When I spoke with my now News Director, I knew ABC 7 would be a great fit, Franseen said. The station's transmitter tower in Redfield collapsed on January 11, 2008, while workers were adjusting guy wires[34] (the tower was also used by the Arkansas Educational Television Network for the analog signal of flagship station KETS (channel 2), whose analog signal remained off-air until June 13, 2008, when a temporary analog antenna was installed at the Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Redfield, where its digital transmitter had already originated). Beth Hunt, the popular evening anchor and Bison from Carlisle High School, is due to deliver her third child in June. 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. Both anchors were clearly tired of their alarm clocks. Prior to joining Channel 7, Mayo served as the weekend and morning anchor for News Operation. [3], In 2018, Sullivan became the executive producer and host of "To Dine For with Kate Sullivan" on American Public Television, PBS and Create. 11, 2022 1:50 pm KATV buys Riverdale site for $4.4M Arkansas Online. Evening anchors Marina Marraco and Angie Goff are both pregnant - at the same time! Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Donaldson would later lead the film department at the University of Arkansas Medical School for many years, and Oberste would work at the Arkansas Department of Tourism. Jan 24. Most importantly, she has won many awards. 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]. [35] KATV eventually received FCC approval to build a new tower on Shinall Mountain, where Little Rock's other major network affiliates (and both of KATV's present backup signals) are located. Arkansas Business Publishing Group KATV began transmitting its digital signal from the new facility located on Shinall Mountain on February 1, 2009. Melinda Mayo is a Pine Bluff native who enjoys delivering the weather for her home state. Beth anchors Channel 7 News at 6 and 10. Read more about this topic: KATV, News Operation, News Team, Men perceive that equating love and domestic work is a trap. KATV will soon welcome a new weekend anchor to its team: Memphis native Jean Franseen. 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. "My oldest daughter is a junior in high school now and it's important to me to be able to be there for all the special moments she has coming up before she heads off to college. Overnight producer Kristen Belue and husband, David, are expecting their first child, also in June. She also reported a series of stories from Honduras on the charitable work of the Arkansas-based non-profit Heifer International. Beth Hunt is a 45-year-old American evening anchor at KATV Channel 7. It was the journalist's first podcast, but she is eager to do more after a little rest. [36] The license for the station's analog signal continued to reference the Redfield tower as its transmitter site while the station was broadcasting in analog from the temporary site on Shinall Mountain, as well as in digital over a subchannel of KWBF. KATV anchor Alyson Courtney is stepping away from the anchors desk, she announced on her Facebook Monday. She has also anchored live shows from Heifer International, Riverfest, Toadsuck, and just about each other major festival or event in the state. Beth married her husband Brian who serves as an insurance agent. A KATV reporter since September 2016, the Louisiana native and former Miss Bossier City will be a news anchor at KFDM in Beaumont, Texas. KATV's analog signal remained on Comcast in the Little Rock area after the collapse as it received the station through a direct feed from KATV's Main Street studios, although the HD feed was initially interrupted; Comcast also delivered KATV's signal to other cable and satellite providers. First-time dad. 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. Kate Sullivan (born June 19, 1976) is an American television show host, producer, and television news anchor. When it comes down to it, Im a wife and a mom who just happens to be on TV.. 30, 2018 12:00 am "And moving forward, we promise we will.". The station was criticized after a white anchor appeared on air . 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. She moved to Little Rock during her high school junior year when her mother remarried. KATV also first placed the Circle 7 inside a square in the 1990s; WJLA now uses this version as well, though neither station uses it consistently (KATV stopped placing the Circle 7 logo inside the square in September 2008). Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. The station first signed on the air on December 19, 1953. @KATVChrisMay, KATVBeth, @KATVNed, @KATVNICK pic.twitter.com/NB43aEFQRV, ITS OFFICIAL: My last day at @KATVNews is done, Rusley posted April 20 on Twitter. (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. 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. The news director for KATV, Channel 7, has been fired, Sinclair Broadcast Group confirmed Friday. KATV'S Kaila Lafferty demonstrates how she edited her on-air reports and the podcast, Timeline: The Disappearance of Cassie Compton, in the KATV studios in downtown Little Rock. She initially joined the station in April 2014 as a reporter and multimedia journalist, however, two years and three months she left the station. Courtney stated her decision to. 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. Brian serves as an insurance agent. FILE A KATV sign is shown in this undated file photo. KATV Channel 7 News -- The Spirit of Arkansas -- For more news and weather visit www.katv.com or follow us on Twitter -. All rights reserved. All rights reserved. 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). Brian serves as an insurance agent. Franseen will report during the week and serve as an anchor for the station on weekends, she said. 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. "That night I did what many of you have said I did. 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. Franseen is a graduate from Middle Tennessee State University and has previously worked as a morning . 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Beths average salary is $76,319 per year. All rights reserved. KATV (channel 7) is a television station in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, affiliated with ABC and owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sullivan is originally from Lakeville, Massachusetts, and graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame.[1][2]. 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.. Congrats to @KATVJanelle and Jason. Tegna , Arkansas , Little Rock , Sar Lamou . 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. KATV news director terminated, company confirms nwaonline.com. "I'm also looking forward to being able to see my husband a lot more," Courtney said. Jaeger, with her pageant looks and surprisingly stentorian voice, saw her popularity bound well beyond Arkansas when she took to social media, and particularly TikTok, with its funny video snippets, in 2020. Currently, Beth serves as an evening anchor at KATV Channel 7. Beth followed Gen. Wesley Clark on the campaign trail to Iowa and beyond in 2004 as he sought the Democratic nomination for President. 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. 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). The station held a Zoom meeting Wednesday. She was appointed by Governor Mike Beebe to serve on the AR Governors Council on Fitness in 2010. However, it lost the appeal in April 2010.[33]. Philadelphia , Little Rock . Therefore, Beth has accumulated a decent fortune over the years she has worked. The CBS affiliate is a sister . . [53][54] KATV originally planned to move to the Riverdale facility in early 2020; however, the relocation was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. 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. 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. We've got big baby news at FOX 5 DC! 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. )[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. 2023 Five Legged Stool LLC. [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). 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. Griffin and James C. "Jimmy" Leake (who also founded sister station KTUL in Tulsa and original sister station KWTV in Oklahoma City, the company founded by the former of the two founders would later become the present-day Griffin Communications). "My intentions were irrelevant. 2023 Five Legged Stool LLC. She was complimentary of Sinclair in subsequent tweets and commended the company for firing Genty. 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. Main line: (501) 372-1443 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. Upon its move to the Riverdale building, the Main Street facility is to be redeveloped as part of the planned Little Rock Technology Park complex. Little Rock, AR 72201, Toll free: (888) 322-6397 "I listened & learned: ALL managers are White. 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. USA. Welcome to the newest member of the @KATVNews family! All rights reserved. Thanks for the love and the stories!. 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. She is a woman of above-average stature. But she longed for home, and Genty welcomed her with open arms in 2013. [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. 2 min read, Arkansas Bar Association Legal Hall of Fame, East Village Brewery Seeks $4.5M Planning Permit, 2024 Eclipse Seen as Historic Tourism Opportunity, PCME Receives $766,100 Judgment in Federal Court, New Heights Restaurant George's Hints at Summer Opening, Outdoor Recreation is 'Big Business,' With Room to Grow, 5 CTEH Employees Killed in Little Rock Plane Crash, Supreme Court Won't Upset Arkansas Anti-Israel Boycott Law, Car-Mart Profit Plummets 92% in Fiscal Q3. KATV originally transmitted its signal from a tower near Jefferson, until a taller tower was built farther north in Redfield in 1965. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox, Chris Kane Leaves KATV Little Rock After 12 Years, KATV Morning Anchor Alyson Courtney Leaves Station, Little Rock Anchors Return From Suspension, Apologize for Offensive Decision to Wear Afro Wigs On-Air, News Director at Sinclairs Little Rock Station Fired After Racist Incidents, Local Journalists Social Media Updates Show Sweep of Winter Storm, KATV Names Midday Meteorologist as New Chief, Arkansas Station Launches States First Drone, Little Rock Reporters Feud Over Courtroom Tweeting. Less than a year after its debut, KATV purchased the Little Rock studios of KRTV when that station closed down. Marina Marraco & Angie Goff break some personal news! News cameramen included Bob Donaldson and Lou Oberste. KATV will soon welcome a new weekend anchor to its team: Memphis native Jean Franseen. Facts Buddy Fast, Factual, Free! 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. Later on, Beth went to Jonesboro, where she received a degree in Radio-Television from Arkansas State University. Kaila Lafferty started at KATV in 2018 as a Daybreak reporter but also worked during her two years on Good Morning Arkansas and as a podcast producer. KATV's parent company is Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland. I apologize deeply for my actions. It was originally published at 11:52 a.m. Beth stands at a height of 5 ft 6 in (Approx 1.65 m). KATV appealed the fine, claiming the error was due to a last-minute insertion order from ABC. "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. . "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.". The morning anchor announced the news on social media that last Friday would be his last day. Anne Pressly (August 28, 1982 - October 25, 2008) was an American news anchor for KATV Channel 7 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Then he took his staff in his hand, and chose five smooth stones from the wadi, and put them in his shepherd s bag, in the pouch; his sling was in his hand, and he drew near to the Philistine.Bible: Hebrew, 1 Samuel 17:40. Todd Yakoubian KATV, Bio, Wiki, Age, Weather Blog, Salary, Net Worth, Alyson Courtney Little Rock, Bio, Wiki, Age, Husband, Salary, and Net Worth, Copyright 2023 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes, List of States in the US, Alphabetical list of States in the U.S., and Abbreviation of States in United States. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 22. 61,920 talking about this. 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. Rusley, whos from Bossier City, got her start in Shreveport at KSLA, then worked across town as a multimedia journalist and reporter at KTAL. 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. Print Headline: KATV reporter to leave station next week. Dad is Brian Cress, a North Little Rock Shelter Insurance agent. 40+ employees, only 8 Blacks. People view my job as very glamorous, she told Little Rock Family a few years ago. [9] KATV was founded by John Toole "J.T." She leaves her position after 14 years, she said. She has been a part of the. KATV was also carried on cable systems in those areas, including Greenville, Cleveland and Clarksdale. Beth Hunt is a popular American journalist. 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. KATV anchor Alyson Courtney is stepping away from the anchor's desk, she announced on her Facebook Monday. A KATV reporter is leaving the station next week after two years in Little Rock. Beth Hunt is an evening anchor for KATV. Customer Service: (501) 455-9333 or email, Monday, Apr. It was objectionable. 114 Scott St. Melinda Mayo (b. Apr 28) is a renowned American weather anchor and reporter working as a meteorologist for KATV, Channel 7, which is an NBC affiliate in Little Rock, Arkansas. She was born in Beaufort, South Carolina and grew up in Greenville. In 2000, she joined KATV, the Allbritton Communications Company owned ABC-affiliated television station in Little Rock, Arkansas, as a general assignment reporter. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. Elicia Dover, the Bryant native who co-hosts Good Afternoon Arkansas, is last in line, due for her firstborn in September. Beth joined Channel 7 as a General Assignment Reporter in November 2002. He'll anchor the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscast. The CBS affiliate is a sister station to KATV, owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. Shell fill the main anchor position, Genty said. 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. Doubleday was replaced in his former position by general sales manager Thomas Goodgame, who would later move to Tulsa as general manager and would eventually become president of Westinghouse Broadcasting.). KATV's parent company is Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland. KATV presently broadcasts 31 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with 5 hours each weekday, three hours on Saturdays and one hour on Sundays); in addition, the station produces the Sunday morning business and political discussion program Talk Business and Politics, hosted by Roby Brock (the program previously aired on Fox affiliate KLRT-TV (channel 16) from its debut in 2000 until its move to KATV on March 2, 2014). Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. )[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. She came to Channel 7 in November 2002 working as a General Assignment Reporter. 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. Kaila Lafferty started at KATV in 2018 as a reporter but also worked during her two years on and as a podcast. [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. "This incident has taught me to be more aware of cliches and stereotypes and the damage they can cause. Kate Sullivan (born June 19, 1976) is an American television show host, producer, and television news anchor. 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). Lafferty said some of her favorite experiences as a reporter included creating the podcast, Timeline: the Disappearance of Cassie Compton, and going into the community to learn about local traditions. She is the co-host of "Daybreak" and "Good Morning Arkansas" for KATV. All rights reserved. She also anchored the morning and noon news at WCBS-TV in New York (20062010). Nearly eight years later, in 2007, the FCC levied a $8,000 fine against KATV for violating the "host-selling" provision in the Children's Television Act that classifies the broadcast of a commercial that features characters from a children's program being televised (thus classified as the 'hosts') as a program-length commercial. Little Rock, AR 72201, Toll free: (888) 322-6397 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. 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 "Shinall"). She said she has a job at a station there but cannot yet announce which one. In addition to anchoring CBS 2 News This Morning with Maurice DuBois and CBS 2 News at Noon, she co-hosted and filled in as the newsreader at CBS' The Saturday Early Show with Chris Wragge, Lonnie Quinn, and Erica Hill. ", Arkansas Business Publishing Group Arkansas really helped shape who I am becoming as a person.. [55][56] The move was completed in mid-January 2023, with the first newscast originating from Riverdale on January 13.[57]. Sullivan joined the CBS team in 2006 and anchored CBS 2 News This Morning at WCBS-TV in New York. Her message? After ten months, she came back to central Arkansas and her Channel 7 family. [7] It was the second station in central Arkansas behind KRTV, channel 17 in Little Rock, which had gone on the air on April 4. It was insensitive. ", "Please know that it was never ever my intention to offend or cause any harm," he said. In a post-Oscars clip seen 2.6 million times, she jokes about the Will Smith-Chris Rock episode: "Update this morning, apparently everyone still hates Chris," and "studies say two things we shouldn't talk about: Bruno, and Jada.". (Photo by Cary Jenkins, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette). FILE A KATV sign is shown in this undated file photo. KATV primarily serves the central portion of Arkansas. ", Print Headline: KATV anchor, meteorologist apologize for controversial wig incident. She will be helping manage their careers. For nearly eight years, the donated footage remained untouched until the Tyson family donated $1.5million to the Pryor Center to digitize the footage. "My intentions were irrelevant. Beth serves as an evening anchor at KATV Channel 7. pic.twitter.com/EpF4qwMJwX. News director Nick Genty was fired as a result, but the suspended anchor returned to the air Wednesday night. [27][28][29][30][31][32], In February 1999, KATV aired commercials for the Walt Disney Pictures animated film Doug's 1st Movie during an ABC network broadcast of Disney's Doug. Turner and Dulaney would then sell the equipment, valued at $2.3million, to First National Bank of Oklahoma City executives C. A. Voss and James Kite for $3million. On June 18, 1953, the FCC granted the construction permit to Central South and dismissed Shaw's application on the "strike" grounds.[5][6]. 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