

Now, the unpredictability of the monsoon is what she says makes Arizona weather forecasting especially challenging and exciting. She can remember watching dust storms roll into town when she was a little girl in the East Valley. The couple has two boys together and enjoys chasing storms - and sporting events - all over the state.Īpril’s favorite season in Arizona is monsoon season. She later followed Mark when he moved to Spokane, WA, for a television job, and they worked at competing stations before April convinced him that sunny & warm Arizona is where they should be.Īpril was thrilled to join Arizona’s Family in 2005 since she grew up watching Scott Pasmore and Royal Norman-they love hearing that! Mark now works for Arizona's Family as well in the sports department. That’s also where she met her husband-to-be, Mark McClune. She moved to Medford, OR for her first job in television at the CBS affiliate there. She has both a degree in journalism and a meteorology certification. “What we do as news organizations is more important than ever.Emmy Award-winning meteorologist April Warnecke has been forecasting weather for Good Morning Arizona for 17 years.Īpril grew up in Gilbert, Arizona, where she graduated from Gilbert High School before moving on to become a proud Wildcat at the University of Arizona. “The news cycle just does not stop,” said Helt. Local content is a dynamic business in Phoenix. “We are cautiously optimistic that, once the vaccine is widely distributed, things will turn around,” said Rodman. Tourism is down, but real estate is booming. “It’s informational but also inspirational,” said Donnarumma. KTVW-KFPH is hosting the virtual small business even t Possible April 6-8. “If it gets any traction we’ll roll it out nationally.”


“We like to pride ourselves as a viable test market,” said Mark Rodman, senior VP and general manager. KSAZ will test The Mediator with Ice-T starting March 1. “If anyone asked a year ago, could you do that, I would’ve thought they were dreaming,” she said. Staffers miss serendipitous meetings that spark ideas, she said, but Helt is pleased to see how quickly staffers adapted. Anita Helt, VP and general manager at KNXV-KASW, mentioned how reporters like the more “efficient” morning editorial meetings now, which get them out the door faster. Stations are figuring out how remote working will work when the pandemic ends. The Big Four stations share a helicopter. Catch ICT News with anchor Aliyah Chavez on. “We’ve carved out our niche as the big-story station,” Bannard said. They reach audiences through their digital platform and as a broadcast carried via public television stations. KSAZ thrives on an average anchor tenure of 18 years at the station. KPNX got a 0.8, KTAZ a 0.7, KNXV a 0.6, KPHO a 0.4 and KTVK a 0.3. household race saw KNXV at 2.5, KPNX at 1.9, KSAZ and KPHO at 1.8, KTVW at 1.6, KTVK at 1.2 and KTAZ at 0.7. KNXV had the top local household score at 6 p.m., while KSAZ won 25-54.
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Kris Pickel’s exit from Arizona’s Family TV news is just one of several high-profile departures from. The Phoenix City Council voted 8-1 to legalize auxiliary dwelling units, also known as ADUs, as what is intended. 5 major changes to know at Arizonas Family TV stations, channels 3 and 5 in metro Phoenix. (KPNX and KNXV have network news at 5:30.) KTVW topped KSAZ in the 25-54 race at 5. Backyard guesthouses legalized in Phoenix, addressing affordable housing shortage. At 5-5:30 p.m., KNXV had the top household score, followed by KSAZ and KPNX. households, and KSAZ took the 25-54 title. In November, KSAZ and KTVK tied in 6 a.m. news, and Joe Donnarumma, president and general manager, is thinking about mornings. Electric semi-truck catches fire in PHX, marking second incident this week staff 9:34 AM, Central Phoenix News Police detain student with gun at Maryvale High School. “That investment was really substantial,” he said, mentioning how the news department spiked from three people to 30 over the course of a year. news weekdays, with Deschapelles citing NBCUniversal’s ownership as key.
