BELOVED Texas news anchor Shatanya Clarke has died at 27 after battling a brain tumor. Email City Guide. He now serves as Supervisor of Videography. KFDX discontinued production of these hourly updates in 2005. Megan Boyd is KWTX's reporter in the Temple/Belton area. After the station's sale to Clay Communications, Silver was promoted to a management position as the station's general manager, and headed channel 3's operations from 1971 to 1988. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Providing news headlines to viewers at times when the station was not carrying regularly scheduled, long-form newscasts, the concept involved both the production of 30-second news updates that aired at or near the top of each hour and brief weather updates every half-hour during local commercial break inserts within syndicated and NBC network programs even during prime time network and overnight programming in addition to the existing half-hourly updates it aired during Today. Joined the KBTX News Department in 1987 as a News Reporter/Photographer/Weekend Sports Anchor in August - 1987. KFDX 3 Sports at Six Kayleigh joined KBTX as a part of the PinPoint Weather Team in September 2022. [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. All rights reserved. Tyler Smith joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in July 2019 as a photojournalist/editor. Alex joined the KBTX team in August 2022 as a reporter and weekend anchor. . A native of Jamaica, Shatanya joined KFDX in August of 2018 as a News Reporter and moved into the anchor chair last year. 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. Fellow KFDX News Director Adam P Bradshaw said: "Shatanya was a bigger-than-life spirit. He is currently a senior Meteorology major at Texas A&M University. Ive come to accept that my life turned out exactly as it was designed, or destined to be, Clarke added. 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. 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. Abigail anchors KBTX's lifestyle show, The Three, weekdays at 3 p.m. Julia Potts joined KBTX as a Producer in June 2022. Although KFDX radio had been an affiliate of the ABC Radio Network since 1947, channel 3 has operated as an NBC affiliate since its sign-on; this was essentially by default, as ABC Television had already maintained a primary affiliation with KSWO-TV at the time of KFDX-TV's sign-on. May she Rest In Peace.". The station's digital signal is multiplexed: KFDX-TV signed on a digital signal on UHF channel 28 in 2003; the station began broadcasting NBC network programming in high definition in 2009, when KFDX upgraded its main digital feed to the 1080i resolution format. Bradshaw was 62 years old. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. [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]. Learn about how to join the Surprise Police Department as a civilian or an officer. Gwyn Bevel is a professional journalist who was born and raised in the state of Texas in the United States. El Paso People | News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News | KFOX "She was smart, funny and a true professional. CBS19 Weekday Sports Anchor. 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. Originally from Little Rock, Ark., Ke'Sha Lopez has always had a thirst for gathering and passing on information and knowledge. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. 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 . If your child will play baseball or softball this spring, youll need to stock up on appropriate clothing and equipment. Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. KFDX mourns loss of news director - Kswo.com 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." Josh Gorbutt has been the news director at KBTX since 2015. . Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV. Sean Bellafiore is the weekday morning and noon meteorologist at KWTX, Jillian Grace is the weekend meteorologist at KWTX and joined in July of 2022. One week later, Channel 3 broadcast a half-hour documentary about the 1979 tornado, Terrible Tuesday, chronicling the Wichita Falls tornado and its aftermath by way of news footage taken by the station after the storm. [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. 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. 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Ive come to accept that my life turned out exactly as it was designed, or destined to be, Clarke added. 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. Following its sale to Mission Broadcasting and the formation of the SSA between the two stations, on September 20, 1999, KFDX began producing a half-hour newscast at 9:00p.m. through a news share agreement with Fox affiliate KJTL; the program, titled Fox 18 News at 9:00, was the first local prime time newscast to debut in the market and originated from a secondary set at the KFDX/KJTL/KJBO studios on Seymour Highway in Wichita Falls. Give us a call at (940) 691-0003 or email us at news@kfdx.com when you have a news tip. Meet the News Channel 6 team! Daniel Heffner is a Special Projects Producer for NBC12. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. Darby Brown has been covering sports in central Texas for KWTX for years. 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. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. "To say our family and this community will miss her is the understatement of the year.. KFDX-TV (channel 3) is a television station licensed to Wichita Falls, Texas, United States, serving as the NBC affiliate for the western Texoma area. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Children's T.E.A.M. To make room on the Major League roster for Smith, infielder Mark Mathias has been designated . Karla anchors Live at Five and News Three at Ten. Morgan Weaver joined KBTX in June 2021 as a Sports Reporter. 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. Mathias has played in 5 games for Texas this spring, batting .300 (30-10) with 3 RBI and 3 walks. 1 killed when business jet encounters severe turbulence 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! [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]. Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References. 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.". The event made history as it would become one of the first tornadoes ever to be shown on live television. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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. Royden is returning to the place he calls his second home after a couple of years away. She also anchors the weekend morning newscasts. For several years until he transitioned away from program hosting duties in 1966, Alexander served as host of Stage Coach Three, a weekday afternoon children's program featuring a mix of cartoon shorts and educational features; as the character of "Pinto Bean", a marshal who appeared alongside his horse sidekick Swayback, he also donned cowboy garb to host afternoon western and horror movies. 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). Emily is an investigative journalist with a background in several forms of media and an MBA in business management. Clarke's former colleague Nicholas Quallich tweeted: "I am so sad to hear of the death of my former @TexomasHomepage colleague @clarke_shatanya. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. LearnMore. During the pandemic, she created a segment - Helping the Helpers - to help local charities raise to support their efforts against Covid-19. Though we were competition we always found ways to laugh.". 788 were here. 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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The Rangers have seven days to trade, release, or outright Mathias to the minor leagues. [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. During the pandemic, she created a segment - Helping the Helpers - to help local charities raise to support their efforts against Covid-19. 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. Although the structures take 165 man-hours to produce including the prefabrication, his team can build one a day, Zhuk said. According to KFDX, Clarke graduated from Florida A&M University and served as a Zeta Phi Beta sorority member. She previously reported in the Midland-Odessa area. On February 1, 2021, KFDX-DT4 became the new home for Antenna TV, replacing Cozi TV. Alex joined KWTX as a multimedia journalist after graduating with honors from the University of Missouri - School of Journalism. Rusty Surette is the evening news anchor of KBTX-TV in Bryan-College Station, Texas. Sky Team 3 on the App Store Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. She joined the Gray Television in January 2022 as a producer. Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV. She had a passion for telling stories in a way that really hit home. Clarke attended Florida A&M University where she was a member of Zeta Phi Beta. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia . failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. Cable/ADS penetration in the market is estimated to be 88% (28% wired, 60% ADS). WICHITA FALLS ( KFDX/KJTL) Wichita Falls Police release new information about Friday night's fatal crash. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Catch him and the BVTM crew weekdays 5-7. 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. She will be missed. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. [32] The 800-foot-wide (240m) tornado (later retroactively rated as an F5 on the Fujita Scale) killed seven people, injured 111 others, and produced damage estimated at $15 million (with around 225 homes and businesses on the north side of town and at Sheppard AFB being reported destroyed). Megan joined KBTX in November 2021. Nexstar acquired KFDX, an NBC affiliate, in January 1998. The jets cockpit voice and data recorders were sent to NTSB headquarters for analysis, she said. Promoted to Sports Director in 1990. Good news broadcast; and I like the notations come to give us a heads up on whats going on in our city! Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3. For many years, Warren Silver who originally joined KFDX as a member of its production staff when it signed on in March 1953 served as the station's chief weathercaster and continuity announcer as well as acting as the original host of RFD-3. The trusted leader in weather for the Texoma area now has the perfect Weather App to keep you up to date with live conditions, warnings, and radar. 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). Greg specializes in consumer investigations and stories exposing scams and rip-offs. 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). KFDX 3 Sports at Six 13 hours ago. 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.. During the pandemic, she created a segment - Helping the Helpers - to help local charities raise to support their efforts against Covid-19.. Meet the Team | KTAL, KMSS, KSHV | KTALnews.com View our online Press Pack. He is a news anchor for KWTX News 10 in Central Texas. Carolina Cardenas joined KBTX in July 2022 as a morning producer. You can catch his forecast Sunday through Thursday at 5, 6, and 10pm. Clarke passed away at her home on Thursday, two years after announcing she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Jatrissa co-hosts KBTX's lifestyle show, The Three, weekdays at 3 p.m. Max has been the meteorologist for Brazos Valley This Morning since 2015. [44] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 28. Lauren began her broadcasting career as a reporter in Central Texas after graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2008. The station reverted to using a conventional numerical logo in 1978, at which point the station modified its newscast branding as Newscenter 3. To say our family and this community will miss her is the understatement of the year.. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. Team of the Week; Vernon College; 2019 Nexstar Sports Awards; 2021 Nexstar Sports Awards; Texoma Talent; Contests. Arlett Ramirez is a news producer for KWTX. KFDX is recognized as the areas dominant local news and weather station. BELOVED Texas news anchor Shatanya Clarke has died at 27 after battling a brain tumor. Crystal joined KBTX in 2000 and anchors News 3 at Noon and hosts Twin City Talk. Her wit and personality could brighten anyones day. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. Houston declined a 2023 club option for Smith on November 9, making him a free agent. Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Meet the Team - News Channel 6 (Producers and other newsroom personnel anchored the segments for several years during the 1990s.) (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). I have always appreciated the weather journalists at you station. Jojuana Phillips Anchor/Multimedia Journalist Jojuana Phillips is one of the morning anchors on Jambalaya. Katherine joined KBTX as a morning producer in May 2021. 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. 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. 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. For other inquiries, Contact Us. CBS19 Digital Content Producer. Pet of the Week. Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. A BELOVED young Texas news anchor has tragically passed away at just 27, and a vigil for the reporter was held Monday night. KFDX 3 News 12 hours ago. [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. Ashley French. WFPD: Vehicle was speeding before fatal crash 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. 7 minutes ago. (The subchannel/station is not currently carried by Fidelity Communications in Lawton.). I can only control my present, and possibly make choices that positively affect my future.. it had been upgraded into 1080i full high definition. She will be missed. Solera Dental Spa. Donnie joined KBTX as a reporter in September 2020. [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). The newscast was eventually cancelled after the December 31, 2001 edition, due to poor ratings. Caleb Britt joined KBTX as a multimedia journalist in October 2021. According to KFDX, Clarke graduated from Florida A&M University and served as a Zeta Phi Beta sorority member. She produces Midday with Julie and News 10 at 6 p.m. A seasoned and award-winning videographer and editor, Brad has joined the KWTX team as the new chief photographer. 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.All our weather images and video provide constant access to all the available information for all weather scenarios.FEATURES- Weather alerts- Current conditions- Hourly forecast- 7-day forecast- Interactive radar map- Submit your photos or video of local weather- Closings- Weather Stories featuring weather news, weather forecasts, and ag weather- The KFDX/KJTL 7 Day Forecast. He made 3 appearances for Atlanta in the clubs 2020 National League Championship Series loss to the Dodgers at Globe Life Field. Ratings Smith will join the teams Spring Training workouts in Surprise today. 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. Programming Schedule. I can only control my present, and possibly make choices that positively affect my future.. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. 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). After a four-year sabbatical, KFDX launched a second venture at a prime time newscast for channel 18 on September 17, 2007. Texomashomepage.com - KFDX, KJTL | Wichita Falls TX [19] Channel 3 subsequently gained two sister stations on June 1, 1999, when Nexstar took over the operations of Fox affiliate KJTL (channel 18) and UPN affiliate KJBO-LP (channel 35, now a MyNetworkTV affiliate)which were acquired by Nexstar partner company Mission Broadcasting, which originated as an arm of its creditor Bastet Broadcasting, earlier that year for $15.5 millionunder joint sales and shared services agreements, under which KFDX would handle news production, engineering, security and certain other services as well as handling advertising sales for the two stations. Join the Team | Surprise, AZ - Official Website KFDX-DT4 is the Antenna TV - owned-and-operated fourth digital subchannel of KFDX-TV, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 3.4. 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. KFDX | Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Pete Sousa comes to KWTX after two years co-anchoring Good Morning Arklamiss, at KNOE8 News in Northeast Louisiana. Hope Merritt joined KBTX in November 2021 as a multimedia journalist and weekend producer. The developer, Nexstar Broadcasting, indicated that the apps privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. Texomashomepage.com - KFDX, KJTL | Wichita Falls TX KTAL NBC 6/KMSS FOX 33/KSHV 45 - Local news, Weather, Sports | Shreveport, Marshall, Texarkana Kyle Rogers is the News Director for 'Local News Live'. 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. Ferrill joined KBTX in August 2022 as the Director of Podcasting. Contact Us. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. Owen tries to bring a modern and cinematic look to investigative storytelling with dynamic and engaging animations and videography. According to KFDX, Clarke graduated from Florida A&M University and served as a Zeta Phi Beta sorority member.