KSLA-TV
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KSLA, virtual channel 12, is the CBS
-affiliated television station
for Shreveport, Louisiana
and the Ark-La-Tex
region. Owned by Raycom Media
, it broadcasts its digital signal on UHF
channel 17. The sole transmitter is located in Mooringsport, Louisiana
. Alongside KYTX
, it is carried on some cable providers in Lufkin
and Nacogdoches
and it is available on DirecTV in the Oklahoma
portion of the Arklatex alongside Little Rock
affiliate, KTHV
, the Shreveport affiliates and other Little Rock affiliates.
, NBC
and DuMont
. However, it has always been a primary CBS affiliate. It lost NBC a year later when KTBS entered the Shreveport market. The two stations shared limited ABC programming until 1960, when Texarkana's KTAL-TV
took the NBC affiliation after Texarkana was collapsed into the Shreveport market. KTBS then became an exclusive ABC affiliate, leaving KSLA as a sole CBS affiliate. It, along with KMSS
, is one of two stations in the area to not change their primary affiliation. The station's studios were originally housed inside the Washington Youree Hotel in downtown Shreveport. William Carter Henderson, a son of KWKH
Radio founder William Kennon Henderson, Jr.
, was among the original owners of KSLA-TV.
On March 5, 1955, Elvis Presley
made his television debut on KSLA on Louisiana Hayride
from the Municipal Auditorium. That same year, D. L. Dykes, Jr.
, who launched a 30-year career as the pastor of the First Methodist Church at the Head of Texas Street in downtown Shreveport, began having his sermons televised on KSLA. Over the years, other churches followed Dykes's lead.
In 1966, Douglas F. Attaway
, the publisher of the now defunct Shreveport Journal became the majority owner of the station. During the second half of the 1960s and the early 1970s, KSLA was hence called "The Journal Station." In 1983, Attaway sold to the original Viacom, which later owned CBS. He had previously sold the Shreveport Journal to Shreveport businessman and philanthropist Charles T. Beaird
. In the early 1970s, the station moved to its current Fairfield Avenue studios near Schumpert Medical Center. The station added the -TV suffix in 1979, only to become the only Raycom-owned station to drop the suffix shortly after the 2009 digital transition.
KSLA was the first in the market to broadcast in color, to broadcast in stereo
sound, and to employ the use of satellites. The station claims to have the highest rated newscast in the entire state of Louisiana. one of its early anchormen, Don Owen served as a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission
from 1985-2003. KSLA was once the home of the Shreveport Captains, the defunct Canadian Football League
team, the Shreveport Pirates
, and Southeastern Conference
sports.
On October 8, 1977, the KSLA 1709' tower in Mooringsport, LA collapsed. No official cause was ever determined, but speculation centered upon a failure in the guy lines. Prior to 1978, Shreveport did not have a PBS
member station. During some of this time, KSLA aired Sesame Street
on weekday mornings. This arrangement ended when Louisiana Public Broadcasting
began full time PBS programming on KLTS. For a brief time in 1995, channel 12 aired UPN
programming late at night until KSHV (channel 45, now a MyNetworkTV
affiliate) picked up the network later in the year.
On September 1, 1995, Ellis Communications bought KSLA from Viacom; at the time, Viacom was in the process of selling off all of its television stations that did not have UPN as their primary affiliation, with KSLA being the first to be divested. Ellis was folded into Raycom Media in 1997. KSLA is a charter affiliate for the upcoming African-American centric Bounce TV, which will launch September 26, 2011
Digital channels>
Virtual
Channel
Video
Aspect
Programming
12.1
1080i
16:9
Main KSLA-TV programming / CBS
12.2
480i
4:3
This TV
12.3
Bounce TV
On June 12, 2009, KSLA left channel 12 and moved to channel 17 when the analog to digital conversion completed.
and America Now
(replacing Oprah
).
Among its most popular local programming were Al's Coral, a western-themed children's show hosted by Al Bolton, who was station meterologist for many years; Bob & His Buddies, a children's show hosted by longtime sports reporter Bob Griffin; and Hallelujah Train, a Sunday morning program many consider a religious version of Soul Train
.
KSLA was among the first 50 television stations in the country to air a local/national lifestyle magazine program concept called PM Magazine
from 1979 to 1984. This program franchise license was owned and guided by Group Westinghouse (Group W) and was a cutting-edge program hosted by Chuck Smith and Becky Strickland became one of the consistently highest rated versions in the country, beating popular syndicated programs M*A*S*H, The Newlywed Game
and People's Court
as it averaged high audience shares, sometimes higher than 30% throughout its 4+ years on KSLA. Despite its local success, PM Magazine was canceled in early 1984. The last rating period for 1984 revealed the program had a 25 rating/39 share (Arbitron 2/'84). Many television analysts agree that the PM Magazine
concept was the forerunner to other magazine programs such as Real People
, That's Incredible!
, and Entertainment Tonight
; as well as several other reality-based television spin-off programs and cable network show themes.
Another programming gaffe made by the Viacom management was the temporary cancellation of CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt in favor of running infomercials in the same timeslot. Cancellation of this long-term CBS signature program resulted in considerable outrage from local viewers, resulting in a strong letter campaign to the Viacom, the CBS network and local newspapers. The station was even subjected to picketing by some upset viewers who took their disgust to the streets in an effort to get the show reinstated. CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt was reinstated to the original timeslot after a few short weeks.
Anchors
StormTracker 12 Weather Team
Sports
Reporters
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
-affiliated television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
for Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana
Shreveport is the third largest city in Louisiana. It is the principal city of the fourth largest metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana and is the 109th-largest city in the United States....
and the Ark-La-Tex
Ark-La-Tex
The Ark-La-Tex, Arklatex, or ArkLaTex is a U.S. socio-economic region where Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and Oklahoma intersect. Some prefer the more inclusive Arklatexoma...
region. Owned by Raycom Media
Raycom Media
- History :Although Raycom Media dates its birth to 1996, the core of the company was formed in 1992 when Atlanta native Bert Ellis formed Ellis Communications. He eventually controlled 13 television stations and two radio stations....
, it broadcasts its digital signal on UHF
Ultra high frequency
Ultra-High Frequency designates the ITU Radio frequency range of electromagnetic waves between 300 MHz and 3 GHz , also known as the decimetre band or decimetre wave as the wavelengths range from one to ten decimetres...
channel 17. The sole transmitter is located in Mooringsport, Louisiana
Mooringsport, Louisiana
Mooringsport is a village in Caddo Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 833 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Shreveport–Bossier City Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography: Mooringsport is located at ....
. Alongside KYTX
KYTX
KYTX, virtual channel 19, is a television station based in Tyler, Texas, licensed to Nacogdoches. It operates on digital UHF 18. The CBS affiliate, owned by London Broadcasting Company, serves a swath of East Texas, including Tyler, Jacksonville, Lufkin and Nacogdoches. It is the sister station of...
, it is carried on some cable providers in Lufkin
Lufkin, Texas
Lufkin is a city in Angelina County, Texas, United States. Founded in 1882, the population was 35,067 in 2010. It is the county seat of Angelina County, and is situated in Deep East Texas.-History:...
and Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches, Texas
Nacogdoches is a city in Nacogdoches County, Texas, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the city's population to be 32,996. It is the county seat of Nacogdoches County and is situated in East Texas. Nacogdoches is a sister city of Natchitoches, Louisiana.Nacogdoches is the home of...
and it is available on DirecTV in the Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
portion of the Arklatex alongside Little Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas
Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
affiliate, KTHV
KTHV
KTHV , is the CBS network affiliate television station serving the Little Rock/Pine Bluff television market and central Arkansas. The station is owned by Gannett Company, which purchased the station in 1994...
, the Shreveport affiliates and other Little Rock affiliates.
History
KSLA is Shreveport's oldest station. It went on the air on October 1, 1954, airing programming from all four networks—CBS, ABCAmerican Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
and DuMont
DuMont Television Network
The DuMont Television Network, also known as the DuMont Network, DuMont, Du Mont, or Dumont was one of the world's pioneer commercial television networks, rivalling NBC for the distinction of being first overall. It began operation in the United States in 1946. It was owned by DuMont...
. However, it has always been a primary CBS affiliate. It lost NBC a year later when KTBS entered the Shreveport market. The two stations shared limited ABC programming until 1960, when Texarkana's KTAL-TV
KTAL-TV
KTAL-TV, virtual channel 6, is the NBC television affiliate serving the Shreveport, Louisiana/Texarkana, Arkansas-Texas market. It is licensed to the Texas side of Texarkana and is the only station in its market licensed outside of Louisiana. Its main studio is located in Shreveport with a...
took the NBC affiliation after Texarkana was collapsed into the Shreveport market. KTBS then became an exclusive ABC affiliate, leaving KSLA as a sole CBS affiliate. It, along with KMSS
KMSS-TV
KMSS-TV is the Fox affiliate in Shreveport, Louisiana. The station is seen via satellite through Dish Network and DirecTV...
, is one of two stations in the area to not change their primary affiliation. The station's studios were originally housed inside the Washington Youree Hotel in downtown Shreveport. William Carter Henderson, a son of KWKH
KWKH
KWKH is a classic country music radio station serving Shreveport, Louisiana. The 50-kilowatt station broadcasts at 1130 kHz. Formerly owned by Clear Channel Communications and Gap Central Broadcasting, it is now owned by Townsquare Media....
Radio founder William Kennon Henderson, Jr.
W. K. Henderson
William Kennon Henderson, Jr., usually known as W.K. Henderson , was a pioneer in the radio industry who in 1922 acquired WGAQ in Shreveport, Louisiana, expanded it, and renamed the call letters after himself as KWKH....
, was among the original owners of KSLA-TV.
On March 5, 1955, Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
made his television debut on KSLA on Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride was a radio and later television country music show broadcast from the Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, that during its heyday from 1948 to 1960 helped to launch the careers of some of the greatest names in American music...
from the Municipal Auditorium. That same year, D. L. Dykes, Jr.
D. L. Dykes, Jr.
David Leroy "D.L." Dykes, Jr. , was the senior pastor from 1955-1984 of the large First United Methodist Church in Shreveport, Louisiana...
, who launched a 30-year career as the pastor of the First Methodist Church at the Head of Texas Street in downtown Shreveport, began having his sermons televised on KSLA. Over the years, other churches followed Dykes's lead.
In 1966, Douglas F. Attaway
Douglas F. Attaway
Douglas F. "Doug" Attaway, Jr., was president and publisher of the defunct Shreveport Journal , a daily newspaper in northwest Louisiana. He was chairman of the board of KSLA-TV, the Shreveport, Louisisana CBS affiliate from 1966 until the channel was sold to Viacom in 1979...
, the publisher of the now defunct Shreveport Journal became the majority owner of the station. During the second half of the 1960s and the early 1970s, KSLA was hence called "The Journal Station." In 1983, Attaway sold to the original Viacom, which later owned CBS. He had previously sold the Shreveport Journal to Shreveport businessman and philanthropist Charles T. Beaird
Charles T. Beaird
Charles Thomas Beaird of Shreveport, Louisiana, was an industrialist, newspaper publisher, philanthropist and civic leader. He was a self-identified "liberal Republican" politician and a champion of civil rights. Born to James Benjamin Beaird and Mattie Connell Fort Beaird, his mother died six...
. In the early 1970s, the station moved to its current Fairfield Avenue studios near Schumpert Medical Center. The station added the -TV suffix in 1979, only to become the only Raycom-owned station to drop the suffix shortly after the 2009 digital transition.
KSLA was the first in the market to broadcast in color, to broadcast in stereo
STEREO
STEREO is a solar observation mission. Two nearly identical spacecraft were launched into orbits that cause them to respectively pull farther ahead of and fall gradually behind the Earth...
sound, and to employ the use of satellites. The station claims to have the highest rated newscast in the entire state of Louisiana. one of its early anchormen, Don Owen served as a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Louisiana Public Service Commission is an independent regulatory agency which manages public utilities and motor carriers in Louisiana. The commission has five elected members chosen in single-member districts for staggered six-year terms...
from 1985-2003. KSLA was once the home of the Shreveport Captains, the defunct Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
team, the Shreveport Pirates
Shreveport Pirates
The Shreveport Pirates were a Canadian Football League team, playing at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana, USA, in 1994 and 1995....
, and Southeastern Conference
Southeastern Conference
The Southeastern Conference is an American college athletic conference that operates in the southeastern part of the United States. It is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama...
sports.
On October 8, 1977, the KSLA 1709' tower in Mooringsport, LA collapsed. No official cause was ever determined, but speculation centered upon a failure in the guy lines. Prior to 1978, Shreveport did not have a PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
member station. During some of this time, KSLA aired Sesame Street
Sesame Street
Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The...
on weekday mornings. This arrangement ended when Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Louisiana Public Broadcasting is a state-run, viewer-supported state network of Public Broadcasting Service non-commercial educational Public television member stations serving the state of Louisiana outside Greater New Orleans. The stations are operated by the Louisiana Educational Television...
began full time PBS programming on KLTS. For a brief time in 1995, channel 12 aired UPN
UPN
United Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
programming late at night until KSHV (channel 45, now a MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
affiliate) picked up the network later in the year.
On September 1, 1995, Ellis Communications bought KSLA from Viacom; at the time, Viacom was in the process of selling off all of its television stations that did not have UPN as their primary affiliation, with KSLA being the first to be divested. Ellis was folded into Raycom Media in 1997. KSLA is a charter affiliate for the upcoming African-American centric Bounce TV, which will launch September 26, 2011
Digital television
The station's digital signal is UHF 17, multiplexed:Channel
Aspect ratio
The aspect ratio of a shape is the ratio of its longer dimension to its shorter dimension. It may be applied to two characteristic dimensions of a three-dimensional shape, such as the ratio of the longest and shortest axis, or for symmetrical objects that are described by just two measurements,...
1080i
1080i is the shorthand name for a high-definition television mode. The i means interlaced video; 1080i differs from 1080p, in which the p stands for progressive scan. The term 1080i assumes a widescreen aspect ratio of 16:9, implying a frame size of 1920×1080 pixels...
16:9
16:9 is an aspect ratio with a width of 16 units and height of 9. Since 2009, it has become the most common aspect ratio for sold televisions and computer monitors and is also the international standard format of HDTV, Full HD, non-HD digital television and analog widescreen television ...
480i
480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC...
This TV
This TV is a United States general entertainment television network, with a large emphasis in its programming on movies....
Bounce TV
Bounce TV is a United States television network airing on digital terrestrial television stations. Promoted as "the first 24/7 digital multicast broadcast network created exclusively for African Americans," Bounce TV launched on September 26, 2011 and features programming geared toward blacks in...
On June 12, 2009, KSLA left channel 12 and moved to channel 17 when the analog to digital conversion completed.
Programming
Syndicated programming on KSLA includes The DoctorsThe Doctors (2008 TV series)
The Doctors is an American syndicated talk show airing daily in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Sweden and Finland. It debuted on September 8, 2008. The hour-long daytime program is produced by Phil McGraw and his son Jay McGraw and is distributed domestically and globally by CBS Television...
and America Now
America Now
America Now is a daily television magazine program hosted by Leeza Gibbons and Bill Rancic, featuring "news you can really use" on lifestyle topics such as health, diet, family and pets. The show utilizes material from television stations owned by Raycom Media and original demonstrations from...
(replacing Oprah
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
).
Among its most popular local programming were Al's Coral, a western-themed children's show hosted by Al Bolton, who was station meterologist for many years; Bob & His Buddies, a children's show hosted by longtime sports reporter Bob Griffin; and Hallelujah Train, a Sunday morning program many consider a religious version of Soul Train
Soul Train
Soul Train is an American musical variety show that aired in syndication from October 1971 to March 2006. In its 35-year history, the show primarily featured performances by R&B, soul, and hip hop artists, although funk, jazz, disco, and gospel artists have also appeared.As a nod to Soul Trains...
.
KSLA was among the first 50 television stations in the country to air a local/national lifestyle magazine program concept called PM Magazine
PM Magazine
PM/Evening Magazine was a television series with a news and entertainment format. It was syndicated to stations throughout the United States...
from 1979 to 1984. This program franchise license was owned and guided by Group Westinghouse (Group W) and was a cutting-edge program hosted by Chuck Smith and Becky Strickland became one of the consistently highest rated versions in the country, beating popular syndicated programs M*A*S*H, The Newlywed Game
The Newlywed Game
The Newlywed Game is an American television game show that pits newly married couples against each other in a series of revealing question rounds to determine how well the spouses know each other. The program, originally created by Nick Nicholson and E. Roger Muir The Newlywed Game is an American...
and People's Court
People's Court
The People's Court may refer to:* local people's courts of the People's Republic of China* Vietnamese People's Court* People's Court , a court established by Adolf Hitler to deal with those accused of political offences...
as it averaged high audience shares, sometimes higher than 30% throughout its 4+ years on KSLA. Despite its local success, PM Magazine was canceled in early 1984. The last rating period for 1984 revealed the program had a 25 rating/39 share (Arbitron 2/'84). Many television analysts agree that the PM Magazine
PM Magazine
PM/Evening Magazine was a television series with a news and entertainment format. It was syndicated to stations throughout the United States...
concept was the forerunner to other magazine programs such as Real People
Real People
Real People is an NBC reality television series that aired from 1979 to 1984, on Wednesday and then Sunday nights. Its initial episodes aired live in the Eastern and Central Time Zones.-Synopsis:...
, That's Incredible!
That's Incredible!
That's Incredible! was an American reality television show that aired on the ABC television network from 1980 to 1984.-Synopsis:In the tradition of You Asked For It, Ripley's Believe It or Not! and Real People, the show featured people performing stunts and reenactments of allegedly paranormal events...
, and Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight is a daily tabloid television entertainment television news show that is syndicated by CBS Television Distribution throughout the United States, Canada and in many countries around the world. Linda Bell Blue is currently the program's executive producer...
; as well as several other reality-based television spin-off programs and cable network show themes.
Another programming gaffe made by the Viacom management was the temporary cancellation of CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt in favor of running infomercials in the same timeslot. Cancellation of this long-term CBS signature program resulted in considerable outrage from local viewers, resulting in a strong letter campaign to the Viacom, the CBS network and local newspapers. The station was even subjected to picketing by some upset viewers who took their disgust to the streets in an effort to get the show reinstated. CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt was reinstated to the original timeslot after a few short weeks.
News operation
In September 2008, KSLA became the first station in Louisiana (and one of the first in the nation) to air a 9 a.m. newscast. KSLA has the distinction of being one of two stations (KTBS being the other), to air an hour-long 6 p.m. newscast in the Shreveport-Texarkana market. On October 15, 2010, KSLA became the second television station in the Shreveport-Texarkana market to broadcast its local newscasts in high definition, rival KTBS upgraded its newscasts to high definition a day earlier.Newscast titles
- KSLA-TV News (1954-1961)
- Television 12/TV 12 Reports (1961-1966)
- 24 Hours (1966-1971)
- Channel 12 News (1971-1976)
- Channel 12 Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1976-1991) - Arklatex News 12 (1991-1997)
- News 12 (1997-2008)
- KSLA News 12 (2008–present)
Station slogans
- The Journal Station (mid 1960s-early 1970s)
- Part of Your Life (1970s)
- A Breath of Fresh Air! (1979; slogan for local version of PM Magazine)
- The Ark-La-Tex Station (1980s)
- Project Pride/Building Pride in the Ark-La-Tex (late 1980s-1997)
- Coverage You Can Count On (1997–present)
- Coverage You Can Click On (online slogan)
- We Track STORMS (weather slogan)
Current on-air staff
(as of February 11, 2011)Anchors
- Domonique Benn- weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Jeff Ferrell - Saturdays at 6, Sundays at 5:30, and weekends at 10 p.m.; also reporter
- Summer Knowles - weekday mornings (5-7 and 9-10 a.m.) and noon
- Pat Simon - weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Doug Warner - weekday mornings (5-7 and 9-10 a.m.) and noon; also reporter
StormTracker 12 Weather Team
- Stephen Parr (NWA Seal of Approval) - chief meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 6 and 10 p.m.
- Ron Young - meteorologist; weekday mornings (5-7 and 9-10 a.m.) and noon
- Kevin Roth - meteorologist; weekends
Sports
- Colin McElroy - sports director; weeknights at 6 and 10 p.m.
Reporters
- Tracy Clemons- general assignment reporter
- Fred Childers - general assignment reporter
- Adria Goins- general assignment reporter
- Denise Middleton - general assignment reporter
- Brittany Pieper- general assignment reporter
- Erin Stevenson- general assignment reporter
Previous on-air staff
- David Begnaud Reporter, now with KTLA in Los Angeles
- Najahe HallNajahe ShermanNajahe Sherman is a television news anchor and reporter for KSHB-TV, in Kansas City, Missouri. Throughout Najahe's tenure as a journalist, she has held news anchor, reporter and producer positions in the West, Midwest and South...
- anchor/Report (now with KSHB in Kansas City)
- Bob Thompson - News Announcer
- Don Owen - Evening Anchor
- Al Bolton – Meteorologist
- Bob Griffin - Sports (now with KTBS)
- Mike Staggs - Reporter/Assignments Editor
- Wray Post - Reporter
- Ron Casteel - Reporter/Anchor
- Andy Barton - Reporter / Noon Anchor
- Jim Serra - Reporter
- Patsy Carter - Reporter/Weather
- Christine Negroni - Reporter
- Roseanne Colletti - Reporter (now with CBS News, New York)
- Kelly Lane - Reporter/Anchor
- Frank Simpson - Reporter/Anchor
- Edward St. Pe' - Weather
- Robert Hadlock - Reporter/Anchor
- Margaret Pelley - Reporter/Anchor (formerly with Dateline NBC)
- Tim Larson - Weather
- Darrell Rebouche - Sports
- Tony Taglavore - Sports
- Taylor Henry - Reporter
- Rhett Smith - Reporter
- Gerard Braud - Reporter
- Shari Warren - Reporter/Anchor
- Sylvia Rachal - Reporter/Anchor
- Carl Pendley - Reporter/Anchor
- Chuck Smith - Producer/Co-Host PM MAGAZINE
- Becky Strickland - Co-Host PM MAGAZINE
- Christie Walton - Reporter
- Charles Hadlock - Reporter/Anchor
- Karin Adams - Reporter/Anchor
- Ed Duranzyck - Meteorologist