He is currently a senior Meteorology major at Texas A&M University. BELOVED Texas news anchor Shatanya Clarke has died at 27 after battling a brain tumor. Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References. 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. As of September 2016[update], KFDX-TV presently broadcasts 22 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with four hours each weekday and one hour each on Saturdays and Sundays). Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. Idaho News 6 anchor Jake Garcia shared: "I'm sad to hear the news of @clarke_shatanya's passing. On June 15, 2016, Nexstar Broadcasting Group announced that it had entered into an agreement with Katz Broadcasting to affiliate 81 stations owned and/or operated by the groupincluding KJTL and KFDX-TVwith one or more of Katz's four digital multicast networks, Escape (now Ion Mystery), Laff, Grit and Bounce TV (the latter of which is owned by Bounce Media LLC, whose COO Jonathan Katz serves as president/CEO of Katz Broadcasting). Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. KCENTV.com [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). He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. Jojuana Phillips Anchor/Multimedia Journalist Jojuana Phillips is one of the morning anchors on Jambalaya. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. Fleming was also the longtime owner of The Cow Lot, a Wichita Falls-based western wear store which shuttered operations in 2006, and typically signed off television commercials for his store with the locally known tagline "You can tell by looking if it came from the Cow Lot" (the store also served as the homebase for the Horn Honkin' Show, a Saturday morning variety program that Fleming hosted for radio station KNIN-FM [92.9]). 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." I have always appreciated the weather journalists at you station. The American news anchor has also served for KFDX-TV in Wichita Falls, Texas, for the past 13 years. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. 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. 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). 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 . Skip to content. Megan joined KBTX in November 2021. Ratings Arlett Ramirez is a news producer for KWTX. 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. Pete Sousa comes to KWTX after two years co-anchoring Good Morning Arklamiss, at KNOE8 News in Northeast Louisiana. Turbulence accounted for more than a third of accidents on larger commercial airlines between 2009 and 2018, according to the NTSB. NTSB investigators were interviewing the two crew members and surviving passengers as part of a probe into the deadly encounter with turbulence, Sulick said. 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. She had a passion for telling stories in a way that really hit home. After he left KFDX, Crane worked as vice president of City National Bank in Wichita Falls, and later operated local advertising agency Crane & Company from 1980 until his death on July 6, 2009. Fellow KFDX News Director Adam P Bradshaw said: "Shatanya was a bigger-than-life spirit. The newscast was eventually cancelled after the December 31, 2001 edition, due to poor ratings. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Julie Hays is a multiple Edward R. Murrow and Emmy-award winning journalist with more than 16 years experience at KWTX-TV. In December 2020, the studio building was evacuated after vandals cut a couple of guy wires to the nearby 942-foot (287m) tower. Drew is the newest addition to the PinPoint Weather Team. Like us on Facebook atwww.facebook.com/TheSunUSand follow us from our main Twitter account at@TheSunUS, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Her wit and personality could brighten anyones day. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. Bevel is currently employed as a news anchor for KSN-TV in Wichita, Kansas, where she has worked for numerous years. Good news broadcast; and I like the notations come to give us a heads up on whats going on in our city! She will be missed. The truth is - Bob Marley said it first - you never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice, Clarke said in her final video titled The Finale. He is a news anchor for KWTX News 10 in Central Texas. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Bennett Roland Jr. Reporter Bennett is. View our online Press Pack. The Wichita Falls market is expected to grow at a compound annual rate of 1.8% through 2018. 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For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, Texas news anchor Shatanya Clarke has passed away at 27, Shatanya Clarke was diagnosed with brain cancer two years before her death, Shatanya Clarke dead at 27: KFDX anchor passes away after battling brain tumor, Inside sinister rise of pink cocaine sweeping UK nightclubs as warring cartels battle to control 'Coca Cola of drugs', We live on Britain's WORST street - it's rife with drug addicts, crime & prostitutes we're terrified for our lives, Man 'naked and covered in blood' arrested before mum found 'murdered' at home as neighbours reveal hearing screams, Leicester 'explosion': Listen to massive 'sonic' boom that shook homes and rattled windows. 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. 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. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. KFDX 3 Sports at Six Radar is confusing on the colors like it better with green for light rain and red for heavy rain. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. Ashley French. A native of Jamaica, Shatanya joined KFDX in August of 2018 as a News Reporter and moved into the anchor chair last year. Children's T.E.A.M. You can catch his forecast Sunday through Thursday at 5, 6, and 10pm. He started his career in news back in 1982 in Illinois. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. . Washington Regional . Though we were competition we always found ways to laugh.". He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. After a four-year sabbatical, KFDX launched a second venture at a prime time newscast for channel 18 on September 17, 2007. [6], Nat Fleming, a local country and western bandleader, served as host of the self-titled, half-hour afternoon variety program The Nat Fleming Show on channel 3 from the station's inception in 1953 until the early 1960s, which featured a blend of musical performances (performed alongside bandmates Pee Wee Stewart, Elmer Lawrence, Buck White, Pappy Stapp and Tommy Bruce) and comedy skits. 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. Exact date yellow weather warning for snow and ice forecast to hit UK - will you be affected? 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]. I can only control my present, and possibly make choices that positively affect my future.. KFDX discontinued production of these hourly updates in 2005. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. Katie joined KBTX in August 2022 as the 4 p.m. anchor, Conner joined KBTX as a Multimedia Journalist in January 2021. Shatanya was open about her battle and shared updates on social media and on Youtube, called Shatanyas Journey.. 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. CBS19 Weekday Sports Anchor. Meet the Team. OSBI confirms investigation into Blair faculty member, Altus man arrested for allegations of possessing child pornography, Comanche Academy Charter students celebrate meeting reading goal with a pizza party, Public File: KMIZE@KSWO.COM (580) 355-7000. [39] McBride's 31-year tenurewhich lasted until his retirement on November 20, 2014was surpassed only by that of Joe Brown for the longest-tenured television personality in the Wichita Falls-Lawton market; McBride was replaced as chief meteorologist by Kevin Selle (who joined KFDX/KJTL from Texas Cable News, where he previously served as chief meteorologist since the regional news channel's launch in 1998).[40][41][42]. The company, which brings high-speed internet to rural communities, declined comment Saturday. "Every time I saw her there was a giant smile on her face. Annie has worked at various news outlets in Washington, D.C., including covering the 2020 and 2022 election cycles for C-SPAN. 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. Though we were competition we always found ways to laugh.". KFDX-DT3 is the Laff-affiliated third digital subchannel of KFDX-TV, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 3.3. LearnMore. 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. Clarke, 27, passed away at her home Thursday morning. KFDX delivers the highest share of market . May she Rest In Peace.". Joined the KBTX News Department in 1987 as a News Reporter/Photographer/Weekend Sports Anchor in August - 1987. We crossed paths multiple times while working in Wichita Falls. The Oscars will air on ABC and can be streamed on ABC.com and the ABC app as well as Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV, AT&T TV or FuboTV. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. Dave was born in Wichita, Kansas - the heart of tornado . She had been battling brain cancer but was optimistic about upcoming medical treatments. Texas news anchor Shatanya Clarke has passed away at 27 Credit: KFDX 2 Shatanya Clarke was diagnosed with brain cancer two years before her death Credit: KFDX She had been open about her. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. "Whether I like it or not, whether I understand the reason or not, I cannot change the things in my past. [4], In addition to founding channel 3 and serving as the station's original general manager, Howard Fry was best known by children in the Texoma region for his daily program Uncle Howdy's House Party, which originated on KFDX radio and launched a television broadcast that aired concurrently with the radio program. 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. WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) A business jet was buffeted by severe turbulence over New England, causing a rare passenger death and forcing the aircraft to divert to Bradley International Airport in Connecticut, officials said Saturday. "She was smart, funny and a true professional. He made 3 appearances for Atlanta in the clubs 2020 National League Championship Series loss to the Dodgers at Globe Life Field. 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). 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The Fire Department works to save lives and protect property through prevention, preparedness, education and response. The truth is - Bob Marley said it first - you never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice, Clarke said in her final video titled The Finale. The Texas native joined local Wichita Falls outlet KFDX in 21018 as a local reporter before being promoted as the station's daytime news anchor. Morgan joined the KBTX news team in January 2022 as a Multimedia Journalist. According to KFDX, Clarke graduated from Florida A&M University and served as a Zeta Phi Beta sorority member. I can only control my present, and possibly make choices that positively affect my future.. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. [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. Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. [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. 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. Catch him and the BVTM crew weekdays 5-7. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. The three stations share studios near Seymour Highway (US 277) and Turtle Creek Road in Wichita Falls, where KFDX-TV's transmitter is also located. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3. The Rangers have seven days to trade, release, or outright Mathias to the minor leagues. 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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