Shreveport Station Adds New Weekend Anchor
This from the tip jar:Meredith Hillgartner coming to KTBS as the new weekend morning anchor from KLBK (Lubbock).
View ArticleKFSM Debuts New AM Anchor
KFSM/Channel 5/Northwest Arkansas has a new weekday morning news anchor. April Baker comes to The Natural State from Myrtle Beach, SC.
View ArticleTHV to Offer TV Programs on Secondary Channel
KTHV/Channel 11/Little Rock President and GM Michael Caplan has announced Antenna TV will begin airing on the station's second digital channel. Antenna TV will offer such classics as I Dream of...
View ArticleTHV/Dish Taking it Day by Day
Wow who knew it was time for KTHV/Channel 11/Little Rock to negotiate another deal with Dish to keep it on its system. From the station's face book post its down to being a day by day decision. I...
View ArticleFort Smith News Director Leaving
Source: KHBS/KHOG Press Release Greg Shepperd, who since 2012 has served as News Director of KHBS/KHOG-TV’s 40/29 News, the Hearst Television ABC and CW affiliates serving the Fort Smith and...
View ArticleKTHV's Parent Company Resorts to Name Calling About Re-trans Spat
Tegna has resorted to calling DISH Network names due to not being able to reach a retransmission agreement. Here's the press release:“TEGNA has worked hard over the course of months to reach a deal...
View ArticleTHV to Return to Dish
TEGNA, the parent company of KTHV/Channel 11/Little Rock reports an agreement has been reached with DISH Network to return all their stations to its lineup. Of course terms of the multi-year agreement...
View ArticleReporter Changes Stations
This from the tip box:Jo Ellison returns to tv news in ft. Smith arkansas. She's joined kfsm "5 news" as a reporter. She used to work at 40/29 khbs/khog as a reporter.
View ArticleJonesboro Reporter Moves to Little Rock
This from the tip jar:Jessi Turnure leaves KAIT for KLRT/KARK. Turnure had been an anchor/reporter for KAIT since May 2013
View ArticleNew KATV Set Takes Advantage of the Newest Technologies
Seems KATV's Daybreak morning program recently got new digs. Neal Gladner with AMP-POB has posted a story about how the new set came about. The story states the old set was used for 25 years. Of...
View ArticleKATV is ON YOUR SIDE
Just noticed KATV/Channel 7/Little Rock has changed it's slogan from "The Spirit of Arkansas" to "On your side". How long have they been using this? I guess this was a Viacom change.The cable company...
View ArticleKTHV Adds New Reporter
KTHV/Channel 11/Little Rock has brought a new reporter on board. Winnie Wright comes to Little Rock from Georgia. According to her bio, Winne attended the University of Alabama and was an intern at...
View ArticleLong Time KATV Anchor Leaving
Long time KATV/Channel 7/Little Rock anchor Scott Inman is leaving the station. Arkansas Online reports the more than 15 year KATV veteran is leaving the anchor desk early next year to join GenWealth...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Anchor/Reporter Leaving
From the tip box KHBS/KHOG/40/29 morning news anchor Ben Wagner is leaving Northwest Arkansas. Ben is headed to WISN/ Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he will be a morning anchor/reporter. Ben joined 40/29...
View ArticleTEGNA Employees To Get Bonus
TEGNA, the parent company of KTHV/Channel 11/Little Rock, is giving its employees a little extra in their paychecks this holiday season. TV Spy reports TEGNA employees will recieve a $400 bonus this...
View ArticleFormer Fort Smith GM Passes Away
Former KFSM/Channel 5/Fort Smith General Manager Edward Eugene “Gene” Graham has passed away. KFSM reports Graham passed away Saturday in Fort Smith. Graham spent 24 years at Channel 5 before...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Station Names New News Director
KHBS/KHOG/Channel 40/29/Northwest Arkansas has named a new news director. Colleen Clement has been tabbed for the position. Clement comes to Arkansas from WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Michigan where she was...
View ArticleShreveport Station Recieves New Logo
KTBS/Channel 3/Shreveport, LA has a new logo. I will have to watch their newscasts to see if their on-air graphics have changed as well.
View ArticleChanges Made in Northwest Arkansas
From the tip box:40/29 News has announced a change up in on-air talent. Allison Wise, was named their new Breaking News and Traffic Anchor. Joshua Cole will be moving to the position of Weekend Sunrise...
View ArticleArkLaTex Anchor Moving to the Big D
This from the tip box:KTBS/Channel 3/Shreveport staffer Jessica Crandall is leaving for Dallas this week. Apparently her spouse got a better job there.
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