City is 42% Black," Tucker said in a Tweet on Sept. 22. She was born in Beaufort, South Carolina and grew up in Greenville. This story has been updated. Main line: (501) 372-1443 It was objectionable. 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. 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. The couple has three sons including Cameron. She also reported a series of stories from Honduras on the charitable work of the Arkansas-based non-profit Heifer International. 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. 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 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. [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. 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. And I will work to regain your trust.". Philadelphia , Little Rock . We've got big baby news at FOX 5 DC! 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. 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). Levi White, 32, and Zackary King, 27, face up to 10 years in prison for using excessive force. 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). KATV appealed the fine, claiming the error was due to a last-minute insertion order from ABC. . KATV's parent company is Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland. She earns a satisfying amount from her work as an evening anchor at KATV Channel 7. A native of Columbia, Missouri, and graduate of the University of Central Missouri, Jaeger joined KTHV after two years at KWCH in the Wichita, Kansas, market. All rights reserved. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Beth married her husband Brian who serves as an insurance agent. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. [10][11][12] The studios were damaged in a fire that occurred on the morning of November 1, 1957. She graduated Cum Laude. She came to Channel 7 in November 2002 working as a General Assignment Reporter. Courtney even led her news with it. All rights reserved. I pack lunch for my child and work out of a cubicle. One of her grandmothers worked as a nurse and the other as a homemaker, so beth had great examples of how to work and how to run a home. In September 2010, Sullivan joined WBBM-TV in Chicago, where she worked until she left the station in September 2015. Last month, Sinclair Group Manager John Seabers said the company will implement further training for sensitivity and workplace conduct to ensure incidents like this don't happen again. "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. 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. 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. Prior to joining Channel 7, Mayo served as the weekend and morning anchor for News Operation. News cameramen included Bob Donaldson and Lou Oberste. Beth Hunt is a popular American journalist. Tucker said a member from the local chapter notified the national organization. On December 9, 1952, the Central South Sales Co. (owned by John T. Griffin and James C. Leake) applied for a construction permit to build a new channel 7 TV station in Pine Bluff;[2] it was later joined by competing applications from the Pine Bluff Television Co. (owned by Dallas construction executive Burnett Estes) on December 27, 1952,[3] and the Arkansas Television Company, owned by construction and real estate executive Gaylord Shaw, and unrelated to the company of the same name that founded KTHV [channel 11]) on January 28, 1953. )[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. Facts Buddy Fast, Factual, Free! A KATV reporter since September 2016, the Louisiana native and former Miss Bossier City will be a news anchor at KFDM in Beaumont, Texas. 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. [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). FILE A KATV sign is shown in this undated file photo. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. She is 45 years old. Beth followed Gen. Wesley Clark on the campaign trail to Iowa and beyond in 2004 as he sought the Democratic nomination for President. But I do my own hair and makeup. KATV's parent company is Sinclair Broadcast Group of Maryland. 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 attended and graduated in 1995 from Carlisle High School. 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. Sullivan was a co-anchor of the evening news for WBBM-TV in Chicago with Rob Johnson from September 2010 to September 2015. FILE A KATV sign is shown in this undated file photo. "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. Jean was born and raised in Memphis, TN, which isn't too far from the Natural State. 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. 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. KATV was one of a few television stations affiliated with a network other than NBC to participate in a news share agreement with a Pax TV station. Rusley Heads to BeaumontOne face you wont be seeing on Channel 7 is Kimberly Rusleys. When it comes down to it, Im a wife and a mom who just happens to be on TV.. 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. 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.). Beth joined Channel 7 as a General Assignment Reporter in November 2002. pic.twitter.com/EpF4qwMJwX. Marina Marraco & Angie Goff break some personal news! 8lbs. 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. [14][15] In 1959, Robert Doubleday became one of the youngest television station managers in the country at the age of 26. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). 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. 12, 2022 - 8:15 AM Courtney started working at the Little Rock ABC affiliate in 2011. 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. . Beth Hunt is an evening anchor for KATV. Clear Channel Broadcasting Tower Redfield, Erin Hawley - Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5, and weekends at 10 p.m.; also investigative reporter, Scott Inman - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.; also reporter, Christina Muoz - weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.; also reporte. 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