Four minutes into the newscast, electricity to the KFDX studio and transmitter facilities went down as the storm knocked sections of the city's electrical grid offline. Along its 45-mile-long (72km), two-mile-wide (3.2km) path, the F4 tornado killed 42 and injured more than 1,700 people, and produced damage estimated at around $400 million; among the 20,000 residents estimated to have been left homeless because of the twister, sixteen of them were part of KFDX-TV's 39-person staff at the time. CBS19 Multi-Skilled Journalist. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. [4][5] KFDX was the third television station to sign on in the Wichita FallsLawton market, launching one month after the sign-ons of its two principal competitors: CBS affiliate KWFT-TV (channel 6, now KAUZ-TV), which debuted on March 1, and Lawton-based KSWO-TV (channel 7), which had signed on March 8. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside low-power MyNetworkTV affiliate KJBO-LD (channel 35); Nexstar also provides certain services to Fox affiliate KJTL (channel 18) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer. KFOX14 provides local news, weather coverage and traffic reports for El Paso, Texas and Las Cruces, NM and nearby towns and communities including Clint, Fabens . 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The station originally employed a staff of 30 people, which at the time, was the largest staff of any broadcast television and radio station in west Texas; the majority of stock held in Wichitex was owned by members of the station's staff. [10][11] During the latter years under Wichitex ownership and its early years under the stewardship of Clay, the station uniquely identified its channel 3 position with the Roman numeral "III" starting in 1967; the station's on-air brand was further stylized with the "TV" suffix in the callsign rendered in lowercase preceding the numerals, as "KFDX-tv III", with the Roman numeral idenfier being used for its local newscasts (initially as TV-III News, and later as News III and Newscenter III, with the title of its agricultural news program stylized as RFD-III) and film presentations (as Matinee III and TV-III Golden Movies). WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - News Channel 6 wanted to take a moment to send our condolences to our friends and colleagues at KFDX and KJTL on the passing of their news director, Adam. He was originally selected in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Florida. The Fire Department works to save lives and protect property through prevention, preparedness, education and response. On July 30, 1970, Wichitex Radio and Television, then managed by Fry and Darrold A. Cannan Jr., sold KFDX to Charleston, West Virginia-based Clay Communications for $5.05 million; the sale was approved on January 28, 1971. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. it had been upgraded into 1080i full high definition. KFDX is recognized as the areas dominant local news and weather station. She had a passion for telling stories in a way that really hit home. During the late morning of April 3, 1964, a destructive tornado ripped through the City View section of northwestern Wichita Falls and neighboring Sheppard Air Force Base. [24] As part of the agreement, on September 1 of that year, KFDX launched a digital subchannel on virtual channel 3.3 to serve as an affiliate of Laff (the affiliation rights to the three other Katz networks were given to sister station KJTL, which launched three subchannels that affiliated respectively with Grit, Bounce TV and Escape on that same date).[25]. Team of the Week; Vernon College; 2019 Nexstar Sports Awards; 2021 Nexstar Sports Awards; Texoma Talent; Contests. Darby Brown has been covering sports in central Texas for KWTX for years. Nicole joined KBTX as a sports reporter in July of 2022. The Rangers have seven days to trade, release, or outright Mathias to the minor leagues. You can catch his forecast Sunday through Thursday at 5, 6, and 10pm. (KAUZ, KSWO and five of the six radio stations operating in the Wichita Falls area at the time also lost power in the storm, although local radio station KTRN [102.3, now KWFS-FM] was able to remain on-air as it had an auxiliary power supply). 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Amy joined the KBTX team in September 2022 as an anchor/reporter. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Programming Schedule. Originally airing weekdays at 6:30a.m., before the launch of a conventional morning newscast in the early 1990s eventually led to the program moving to a 5:00a.m. slot as the latter program expanded, it was hosted for the majority of its existence by Joe Brown, who served as the station's farm director beginning in the early 1960s and also worked as farm editor for the Wichita Falls Times Record News. (The subchannel/station is not currently carried by Fidelity Communications in Lawton.). After a four-year sabbatical, KFDX launched a second venture at a prime time newscast for channel 18 on September 17, 2007. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. Rusty Surette is the evening news anchor of KBTX-TV in Bryan-College Station, Texas. "To say our family and this community will miss her is the understatement of the year.. May she Rest In Peace.". [20][21] KJTL and KJBO subsequently vacated their shared facility on Call Field Road and relocated its operations two miles (3.2km) southeast to KFDX's studio facility on Seymour Highway and Turtle Creek Road. Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV. WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - News Channel 6 wanted to take a moment to send our condolences to our friends and colleagues at KFDX and KJTL on the passing of their news director, Adam Bradshaw. Although the structures take 165 man-hours to produce including the prefabrication, his team can build one a day, Zhuk said. News Channel 6 | Wichita Falls, TX Raising awareness on World Hearing Day Raising awareness on World Hearing Day Forecast We have nice weather ahead of us for the weekend Local News WFMA hosts. The Georgia native produced a career-best 37 saves for Atlanta in 2021 and was an All-Star with San Francisco in 2019, which was current Rangers Manager Bruce Bochy's final season with the Giants. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. View our online Press Pack. He was acquired by Houston on August 2 in exchange for current Ranger Jake Odorizzi and produced a 3.27 ERA (8 ER/22.0 IP) over 24 relief outings for the Astros. [3], KFDX-TV first signed on the air at 6:00p.m. on April 12, 1953; the first program ever broadcast on Channel 3 that evening was the local program People from Here and There. [27][28][29] The station launched a similar program, Texoma Country, which originated as a 15-minute segment that aired during KFDX 3 News Today before expanding to a separate half-hour program serving as a lead-in to the morning newscast as Texoma Country Morning in 2014 (the program is co-hosted by Mike Campbell and Joe Tom White, who had previously co-hosted a morning news/talk show on KWFS [1290 AM]; White joined the program in 2014, after announcing his departure from KWFS).[30][31]. Clarke attended Florida A&M University where she was a member of Zeta Phi Beta. . Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. Crystal joined KBTX in 2000 and anchors News 3 at Noon and hosts Twin City Talk. [33][34], During the afternoon and evening of April 10, 1979, about 15 years after the City View twister, KFDX-TV provided complete coverage of an outbreak of tornadic thunderstorms that spawned several strong to violent tornadoes across northwest Texas and southwestern Oklahoma. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. Her wit and personality could brighten anyones day. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. KFDX 3 Sports at Six 13 hours ago. We interviewed our tech expert, Jaime Vazquez, to learn more about accessible smart home devices. NWA Urology. Another longtime weathercaster who appeared on channel 3's newscasts from 1954 to 1971 was Tom Crane, who was known by his nickname, "Tom Crane, the Weathervane." This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. On January 23, 2018, KFDX launched a digital subchannel on virtual channel 3.4 to serve as an affiliate of the classic television multicast network Cozi TV. (Eventual sister station KJTL would follow in adopting a 24-hour schedule in September 1994.) "She was smart, funny and a true professional. Pete Sousa comes to KWTX after two years co-anchoring Good Morning Arklamiss, at KNOE8 News in Northeast Louisiana. The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies: The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity: Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. The jet is owned by Conexon, a company based in Kansas City, Missouri, according to a Federal Aviation Administration database. Earlier this week, seven people were hurt badly enough to be transported to hospitals after a Lufthansa Airbus A330 experienced turbulence while flying from Texas to Germany. Drew is the newest addition to the PinPoint Weather Team. Turbulence accounted for more than a third of accidents on larger commercial airlines between 2009 and 2018, according to the NTSB. Local News and Information for Waco, Texas and surrounding areas. Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. Shatanya Clarke died in her home on Thursday, two years after being. That evening's coverage culminated with the opening segment of the 6:00p.m. edition of Newscenter 3, as chief meteorologist Bill Warren was relaying reports of a multiple-vortex tornado that was beginning its path of destruction across southern sections of Wichita Falls. In July 2012, KFDX became the second television station in the Wichita Falls-Lawton market (after KSWO) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition; the 9:00p.m. newscast on KJTL was included in the upgrade. KFDX-DT4 is the Antenna TV - owned-and-operated fourth digital subchannel of KFDX-TV, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 3.4. [1][2] The FCC awarded the license and permit for channel 3 to the Cannan ownership group on December 19, 1952. Since the start of 2018, Smith has a 3.27 ERA with 90 saves and a 1.125 WHIP figure over 271 relief outings, and his 11.61 strikeouts per 9 innings over that span ranks 15th among all MLB relievers with at least 200 appearances. Exact date yellow weather warning for snow and ice forecast to hit UK - will you be affected? A native of Jamaica, Shatanya joined KFDX in August of 2018 as a News Reporter and moved into the anchor chair last year. Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. Arlett Ramirez is a news producer for KWTX. To say our family and this community will miss her is the understatement of the year.. Contact Us. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Pet of the Week. Get the Android Weather app from Google Play, 1 killed when business jet encounters severe turbulence, Ukraine: Mourners commemorate 8 men killed in Bucha, WFPD: Vehicle was speeding before fatal crash, In Chicago, adapting electric buses to winters challenges, People of Lockett continue to rebuild after tornado, Arts Alive! Lee also works as an Evening News Anchor and Chief Investigative Reporter at WVUE. Could new DNA tech crack the JonBenet Ramsey case? As part of the divestiture of the company's newspaper and television properties, on April 30, 1987, Clay sold its KFDX and its four sister television stationsNBC affiliate KJAC-TV (now Fox affiliate KBTV-TV) in BeaumontPort Arthur, and ABC affiliates WAPT in Jackson, Mississippi and WWAY in Wilmington, North Carolinato New York City-based Price Communications Corporation for $60 million; the sale was approved by the FCC on June 23. On June 27, 1952, Wichitex Radio and Television a locally based company managed under the direction of Darrold A. Cannan, Sr. and Howard Fry submitted an application to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a construction permit to build and license to operate a broadcast television station in the Wichita FallsLawton market that would transmit on VHF channel 3. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Lauren began her broadcasting career as a reporter in Central Texas after graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. On January 12, 1998, Irving-based Nexstar Broadcasting Group acquired KFDX-TV, KBTV-TV and KSNF from U.S. Broadcast Group for $64.3 million. Surprise, Ariz. The Texas Rangers this morning announced that the club has signed free agent left-handed pitcher Will Smith to a one-year Major League contract. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Now, she has the opportunity to do in-depth interviews with those same Brazos Valley folks with her Names and Faces segment every other Thursday at noon. Abigail anchors KBTX's lifestyle show, The Three, weekdays at 3 p.m. Julia Potts joined KBTX as a Producer in June 2022. For other inquiries, Contact Us. On August 23, 1995, Price sold KFDX and fellow NBC affiliates KJAC-TV and KSNF-TV in Joplin, Missouri to Wakefield, Rhode Island-based upstart USA Broadcast Group for $42 million, retaining ABC affiliate WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania as its sole television property (USA soon renamed itself to U.S. Broadcast Group after USA Network filed a copyright infringement complaint against the broadcasting company).[16][17][18]. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. "Whether I like it or not, whether I understand the reason or not, I cannot change the things in my past. During 1999, KFDX began providing non-programming services for Mission stations KJTL and KJBO-LP, and the stations operate under a Joint Sales Agreement. After filing live reports on the Watts riots, which began as he was starting a planned trip to visit his mother in Los Angeles in August 1965, Alexander was promoted to main news anchor and occasionally headed KFDX's news department as its news director from 1966 until he departed from the station in 1980. WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) The staff of KFDX and Texomas FOX is mourning the loss of Weekend News Anchor and Reporter Shatanya Clarke. Clarke passed away at her home on Thursday, two years after announcing she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Ever since its inception, the KJBO simulcast had been presented in 480i standard definition, with most programs (including the MyNetworkTV prime time schedule) airing in letterboxed 4:3; however, sometime in 2020,[when?] Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. She had been open about her battle and regularly shared updates on her social media profiles and her YouTube channel called "Shatanya's Road to Recovery.". BELOVED Texas news anchor Shatanya Clarke has died at 27 after battling a brain tumor. About Us. Megan Boyd is KWTX's reporter in the Temple/Belton area. Megan joined KBTX in November 2021. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia . She produces First News at 4. Ive come to accept that my life turned out exactly as it was designed, or destined to be, Clarke added. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. For more than 17 years, Brenda Sims began your lunch time with the familiar Hello, Brazos Valley! Brenda is host ofNames and Faces at Noon. Chantel Ropp, a graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism, joins KWTX News 10 as a dayside and weekend morning reporter. 7 minutes ago. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. Greg Kerr anchors the 5,6 and 10 Newscasts for Newschannel 10 and is thrilled to be a part of the excellent news team at Newschannel 10. Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Wichtex Radio and Television requested and received approval to assign KFDX-TV as the call letters for their television station, after the local radio station that Wichitex had signed on in November 1947, KFDX (990 AM, now Farmersville-licensed KFCD), itself a disambiguation of the calls used by the company's radio station in Beaumont, KFDM (now KLVI). In January 2006, KFDX launched Texoma's Weather Channel, a 24-hour weather forecast servicewith content selected by the on-duty meteorologistthat features loops of weather radar and satellite imagery, current conditions (including maps detailing actual and apparent temperatures, sustained wind speeds and gusts within the KFDX viewing area), and local and regional forecasts, along with an audio feed of Wichita Falls-based NOAA Weather Radio station WXK31; Texoma's Weather Channel is carried on Charter Spectrum channel 17 and digital channel 1234 in Wichita Falls (the service is not carried on cable providers on the Oklahoma side of the market, including Fidelity Communications in Lawton). [35][36][37][38], Former KFDX chief meteorologist Skip McBride, a retired airman who joined the station as its weekday evening meteorologist on January 29, 1983, was the area's longest-running local television weathercaster. When the station came back on the air at 6:56p.m. the following evening (April 11), KFDX provided 3 hours of continuous live coverage of the aftermath of the tornado. The Eye Center . You can watch him on Saturday evenings. She previously covered politics at Gray TV's KFYR-TV in Bismarck, N.D. Josh Rultenberg joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2022 as a multimedia journalist. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. In December 2020, the studio building was evacuated after vandals cut a couple of guy wires to the nearby 942-foot (287m) tower. On January 23, 2018, KFDX launched a digital subchannel on virtual channel 3.4 to serve as an affiliate of the classic television multicast network Cozi TV. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. Meet the Team. KCENTV.com is the official website for KCEN-TV, your trusted source for breaking news, weather and sports in Waco, TX. Ms. Clarke was heavily involved in the community as a volunteer for many organizations, including the Junior League of Wichita Falls. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. She had a passion for telling stories in a way that really hit home. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. As rival KAUZ-TV interrupted regular programming that morning to show live footage of the tornado through a studio camera brought outside of channel 6's Seymour Highway studios, KFDX also moved one of its studio cameras outside its facility and pointed it toward the tornadowhich initially appeared as a large, rotating dust cloudas it approached the northwest portion of Wichita Falls, with Shaw and reporter Dee Fletcher providing commentary (sometimes interfered by line voltage and wind noise severe enough that cameramen positioned outside could not hear instructions warning viewers of the approaching tornado over their headphones). Idaho News 6 anchor Jake Garcia shared: "I'm sad to hear the news of @clarke_shatanya's passing. Originally titled Fox: Texoma's News at 9:00 (later retitled Texoma's Fox News at Nine in September 2011). Rusty Surette is the evening news anchor of KBTX-TV in Bryan-College Station, Texas. Through the shared services agreement with KJTL, the station may also simulcast long-form severe weather coverage on channel 18 in the event that a tornado warning is issued for any county in its viewing area of southwestern Oklahoma and western north Texas. This app is the best way to get your local weather from KFDX, KJTL, and Texomashomepage.com on your mobile in Wichita Falls, TX and around Texoma. 788 were here. Shatanya was a bigger-than-life spirit, said News Director Adam P. Bradshaw. Adrienne DeMoss has been the director of digital content at KBTX since June 2020. He made 3 appearances for Atlanta in the clubs 2020 National League Championship Series loss to the Dodgers at Globe Life Field. USA Broadcast Group now U.S. Broadcast Group", "NEXSTAR FINANCE HOLDINGS INC, Form S-4, Filing Date Sep 5, 2001", "Mission Broadcasting of Wichita Falls, Inc. 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After his retirement, Silver continued to serve as a contributor for the station's newscasts, hosting "The Silver Report", a weekly feature segment reporting on issues affecting senior citizens that aired during the 6:00p.m. edition of Newscenter 3 until his death in 2001. Wichita Falls, TX is in the 148th largest DMA in the United States, with a population of approximately 367,196 and 155,590 television households, as reported by Nielsen Media. 52 views, 1 likes, 0 loves, 0 comments, 0 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from KFDX 3 Sports: Watch live coverage from Surprise, AZ with Tobin McDuff tonight at 6! Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'.
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