Former Ky3 News Anchors (2024)

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Longtime KY3 Inc. anchor Maria Neider has left the television station for a job with the city of Ozark. Neider has been hired as the municipality's communications director, according to a news release. She said via email that her start date was April 1 after serving her last day at KY3 on March 29.

The city of Ozark announced in a Monday press release that Maria Neider has joined its communications team as director. Neider joins the city after a nearly 20-year career as an anchor and reporter at KY3. In the role, Neider will oversee all aspects of communication for the city of Ozark.

From technology to techniques in news gathering, the station has been a leader in television news. Just like our viewers, I didn't have to move away to find the very best resources available for news gathering. KY3 brought them here. It's been 39 years now since I came home to KY3.

Danielle Davis recently had a child with her husband Nick Davis.

Lisa Rose changed her life and wants to help you change yours! After watching "Forks Over Knives" and "Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead," she adopted a plant-based diet and gained an active lifestyle. She lost 40 pounds, normalized her cholesterol, ditched her pack-a-day smoking habit, and began running.

KY3's Noon and 6 p.m. anchor, Steve Grant, is also the current President of the NATAS Mid-America Chapter of the Emmy Awards. Recognizing his leadership in regional broadcast journalism and public service, his alma mater Evangel University, and The College Of The Ozarks, have both awarded him honorary doctorates.

Maria Stephanos anchors FOX25 News at ten and eleven o'clock, as well as FOX25 News at six o'clock. Stephanos has been with FOX25 since 1997, beginning as a general assignment reporter and later became the station's main anchor.

Hearst has been at KY3 for 26 years. Prior to that he was at KSPR. I wrote about Hearst in December because a reader wanted to know how Hearst was able to rattle off the streets and landmarks of just about every small town in the Ozarks. The answer: He's been there.

Ned Reynolds joined the staff of KY3, as sports director, in Springfield in 1967, re- maining at his post until December 1st, 2014. His 47 year run at the station is the longest consecutive tenure at the same station in Missouri broadcasting history.

Danielle Davis, KY3

Danielle anchors weather on KY3 News @ 11, Noon, and 4 p.m.

How long has KY3 been around? ›

KY3 company history timeline

The station first signed on the air on October 1, 1953, becoming the second television station to sign on in the Springfield market; the first was CBS affiliate KTTS-TV (channel 10, now KOLR), which signed on in March of that same year. KYTV purchased remote broadcasting equipment in 1954.

Photo courtesy KY3Melanie Steen and Michael Gibson are co-hosts of The Place on KY3.

Bridget Lovelle - News Director - KY3/KSPR | LinkedIn.

After 12 years as a journalist, KOLR10 evening anchor Heather Lewis is leaving the industry, but it's for a great reason: to pursue a career that allows her to spend more . Skills: Edius, Final Cut Pro, Panasonic Camcorders, Interview Skills, Politics, Television News, Breaking.

Today, in the Napa Valley home he shares with his wife Debbie, Ron's walls are adorned with paintings by his mother (she died in 1988) and her friends–Frank McCarthy, Olaf Wieghorst and others, as well as a book inscribed by Andrew Wyeth.

Leigh anchors KY3 News @11 and KY3 News @ 4 on KSPR. Leigh started her broadcast career as a reporter in Orlando, Florida after graduating from the University of Central Florida.