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Scott Inman
Scott Inman
Scott anchors Live at Five, Channel 7 News at Six and Nightside.
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Scott anchors Live at Five, Channel 7 News at Six and Nightside.
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Beth Hunt
Beth Hunt

Beth Hunt is an evening anchor for KATV. She anchors Channel 7 News at 6 and Nightside.More >>

Beth Hunt is an evening anchor for KATV. She anchors Channel 7 News at 6 and Nightside.More >>
Erin Hawley
Erin Hawley
Erin co-anchors LIVE at 5 and MidDay Arkansas.
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Erin co-anchors LIVE at 5 and MidDay Arkansas.
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Chris Kane
Chris Kane

Chris, a Little Rock native, currently anchors Daybreak and Good Morning Arkansas at Channel 7.
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Chris, a Little Rock native, currently anchors Daybreak and Good Morning Arkansas at Channel 7.
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Alyson Courtney
Alyson Courtney

Alyson co-hosts Daybreak every weekday morning.
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Alyson co-hosts Daybreak every weekday morning.More >>
Janelle Lilley
Janelle Lilley

Janelle Lilley co-hosts Saturday Daybreak, anchors the weekend shows, and works as a general assignment reporter.
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Janelle Lilley co-hosts Saturday Daybreak, anchors the weekend shows, and works as a general assignment reporter.More >>

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Jason Pederson
Jason Pederson
Jason Pederson joined Channel 7 in 1995. He is the consumer affairs reporter for Channel 7's well known "7 On Your Side" program.
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Jason Pederson joined Channel 7 in 1995. He is the consumer affairs reporter for Channel 7's well known "7 On Your Side" program.
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Elicia Dover
Elicia Dover

Elicia Dover is excited to be back in her home state of Arkansas after reporting and producing for ABC News in New York.
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Elicia Dover is excited to be back in her home state after reporting and producing for ABC News.More >>
Matt Mershon
Matt Mershon

Matt Mershon joined Channel 7 in September 2013 as a general assignment reporter.
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Matt Mershon joined Channel 7 in September 2013 as a general assignment reporter.More >>
Marine Glisovic
Marine Glisovic
Marine Glisovic joined Channel 7 in October 2013 as a general assignment reporter.
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Marine Glisovic joined Channel 7 in October 2013 as a general assignment reporter.More >>
Jordan Bontke
Jordan Bontke

Jordan Bontke joined Channel 7 in April 2014 as a general assignment reporter.
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Jordan Bontke joined Channel 7 in April 2014 as a general assignment reporterMore >>
Alexis Rogers
Alexis Rogers
Alexis Rogers joined Channel 7 in July 2014 as a general assignment reporter.
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Alexis Rogers joined Channel 7 in July 2014 as a general assignment reporter.

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Stacey Spivey
Stacey Spivey

Stacey Spivey joined Channel 7 in April 2015 as a general assignment reporter.
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Stacey Spivey joined Channel 7 in April 2015 as a general assignment reporter.More >>

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Ned Perme
Ned Perme
Ned, who joined KATV in 1984, is the Chief Meteorologist for Channel 7 News.
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Ned, who joined KATV in 1984, is the Chief Meteorologist for Channel 7 News.
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Barry Brandt
Barry Brandt

Meteorologist Barry Brandt provides the latest weather updates for MidDay Arkansas and Live at 5.More >>

Meteorologist Barry Brandt provides the latest weather updates for MidDay Arkansas and Live at 5.More >>
Melinda Mayo
Melinda Mayo

Melinda is a Pine Bluff native who enjoys delivering the weather for her home state on Daybreak and Good Morning Arkansas.More >>

Melinda is a Pine Bluff native who enjoys delivering the weather for her home state.More >>
Todd Yakoubian
Todd Yakoubian

Todd Yakoubian is KATV's weekend meteorologist and co-host of Saturday Daybreak.More >>

Meteorologist Todd Yakoubian joined the weather team in 2005.More >>

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Steve Sullivan
Steve Sullivan

Steve "Sully" Sullivan is KATV's sports director and a member of the Arkansas Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame.
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Steve works with the award winning Channel 7 Sports team.
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Kyle Deckelbaum
Kyle Deckelbaum
Kyle is KATV's sports reporter/weekend anchor.
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Kyle is KATV's sports reporter/weekend anchor. More >>

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Renee Shapiro
Renee Shapiro

Renee Shapiro was the state's first Broadcast Film Critic and co-hosts Saturday Daybreak.More >>

Renee is the state's first Broadcast Film Critic.
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Joan Early
Joan Early

Joan has long been a part of the Channel 7 family. A former co-host of Good Morning Arkansas and Saturday Daybreak, she is now KATV's "Family First" reporter.More >>

Joan has long been part of the KATV family.
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