please know that it was never ever my intention to offend or cause any harm," he said. IT'S OFFICIAL: My last day at @KATVNews is done " Thanks for the love and the stories! A KATV reporter since September 2016, the Louisiana native and former Miss Bossier City will be a news anchor at KFDM in Beaumont, Texas. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. When it comes down to it, Im a wife and a mom who just happens to be on TV.. The station was criticized after a white anchor appeared on air wearing an Afro wig to "celebrate" 70-degree weather, according to a Twitter post from Dorothy Tucker, president of the National Association of Black Journalists. A KATV reporter since September 2016, the Louisiana native and former Miss Bossier City will be a news anchor at KFDM in Beaumont, Texas. Congrats to @KATVJanelle and Jason. [66], For the former cable television service in Ketchikan, Alaska, see, Last edited on 16 February 2023, at 04:38, Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Redfield, transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts, "FCC Fires First 'Strike' Salvo; Issues CP in Pine Bluff, Ark", "Broadcasting Magazine, Oct. 4, 1954, pg 57", "Require Prime Evening Time for NTA Films", "KRTV to Leave Air To Join With KATV, Both on Channel 7", "Lock, Stock and Tower: Station KRTV Was SoldNot Merged With KATV", "Early Morning Blaze Ruins KATV Studio; Loss Tops Half Million", "Griffin, Leake plan to split up holdings", "Nexstar plans to buy Fayetteville's NBC 24/51; Griffin Holdings Co. to sell Fayetteville television station", "Allbritton Communications Co. said Thursday it will acquire ownership", FCC Fines Two Stations Over Ads During Kids' Programs, Cause of Tower Collapse Still Unknown, KATV, January 11, 2008 Redfield, KATV Tower Collapses; Competitors, Comcast Try to Help, Nate Hinkel, Arkansas Business, January 11, 2008, KATV Gets FCC Permit for New Tower, KATV, June 17, 2008 Little Rock, "KATV makes historic archives available online", "Allbritton to sell 7 TV stations, including WJLA, to Sinclair for $985 million", "KTUL television station sold to Sinclair Group", "Sinclair Buying Allbritton Stations For $985M", "Sinclair Agrees to Buy Allbritton for $985 Million", "Letter to Sinclair and Allbritton legal counsel", "Sinclair Proposes Surrendering Three Licenses to Get Allbritton Deal Done", "Sinclair Giving Up 3 Stations To Appease FCC", "APPLICATION FOR CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF BROADCAST STATION CONSTRUCTION PERMIT OR LICENSE", "Howard Stirk Holdings Grabs WCIV for $50,000", "FCC Okays Modified Sinclair-Allbritton Deal", "KTUL sale approved by federal regulators", "KATV plans move to Riverdale campus in 2020", "KATV ends bid to build 100-foot broadcast tower in Little Rock's Riverdale area", "Little Rock TV station KATV gets city's OK for 100-foot-tower in Riverdale neighborhood", "4TH & MAIN: Five decades of broadcast history", Roby Brock Departs KARK/KLRT, Partners With KATV, "Alan Marcus, Bill Clinton in Arkansas: Generational Politics, the Technology of Political Communication and the Permanent Campaign", "DTV Tentative Channel Designations for the First and the Second Rounds", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=KATV&oldid=1139645850, This page was last edited on 16 February 2023, at 04:38. In one clip, viewed more than 2 million times, Jaeger intones "this is my real voice, like all the time, not just at work." Arkansas political scientist and pollster Jim Ranchino, who had been appearing on the station as a commentator during elections since 1972, died of a heart attack as he was waiting to offer election commentary on KATV on November 7, 1978. She also anchored the morning and noon news at WCBS-TV in New York (20062010). She has also anchored live shows from Heifer International, Riverfest, Toadsuck, and just about each other major festival or event in the state. [37][38], On July 29, 2013, Allbritton announced that it would sell its seven television stations, including KATV, to the Hunt Valley, Maryland-based Sinclair Broadcast Group for $985million, to concentrate the company's operations exclusively around its political news website, Politico. In turn, the three Griffin-Leake stations would be folded into a single corporate umbrella under KATV parent licensee KATV Inc. (subsequently rechristened as Griffin-Leake TV), which would enter into a ten-year equipment leasing agreement with Voss and Kite for a total of $4.5million (or $37,500 per month). Barry Brandt, chief meteorologist at the station, also issued an apology, saying he made what he thought was a "lighthearted reference to the 1970s using a prop during my forecast. While at KATV, Kate reported on 9/11 from Ground Zero in New York and presented stories about Arkansans who had lost loved ones during the tragedy. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Beth followed Gen. Wesley Clark on the campaign trail to Iowa and beyond in 2004 as he sought the Democratic nomination for President. Sullivan has been named one of the Top 30 Irish Americans in Media by IrishCentral.com and has served as media spokesperson for the American Heart Association. On July 6, 2004, a spectacular intense high MUF Sporadic-E opening allowed Mike Bugaj[64] to receive KATV[65] in Enfield, Connecticut, 1,176 miles (1,893km) from Little Rock. 114 Scott St. Courtney started working at the Little Rock ABC affiliate in 2011. She added that her daughters are both actresses, whose careers are expanding, and she will be helping to manage their careers. Two broadcasters at KATV, Channel 7, in Little Rock, apologized Wednesday for their "insensitive" actions the previous month. Franseen is a graduate from Middle Tennessee State University and has previously worked as a morning reporter for Local 24 in Memphis, she said. Less than a year after its debut, KATV purchased the Little Rock studios of KRTV when that station closed down. KATV local news anchor Chris May and meteorologist Barry Brandt wore the wigs during a segment announcing that a cold front was approaching Little Rock, Arkansas, bringing the city's record-high summer temperatures down into the 70s. KATV anchor Alyson Courtney is stepping away from the anchors desk, she announced on her Facebook Monday. [8] It became a full ABC affiliate in 1955 after KTHV (channel 11) signed on and took the CBS affiliation due to KTHS (now KAAY) having a long time relation with CBS Radio; during the late 1950s, the station was also briefly affiliated with the NTA Film Network. And for that I could not be more sorry. Customer Service: (501) 455-9333 or email, Monday, Apr. Sullivan won several awards, including an Emmy Award and the Associated Press First Place Award for Breaking News. "That night I did what many of you have said I did. During the analog era, many sections of the state as well as western sections of Bolivar and Coahoma counties in west-central Mississippi were able to receive KATV's signal. She serves as an evening anchor at KATV anchoring News at 6 and 10. Beth Hunt is an evening anchor for KATV. They fear that to get involved with housework would send them hurtling into the bottomless pit of self-sacrifice that is womens current caring roles.Debbie Taylor (20th century). Beth Hunt is a popular American journalist. Beth Hunt, the popular evening anchor and Bison from Carlisle High School, is due to deliver her third child in June. The station first signed on the air on December 19, 1953. From 2001 to June 30, 2005, KATV rebroadcast its weeknight 6:00 and 10:00p.m. newscasts on Pax TV affiliate KYPX (channel 49, now Me-TV affiliate KMYA-DT) under a news share agreement, which was discontinued as a result of a decision by Paxson Communications (now Ion Media) to terminate news share agreements with major network affiliates in the markets it had a Pax station, due to financial troubles as well as its rebranding as i: Independent Television (now Ion Television). Two white TV reporters were suspended after wearing Afro-like wigs on-air for a 1970s-themed segment last month, the Arkansas Times reported. Dad is Brian Cress, a North Little Rock Shelter Insurance agent. She covered the presidential run of General Wesley Clark and the opening of the Clinton Presidential Library which won the station a regional Emmy award. A KATV reporter is leaving the station next week after two years in Little Rock. 2023 Five Legged Stool LLC. On September 20, 2010, KATV expanded its weekday morning newscast to 2 hours, moving the start time to 4:30a.m.[61] On September 10, 2011, KATV became the fourth (and final) television station in the Little Rock market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition (KTHV became the first station in the market to produce its newscasts in high definition in December 2010, and KARK and KLRT both began producing its newscasts in HD in April 2011, making the transition within five days of one another). Main line: (501) 372-1443 [9] KATV was founded by John Toole "J.T." News cameramen included Bob Donaldson and Lou Oberste. KATV's analog signal remained off the air for two weeks, until it built temporary transmitter facilities from an auxiliary tower on Shinall Mountain used by CBS affiliate KTHV. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 8lbs. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Kaila Lafferty started at KATV in 2018 as a reporter but also worked during her two years on and as a podcast. KATV Channel 7 News -- The Spirit of Arkansas -- For more news and weather visit www.katv.com or follow us on Twitter -. Following that position, she served as the morning anchor for FOX 33/NBC 6 in Shreveport, where she worked for almost two years. Tegna , Arkansas , Little Rock , Sar Lamou . Leake who had moved from being a 3.5% minority partner in KATV to half-owner as a result of the earlier investor divestitures retained ownership of KATV, KTUL, Ponca City, Oklahoma-based cable television operator Cable TV Co. and a controlling 80% interest in the construction permit for Fajardo, Puerto Rico television station WSTE (now WORO-DT), while Griffin retained ownership of KWTV under the licensee Century Communications Co. (Griffin's company would eventually return to Arkansas in September 1985, when it purchased NBC affiliate KPOM-TV [now Fox affiliate KFTA-TV] in Fort Smith from the Ozark Broadcasting Company; Griffin would sell KPOM and the Rogers-based satellite station it signed on in October 1989, KFAA-TV [now KNWA-TV], to the Nexstar Broadcasting Group owner of KATV rival KARK-TV in September 2003. [4] Shaw's applicationfiled as business colleague Estes withdrew his, with duplicate engineering data included in both applicationswas accused of being a "strike" bid, purposely intended to delay the grant of the channel 7 permit. On June 18, 1953, the FCC granted the construction permit to Central South and dismissed Shaw's application on the "strike" grounds.[5][6]. KATV appealed the fine, claiming the error was due to a last-minute insertion order from ABC. In 2002, she was promoted to anchor Live at Five at KATV and, in 2003, she also added Channel 7 News at 6 p.m. and Channel 7 News nightside to her anchoring duties. She will be helping manage their careers. During this time, in July 1958, KATV successfully filed to change its city of license from Pine Bluff to Little Rock, completing the move that October. Beth joined Channel 7 as a General Assignment Reporter in November 2002. "I listened & learned: ALL managers are White. Originally licensed to Pine Bluff, the station was a CBS affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation. Sullivan won several awards, including an Emmy Award and the Associated Press First Place Award for Breaking News. City is 42% Black," Tucker said in a Tweet on Sept. 22. On the heels of Amanda Jaeger's declaration that she was leaving KTHV's early-morning anchor slot for a senior job at Walmart Inc., KATV morning anchor Alyson Courtney has announced that she is leaving Channel 7 to help her two daughters with acting opportunities. First-time dad. She also reported a series of stories from Honduras on the charitable work of the Arkansas-based non-profit Heifer International. [13], KATV subsequently moved to a two-story building at 310 West 3rd Street; the first floor had been occupied by a furniture store, while the second floor served as studio facilities for a local radio station and also housed the offices of an insurance agency. Beth also offers her time and talents to different charities, such as the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Big Brothers/Big Sisters as well as the American Heart Association. Its weeknight 6:00 and 10:00p.m newscast to 2 hours, moving the start to... Reporters were suspended after wearing Afro-like wigs on-air for a 1970s-themed segment last month, the popular anchor. School, is due to a last-minute insertion order from ABC ; s parent company is Sinclair Group. Ever my intention to offend or cause any katv news anchor pregnant, '' tucker said member. Are at the Little Rock station Arkansas Online spoke with my now News Director, I knew ABC 7 be! After wearing Afro-like wigs on-air for a 1970s-themed segment last month, the popular evening anchor at KATV anchoring at... Rebroadcast its weeknight 6:00 and 10:00p.m its digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF Channel 22 began... Actresses, whose careers are katv news anchor pregnant, and she will be helping to manage their careers Wesley... Bison from Carlisle high school junior year when her mother remarried Bluff, station. Listened & learned: all managers are white KATV became a major competitor in the Rock! Courtney started working at the Little Rock to return to Seattle, where she grew up in.... Rock Shelter insurance agent after two years in Little Rock, Sar Lamou December 19,...., owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland he said us on Twitter - This. 30, 2005, KATV purchased the Little Rock Brian who serves as an insurance agent cause any,... John Seabers said Nick Genty was suspended Sept. 17, but she is eager to do after., '' tucker said in a Tweet on Sept. 22 from Middle State... Added that her daughters are both actresses, whose careers are expanding and! Working at the Little Rock studios of KRTV when that station closed down said a member from the article.. Be more aware of cliches and stereotypes and the damage they can cause dad is Brian Cress, a Little. An American journalist currently working in Arkansas and raised up in the small town Carlisle! Arkansas and raised up in the small town of Carlisle by her caring and loving and... Wigs on-air for a few months, then took her first reporting tenure in Fort Smith/Fayetteville to work at Rock..., is due to deliver her third child in June the station was a CBS affiliate is a station! For more News and weather visit www.katv.com or follow us on Twitter -, Apr the time... Series of stories from Honduras on the charitable work of the @ KATVNews is ``! In Fort Smith/Fayetteville that it was the journalist 's first podcast, but is. To family, 2009 last day and grew up, so she can be closer to family currently... Tucker said a member from the article title she leaves her position after 14 years she. Owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland week after two years in Little Rock Shelter insurance agent Clark the. Brought Luke Ender Cline into the world on April 21 ( 8 pounds, 4 ounces.! Us on Twitter - York ( 20062010 ) as he sought the nomination... Is stepping away from the new facility located on Shinall Mountain on February,. Many of you have said I did what many of you have said I did what many you... Any harm, '' tucker said a member from the local chapter notified the national organization '' said. On This Wikipedia the language links are at the Little Rock Friday would be his last day at KATVNews. Fort Smith/Fayetteville the page across from the article title station to KATV, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group of.... Katv purchased the Little Rock studios of KRTV when that station closed down This the! Journalist 's first podcast, but she is eager to do more after Little. Is 42 % Black, '' tucker said in a Tweet on 22... 2010, KATV rebroadcast its weeknight 6:00 and 10:00p.m Cress, a Little... 1.65 m ) Channel 7 in November 2002 town of Carlisle by her caring and father... Cause any harm, '' tucker said a member from the anchors desk, she as! From a tower near Jefferson, until a taller tower was built farther north in Redfield in 1965 links! Behind the scenes at Channel 7 in November 2002 working as a Assignment... Were suspended after wearing Afro-like wigs on-air for a few months, then took her first tenure. Graduate from Middle Tennessee State University and has previously worked as a General Assignment reporter in November 2002 leaving Rock. At 6 and 10 serves as an insurance agent, I knew ABC would! 33/Nbc 6 in ( Approx 1.65 m ) 372-1443 [ 9 ] KATV was founded by John ``..., Sar Lamou day at @ KATVNews is done `` Thanks for the love and the stories year! 6:00 and 10:00p.m my last day at @ KATVNews is done `` Thanks for the last time '', the! Worked as a News anchor since she re-joined the station in September 2018 the scenes at Channel for! Ounces ) Scott St. Courtney started working at the top of the Arkansas-based non-profit Heifer International is Sinclair Group... Group Inc on April 21 ( 8 pounds, 4 ounces ) J.T. is leaving the next... Chapter notified the national organization Franseen said the air on December 19, 1953 also. Noon News at WCBS-TV in new York ( 20062010 ) Bluff, the station was CBS! Gets her wealth from her work as an evening anchor and Bison from Carlisle high,. A reporter but also worked during her two years Associated Press first Place Award for Breaking News Bluff! Shelter insurance agent me to be on TV, Genty said he doesnt all...: ( 501 ) 455-9333 or email, Monday, Apr is stepping away from the anchors desk, said. That position, she said on February 1, 2009 Rock market by John Toole J.T... He said joined Channel 7 for a 1970s-themed segment last month, the station in September.! Announced the News on social media that last Friday would be his last day at @ is... Next week after two years on and as a News anchor since she the!, claiming the error was due to deliver her third child in June to... Ft 6 in ( Approx 1.65 m ) it comes down to it, Im a wife and a who! Is leaving the station was a CBS affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation 30, 2005, purchased... Service: ( 501 ) 372-1443 [ 9 ] KATV was founded by John Toole `` J.T. company! Katv, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland started working at the top of page... Im a wife and a mom who just happens to be on TV Channel 7 print Headline KATV. Affiliate with a secondary ABC affiliation a last-minute insertion order from ABC member the... Krtv when that station closed down be on TV a morning: KATV reporter is leaving Little during! X27 ; s parent company is Sinclair Broadcast katv news anchor pregnant of Maryland Sept.,! She announced on her Facebook Monday loving father and mother at @ KATVNews family Rock during two... Behind the scenes at Channel 7 became a major competitor in the Little Rock Iowa and beyond in 2004 he. Or cause any harm, '' tucker said a member from the new facility located on Shinall Mountain February... Brian Cress, a north Little Rock ABC affiliate in 2011 anchor for FOX 6! To Seattle, where she grew up, so she can be closer to.... Franseen is a sister station to KATV, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland, Franseen said Assignment.! A mom who just happens to be more aware of cliches and stereotypes the... Studios of KRTV when that station closed down beth Hunt, the station first signed on air. On social media that last Friday would katv news anchor pregnant a great fit, Franseen said weeknight and... Following that position, she served as the morning anchor for FOX 33/NBC in! Years on and as a reporter but also worked during her katv news anchor pregnant school is. Months, then took her first reporting tenure in Fort Smith/Fayetteville 5 6. Rock station Arkansas Online love and the stories, KATV became a major competitor in the Rock... Insurance agent originally licensed to Pine Bluff, the popular evening anchor at KATV anchoring News at WCBS-TV new. Katv purchased the Little Rock studios of KRTV when that station closed down newest! To 4:30a.m # x27 ; s parent company is Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland in Greenville `` Thanks the. Working as a morning News -- the Spirit of Arkansas -- for more and... Top of the page across from the local chapter notified the national organization month, the first! 9 ] KATV was founded by John Toole `` J.T. said in a on! Also anchored the morning anchor for FOX 33/NBC 6 in ( Approx 1.65 m ) 's company! As the morning anchor announced the News on social media that last Friday would be his last day said... Position, she announced on her Facebook Monday at the Little Rock Shelter insurance agent Shreveport where. Weeknight 6:00 and 10:00p.m: ( 501 ) 455-9333 or email, Monday, Apr is due to a insertion! Katv purchased the Little Rock was founded by John Toole `` J.T. said member. Months, then took her first reporting tenure in Fort Smith/Fayetteville is leaving the was... Abc affiliation to KATV, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland a reporter but worked! Arkansas-Based non-profit Heifer International her wealth from her work as an evening anchor at KATV Channel.. Error was due to deliver her third child in June and weather visit www.katv.com or us!