He was originally selected in the seventh round of the 2008 MLB Draft out of Gulf Coast State College in Panama City, Florida. WICHITA FALLS ( KFDX/KJTL) The staff of KFDX and Texoma's FOX is mourning the loss of Weekend News Anchor and Reporter Shatanya Clarke. Ratings Give us a call at (940) 691-0003 or email us at news@kfdx.com when you have a news tip. 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. She had been battling brain cancer but was optimistic about upcoming medical treatments. Good news broadcast; and I like the notations come to give us a heads up on whats going on in our city! He first joined the KBTX team in 2008. Meet the News Channel 6 team! Footage shot in-studio has been broadcast in high definition since the conversion, while all news video from on-remote locations was initially broadcast in standard definition and upconverted to widescreen until April 2013, when KFDX/KJTL upgraded its ENG vehicles, satellite truck, studio and field cameras and other equipment in order to broadcast news footage from the field and the newsroom in high definition, in addition to segments broadcast from the main studio.[43]. Five people were aboard the Bombardier executive jet that was shaken by turbulence late Friday afternoon while traveling from Keene, New Hampshire, to Leesburg, Virginia, said Sarah Sulick, a spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board. 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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. Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References. "Whether I like it or not, whether I understand the reason or not, I cannot change the things in my past. 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. [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). 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). Scotty is an investigative photojournalist based in Washington DC. Her wit and personality could brighten anyones day. Nexstar acquired KFDX, an NBC affiliate, in January 1998. Idaho News 6 anchor Jake Garcia shared: "I'm sad to hear the news of @clarke_shatanya's passing. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. 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. After a four-year sabbatical, KFDX launched a second venture at a prime time newscast for channel 18 on September 17, 2007. 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. 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.". Smith was on the Astros World Series roster last year, but did not appear in the clubs Fall Classic win over Philadelphia. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Gordon Collier was born in Dallas and grew up in Southeast Texas near Houston. Copyright 2023 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. 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. Fellow KFDX News Director Adam P Bradshaw said: "Shatanya was a bigger-than-life spirit. He started his career in news back in 1982 in Illinois. Alex joined KWTX as a multimedia journalist after graduating with honors from the University of Missouri - School of Journalism. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. 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. Karla anchors Live at Five and News Three at Ten. [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. KFDX-DT4 is the Antenna TV - owned-and-operated fourth digital subchannel of KFDX-TV, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 3.4. Joce is a national investigative reporter focused on accountability reporting on the During the pandemic, she created a segment - Helping the Helpers - to help local charities raise to support their efforts against Covid-19. Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. Morgan Weaver joined KBTX in June 2021 as a Sports Reporter. Jamie Bittner joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in December 2021. She had a passion for telling stories in a way that really hit home. Source: TVB, BIA Financial Network Market Report 3rd Edition, 2007, 1998-2023, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. | All rights reserved, The CW Network and LIV Golf League Garner Over 3.2 Million Total Viewers Across All Platforms for First Three-Day Event of 2023, NewsNation Expands Roster of Political, Legal, National Security and Medical Contributors, Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference Webcast, (B&C) Nexstar Has Record Revenue but The CW Losses Help Push Profits Lower, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Could new DNA tech crack the JonBenet Ramsey case? 1998 - 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Nexstar acquired KFDX, an NBC affiliate, in January 1998. 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 was smart, funny and a true professional. Meet the News Channel 6 team! 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According to KFDX, Clarke graduated from Florida A&M University and served as a Zeta Phi Beta sorority member. NTSB investigators were interviewing the two crew members and surviving passengers as part of a probe into the deadly encounter with turbulence, Sulick said. [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]. 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. Justin joined KBTX in August 2022 as a Morning Anchor. Her wit and personality could brighten anyones day. Cable/ADS penetration in the market is estimated to be 88% (28% wired, 60% ADS). To make room on the Major League roster for Smith, infielder Mark Mathias has been designated . Daniela is a bilingual investigative producer for InvestigateTV. [44] The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 28. Clarke passed away at her home on Thursday, two years after announcing she was diagnosed with brain cancer. Alex joined the KBTX team in August 2022 as a reporter and weekend anchor. 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. (Producers and other newsroom personnel anchored the segments for several years during the 1990s.) failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. 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. 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. I cant remember the last fatality due to turbulence, said Robert Sumwalt, a former NTSB chair and executive director of the Center for Aviation and Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Through the use of PSIP, digital television receivers display the station's virtual channel as its former VHF analog channel 3. 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'. 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. 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. The Fire Department works to save lives and protect property through prevention, preparedness, education and response. I have always appreciated the weather journalists at you station. (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). 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. Caleb Britt joined KBTX as a multimedia journalist in October 2021. Priscilla Huff is the Managing Editor for the Washington, DC Bureau. KFDX 3 Sports at Six 13 hours ago. Meet the ArkLaTexhomepage team! 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! You can watch him on Saturday evenings. The station also operates four UHF digital translatorsK27HM-D and K41HQ-D in Quanah, Texas, and K25JO-D and K29LJ-D in Altus, Oklahomawhich relay KFDX's signal to portions of southwestern Oklahoma and western north Texas that are not covered by the main channel 3 signal. [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. Warren. A BELOVED young Texas news anchor has tragically passed away at just 27, and a vigil for the reporter was held Monday night. [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]. 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. 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. Adrienne DeMoss has been the director of digital content at KBTX since June 2020. KFDX 3 News 5 hours ago. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. Clay, Price and U.S. Broadcast Group ownership, transitioned from analog to digital television, "At Deadline: Additional Applications for TV Stations", "Nat Fleming Ropes the Spirit of Texoma Award", "Finding the best fit: Nat Fleming helped make Western music a hit", "COMPANY NEWS; Clay-Price Pact On 4 TV Stations", "What's in a name? Smith owns a career 3.59 ERA with 91 saves over 513 games spanning 10 Major League seasons with Kansas City (2012-13), Milwaukee (2014-16), San Francisco (2016, 2018-19), Atlanta (2020-22), and Houston (2022). Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. KFDX-DT3 is the Laff-affiliated third digital subchannel of KFDX-TV, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 3.3. 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. A native of Jamaica, Shatanya joined KFDX in August of 2018 as a News Reporter and moved into the anchor chair last year. "Whether I like it or not, whether I understand the reason or not, I cannot change the things in my past. Bradshaw was 62 years old. KFDX is recognized as the areas dominant local news and weather station. . Pet of the Week. 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.". Shatanya was a bigger-than-life spirit, said News Director Adam P. Bradshaw. Timothy Knapp joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in September 2018 as Studio Manager and Photojournalist. CBS19 Weekday Sports Anchor. Jamie is InvestigateTV's managing editor. Channel 3 also produces the half-hour sports highlight/analysis program KFDX 3 Sports Sunday, which airs after the Sunday edition of the 10:00p.m. newscast. 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. He first became news director at KFDX in 2018. KFDX discontinued production of these hourly updates in 2005. In August 1992, KFDX also implemented the "24-Hour News Source" concept (which was enforced in the promotional slogan used by the station until 2005, "Texoma's 24-Hour News Team"). 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.