KFSM-TV Channel 5
Jonathan Coleman Named Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enrollment at UALR (Movers & Shakers)
Coleman is the director of financial aid and scholarships and will serve in both roles while a national search is conducted. read more >
Ghidotti’s Bethany Siems Elected VP of the Public Relations Society of America Arkansas Chapter (Movers & Shakers)
As vice president, Siems will help lead the society to serve professionals in the communications industry by providing community and professional development. read more >
University of the Ozarks President Elected to Higher Learning Commission Board of Trustees
Richard L. Dunsworth joined the commission in 2007 and was elected to a four-year term on the board in 2018. read more >
University of the Ozarks President Elected to Higher Learning Commission Board (Movers & Shakers)
Richard L. Dunsworth joined the commission in 2007 and was elected to a four-year term on the board in 2018. read more >
Media Comings, Goings, and a Colleague’s Death
Paul Greenberg died on April 6 and was remembered as a sophisticated writer and thinker. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Open Mike: Ads for Bloomberg Pump $2M Into Arkansas Markets
A $320 million ad push by Democratic presidential contender Michael Bloomberg is driving up prices in Arkansas and elsewhere before Super Tuesday, March 3. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
KFSM Builds Home in Johnson
The Inn at the Mill in Johnson (Washington County) is getting a big new neighbor, the news operations of KFSM and KXNW, known as 5News. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
A Word From Sinclair, and Giggles from John Oliver
KATV's Chris Kane appearance in a video clip shown on HBO's “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” illustrated a line that apparently bears repeating. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
CACA Will Present Awards to Lisenne Rockefeller, Garrett Lewis
Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas will honor Lisenne Rockefeller as its 2017 Arkansas Woman of Inspiration at the nonprofit's annual dinner on Sept. 6 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. read more >
Affiliations Shift Among Arkansas Stations Following Sinclair Deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns KATV in Little Rock, reached a deal a couple of weeks ago to acquire Tribune Media Co., owner of KFSM in Fort Smith, for close to $4 billion. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
KNWA Adds Jennifer Penate to Morning Team
Jennifer Penate is a new morning anchor at KNWA and its sister station KFTA, broadcasting out of Fayetteville. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Krystle Sherrell Joins KFSM Channel 5
Arkansas native Krystle Sherrell has joined KFSM-TV, Channel 5, as a Fort Smith-based reporter. Sherrell grew up in Maumelle and graduated from Central High School before an award-winning broadcasting career at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
KFSM’s Heather Geller Takes Off for Tulsa TV
Heather Geller, once a cheerleader at Sacramento State University before jumping to Oklahoma State, has now switched TV teams, leaving KFSM-TV, Channel 5, in Fayetteville, to continue her sports reporting career at KOKI-TV, Fox 23, in Tulsa. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Media & Marketing
A media and marketing resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
April Baker Takes on Mornings for KFSM
April Baker is the new weekday morning anchor at KFSM, Channel 5, in Fort Smith/northwest Arkansas. She comes to Arkansas from Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. KFSM, by the way, is looking into moving more of its operations to NWA. read more >
by Mark Carter -
KFSM Changing TV Faces In Northwest Arkansas
KFSM-TV, Channel 5, made some recent staffing shifts with the departure of the station’s sports director and managing editor. read more >
by Sean Beherec -
KFSM-TV in Spotlight After Arrest, Order
The arrest of anchor Liza Danver and a judge’s contempt finding against Managing Editor Larry Henry that was resolved with a story assignment both grabbed headlines around the state and at national outlets, including Adweek’s “TV Spy.” read more >
by Sean Beherec -
KFSM Channel 5 Adds Liza Danver as Weeknight Anchor
In the northwest part of the state, KFSM-TV, Channel 5, has added a new anchor, Liza Danver. read more >
by Sean Beherec -
KFSM Replaces News Director Rick Bagley
Vice President and News Director Rick Bagley has left the station for KTRK-TV, an ABC affiliate in Houston. In his place, KFSM has hired Bill Cummings as news director read more >
by Sean Beherec -
Relative Value (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Things that should be highly valued, in real dollar terms, often are not, and teaching is one of those things. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -