. [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. "I'm also looking forward to being able to see my husband a lot more," Courtney said. He is currently the director of sales for the US Station Group in Hot Springs and hosts a morning talk show. Im in my 20s and all of my friends and I have no problem with Chuck at all. 1h. That's good TV. 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. Both anchors were clearly tired of their alarm clocks. [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. AMP reported that Inman will be leaving the station when his contract is up to become director of business development for GenWealth Financial Advisors in Bryant. As corny as it sounds, now I do it every day, he added. Inman closed out his 17-year-old career at KATV in March to begin a job at GenWealth Financial Advisors. LAWSUIT ROUTE: Karen Fuller, a popular former anchor at Little Rock's KATV, Channel 7, is used to delivering the news. He also worked for stations in Boston after leaving KATV in 1998. Chris May | KATV Arkansas News Anchors Fired After Wearing Afro Wigs During Evening At 12:48 PM, November 05, 2013, Anonymous said. Erin was just a reporter at that station. 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. 52,470 talking about this. 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Cloudflare Ray ID: 7a2bee6e4b43efb0 [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. Longtime Little Rock viewers will remember one time KTHV anchor Andy Pearson. But now, he explained, his colleagues also put a priority on getting breaking news out on social media and the KATV website as it breaks. KATV - News Operation - News Team - Current On-air Staff - LiquiSearch Coincidentally, he pointed out he and his wife recently discussed that he wasnt ready for career change until now. Fri, Mar 03 @9:00am. Hilary Hunt | KARK Westrock Coffee Company Acquires Bixby Roasting Co. Experience Little Rock in Color Kicks Off for 10-Year Master Plan for Tourism in Little Rock National Association Names Best in Arkansas Sports Media, 2023 AMP Influencer: Kalene Griffith, Visit Bentonville, Kanga Studio, Dave Creek Media to Merge Operations. The case, scheduled for trial this month, was settled in December; details remain confidential. According to her complaint, she was told she had created a hostile work environment after she shared an article on her personal Facebook page by an Australian journalist about systemic racism. Fri, Mar 03. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Two Little Rock TV anchors are departing Arkansas for out-of-state jobs, the stations' news director said Wednesday. Chris Kane Leaves KATV Little Rock After 12 Years - Adweek But he knows hell miss the people at KATV. Courtney announced in April that she was leaving the stations morning crew to help her two young daughters with potential acting careers. All rights reserved. Some examples includeMatt DeCample, who left KATV to be communications director for former Gov. As for the changes hes experienced since becoming the co-anchor, Inman was quick to say, There was no Twitter or Facebook back then. Layoffs hit the KATU-TV newsroom on Wednesday, according to reports posted on social media and confirmed by sources with knowledge of the situation. (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. 2 min read, Arkansas Bar Association Legal Hall of Fame, ArcBest Sells FleetNet to Cox in $100M Cash Deal, Lindsey Millar to Leave Arkansas Times Editorship in May, Owens Corning to Build New Facility in Russellville, 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. The report offers a comprehensive overview of the LRCVBs year-over-year accomplishments in the areas of convention The post Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau Releases 2022 Report appeared first on AMP. The fundraising event will take place on Thursday, Sept. 28 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Dan Margolies is a senior reporter and editor at KCUR. "For the last time", For the last time pic.twitter.com/zo6CF5SCDn. The station first signed on the air on December 19, 1953. . The return of May, who co-anchored KATVs weeknight newscasts from 1995 until his departure in 1998, comes as the station is looking to fill a void left open by former weeknight anchor Scott Inman. Arkansas Business.com reports KATV/Channel 7/Little Rock is sueing the Soul of the South Network for hiring former reporter Katherina Yancy. Inman interviewed me one time, dude was authentic and a huge Razorback fan himself. Former KCTV Channel 5 anchor Karen Fuller has settled her age and discrimination lawsuit against the stations owner, Meredith Corp. And the rest is Arkansas television history. He said if he does miss it, its only during really big stories. You can reach him on Twitter @DanMargolies. Heather left KATV to be closer to the Mayo clinic where her husband is a patient. Anchorwoman Anne Pressly Beaten to Death with Garden Tool by - CBS News All rights reserved. However, unlike WJLA and most of the O&Os, prior to the Sinclair purchase KATV paired the ABC logo with the Circle 7 sparingly, usually in on-screen logo bugs in which the Circle 7 covers the standard ABC bug. PAPER TRAILS: Lawsuit settled for former Little Rock TV anchor KATV said on Twitter Monday that Chris May would join the weekday 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts as an anchor. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2020 Arkansas Money and Politics. Lauren Trager - weekend anchor left the station in 2012. [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). Industry veterans can think of many who moved from reporting or anchoring to public relations or jobs in communications for government agencies or nonprofits. [22], In April 1969, Griffin-Leake TV announced that it would break up its holdings into two separate companies. Bowen School of Law. Both anchors were clearly tired of their alarm clocks. Your IP: 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. He had spent a dozen years at Channel 7, starting in sports before shifting to morning news for more than a decade. 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). Morning Anchor Chris Kane Leaves KATV | Arkansas Business News Portland ABC affiliate KATU has cut at least two newsroom jobs, including prominent news anchor Natali Marmion, as part of a broader restructuring by parent company Sinclair Broadcast Group. 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GoGoMag.com & TVHeads.com are not affiliated with ABC, Al Jazeera America, Bloomberg, CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox News Channel, Fox Business Network, Fox Sports, NBC, NFL Network, The Weather Channel, Univision or any other news concern. Two white Arkansas news anchors are after they wore afro wigs on air 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.). It's a part of our state's fabric.". Customer Service: (501) 455-9333 or email, Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 3:49 pm Down here, with a roof to cover us and a gasmask handy, it is our business to puncture gasbags and discover the seeds of truth.Virginia Woolf (18821941). News cameramen included Bob Donaldson and Lou Oberste. 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). Arkansas Fan Tries To Make It Right Almost 50 Years Later, Arkansas Hires New OC To Replace Kendal Briles, Report: Arkansas OC Kendal Briles Leaving For TCU OC Job, Arkansas Photographer Absolutely Bites It Running On Court After Razorbacks Buzzer-Beater, Tenn Influencer Rachel Stuhlmann Shows Off Her 'Rack-et', Michael Douglas Owes Catherine Zeta-Jones When He Loses At Golf: I have to whip it out, Nick Saban Not Happy With Proposed SEC Schedule, Check Out Viktor Hovland's Awesome Hole-In-One. "23 years ago, KATV gave a young man from Little Rock an opportunity to begin his career in journalism," May wrote in his post. Griffin and the Leakes would own approximately all of the common voting stock and collectively own 84% of nonvoting common shares in KATV Inc. post-merger, with 10% of the remaining nonvoting interest held by Edgar Bell (who would remain executive vice president and general manager at KWTV). Its so interesting how different generations perceive Chuck.