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The station is also mourning the loss of veteran producer Chris Scott, who died after an undisclosed illness. read more >

He has weather experience in Biloxi, Memphis and Sioux Falls. read more >

Little Rock ranks 57th on the list of America's top TV markets in the latest Nielsen roundup, but it punches well above its weight as a news town, and it has become a notable launching pad for TV journalists moving up. read more >

Nexstar Media Group is selling its northwest Arkansas CBS affiliate KFSM-TV, Channel 5, to Tegna Inc. read more >

Haylee Brooks, a news reporter at KMID-TV in Midland, Texas, has joined Little Rock sister stations KARK, Channel 4, and KLRT, Fox16. read more >

A familiar morning face on KLRT, Fox 16, is taking her talents across the office to sister station KARK as Susanne Brunner becomes a co-anchor of Channel 4's award-winning morning news program, "KARK 4 Today." read more >

Chanley Painter, a former Miss Arkansas USA and attorney, has joined KARK/KLRT as a full-time reporter, News Director Austin Kellerman confirmed Thursday. The addition was one of several staff moves in the stations' news division. read more >

Who knew the departure of KARK/KLRT meteorologist Greg Dee to Cleveland would raise the ire of that city's Favorite Son? read more >

Greg Dee, a meteorologist who appeared on KARK-TV, Channel 4, and KLRT-TV, Channel 16, announced on air Thursday morning that he will be leaving to take a job in Cleveland. read more >

Sinclair Broadcast Group of Hunt Valley, Md. is proposing changes to its $985 million purchase of ABC affiliate stations owned by Allbritton Communications of Arlington, Va., following some objections by the Federal Communications Commission. read more >

KATV, Channel 7, of Little Rock has announced that Roby Brock's "Talk Business & Politics" program will air on the ABC affiliate starting March 2. read more >

The Markham Group says Jocelyn Tovar, a Little Rock television reporter, is joining the company as its director of communications. read more >

Sinclair Broadcast Group, which is the ABC affiliates owned by Allbritton Communications, reports a drop in second-quarter profit while broadcast revenue rose 28 percent. read more >

Politico, the daily political news website, is reporting that its owner, Allbritton Communications, is exploring a potential sale of its TV stations, which includes ABC affiliate KATV-TV, Channel 7, in Little Rock. read more >

The Nexstar Broadcasting/Mission Broadcasting juggernaut continues, as a single, $270 million deal gives the two companies control of 19 stations in 10 markets. read more >

Chuck Spohn, who was general manager of two Little Rock television stations for more than 15 years, has opened his own public relations firm. read more >

Nexstar Broadcasting Corp. of Irving, Texas, is continuing its run of television station acquisitions with the purchase of three stations in California from two companies, Newport Television and Granite Broadcasting. read more >

Last week, after a reduction of 30 staffers, five KARK/KLRT job openings were posted to the Arkansas Broadcasters Association website jobs board. read more >

By Federal Communications Commission standards, Nexstar Broadcasting of Irving, Texas, doesn’t own Mission Broadcasting. However, recent developments make Mission and Nexstar look a lot like a single entity. And if they were a single entity, that entity would now own four TV stations in Little Rock. read more >

Almost 30 employees of two Little Rock television stations are being laid off this week as the stations' owners consolidate operations. read more >