KATV Channel 7
Changes at the Top of Two Arkansas Newsrooms
Beth Reed steps into the top newsroom role at the Sentinel-Record, mirroring the career path of her predecessor Mark Gregory, while KATV names veteran broadcaster Michael Snuffer as its new news director. read more >
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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 >
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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 >
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ComScore Makes Inroads as LR Stations Track Ratings
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s revelation last month that it will use the ratings service ComScore to track all local TV viewership was old news to journalists at KATV, Channel 7, the Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate in Little Rock. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
KATV Channel 7 Leads Household Ratings
KATV-TV, Channel 7, continued to stay ahead of its Little Rock competitors for July’s Nielsen household ratings of local newscasts. read more >
by Luke Jones -