Chris May
Pure Apartments Sold For $43 Million (NWA Real Deals)
Timberland Partners of Bloomington, Minnesota, paid $43 million for the Pure Springdale apartment complex on Gene George Boulevard. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Amy Sullivan Hired as KATV News Director
She replaces Nick Genty, who was fired after an on-air stunt that drew condemnation for racial insensitivity. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
UPDATE: May and Brandt Return After KATV News Director’s Firing in Race-Related Furor
The two apologized for an on-air stunt in curly wigs. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Mike Roy, KATV Stalwart for 42 Years, Dies at 63
Mike Roy, who took a technical job at KATV-TV straight out of college and never worked anywhere else, becoming one of the longest-serving directors of news production in Little Rock television history, died last week at 63. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Little Rock’s Jessica Dean Has a New Home at CNN
In Jessica Dean’s first week as a Washington correspondent, CNN threw her to the wolves. Or at least to the Wolf. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
KATV Fixture Ned Perme to Retire After 34 Years of Warnings, Carols
Through more than a third of a century of springtime tornadoes, August heat advisories and even December carols at his grand piano, Ned Perme cemented a place on Arkansas’ airwaves as chief meteorologist at KATV, Channel 7 in Little Rock. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Thoughts on Sinclair, After Working for John Robert Starr
No, local news folks shouldn’t be pledging their bosses’ allegiance to Trump in the media wars. But they are at financial gunpoint. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Mack McLarty to Rotary: Globalization Is the Reality
Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty, speaking at the Little Rock Rotary Club, stressed the importance of globalization, noting that Americans are "living in a much more interconnected world than ever before." read more >
Gary Weir: A TV Sensation, No Bozo at Business
While Gary Weir in his Bozo the Clown character enchanted generations of Arkansas children, Arkansas broadcast professionals emphasize that Weir also had a career beyond the red nose. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Beth Ward Haynie: ‘She Exuded Love’
Known simply as Beth Ward through her 37-year career at KARK-TV and KTHV-TV in Little Rock, members of Haynie's media family pay their respects. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Beth Ward, Little Rock TV Mainstay, Dies
Beth Ward, a fixture on Little Rock television for more than 37 years, died Thursday after complications from heart surgery. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
It’s Home Again in Little Rock for KATV Anchor Chris May
After nearly two decades as a big-market new anchor, Chris May returned to KATV in August, and last week reflected on being back where he started. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Anchor Chris May Returns to KATV in August
Born and raised in Little Rock, Chris May is returning to KATV-TV, Channel 7, after nearly two decades of major-market anchoring in Boston and Philadelphia. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Chris May to Return to KATV Anchor Desk Aug. 1
Chris May, who left Little Rock in 1998 to become a big-market anchorman in Boston and then in Philadelphia, is returning to KATV-TV, Channel 7, beginning Aug. 1. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Philly Says Hello to Jessica Dean
The Philadelphia Inquirer's TV critic, David Hiltbrand, talks with former KARK-TV, Channel 4, anchor Jessica Dean on the eve of her Philly TV debut. Barbecue and "Murphy Brown" are discussed. read more >
by Lance Turner -
KARK’s Jessica Dean to Join Philadelphia CBS Affiliate
KARK-TV, Channel 4, anchor Jessica Dean is leaving the Nexstar Broadcasting Group-owned NBC affiliate to join KYW-TV, Channel 3, the Philadelphia CBS affiliate. read more >
by Lance Turner -
May’s Day: Anchor to Join Boston Station in January
KATV-TV, Channel 7, knew for several weeks that news anchor Chris May was leaving for a position with the NBC affiliate in Boston. The station kept it quiet, though, for an important reason: the November Nielsen ratings period. read more >
by Jim Harris -
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