Royden is returning to the place he calls his second home after a couple of years away. Washington Regional . Mathias has played in 5 games for Texas this spring, batting .300 (30-10) with 3 RBI and 3 walks. BELOVED Texas news anchor Shatanya Clarke has died at 27 after battling a brain tumor. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Radar is confusing on the colors like it better with green for light rain and red for heavy rain. The consolidation of the three stations has provided significant operating efficiencies. KFDX-DT4 is the Antenna TVowned-and-operated fourth digital subchannel of KFDX-TV, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 3.4. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. On January 23, 2018, KFDX launched a digital subchannel on virtual channel 3.4 to serve as an affiliate of the classic television multicast network Cozi TV. Her wit and personality could brighten anyones day. Brendan Cullerton joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist after spending four years covering state, local, and federal politics for the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee. Megan joined KBTX in November 2021. Abigail anchors KBTX's lifestyle show, The Three, weekdays at 3 p.m. Julia Potts joined KBTX as a Producer in June 2022. Shatanya was a bigger-than-life spirit, said News Director Adam P. Bradshaw. [4], In addition to founding channel 3 and serving as the station's original general manager, Howard Fry was best known by children in the Texoma region for his daily program Uncle Howdy's House Party, which originated on KFDX radio and launched a television broadcast that aired concurrently with the radio program. To make room on the Major League roster for Smith, infielder Mark Mathias has been designated . 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Hope Merritt joined KBTX in November 2021 as a multimedia journalist and weekend producer. Ive come to accept that my life turned out exactly as it was designed, or destined to be, Clarke added. Angela hails from Utuado, Puerto Rico but calls Central Texas home and currently works for KWTX-10, the CBS affiliate in the Waco-Temple-Killeen area. Along with station Photographer Brandon Cooper, Shatanya created the Soups and Socks annual fundraiser for Faith Mission in Wichita Falls. Another longtime weathercaster who appeared on channel 3's newscasts from 1954 to 1971 was Tom Crane, who was known by his nickname, "Tom Crane, the Weathervane." [12][13][14][15], In August 1992, KFDX became the first television station in the Wichita FallsLawton market to adopt a 24-hour-a-day programming schedule, initially filling overnight time periods following the NBC late night lineup with a mix of syndicated programs, a nightly encore of the station's 10:00p.m. newscast, and a feed loop of NBC's now-defunct overnight newscast, NBC Nightside. Megan Boyd is KWTX's reporter in the Temple/Belton area. "She was smart, funny and a true professional. Clarke's former colleague Nicholas Quallich tweeted: "I am so sad to hear of the death of my former @TexomasHomepage colleague @clarke_shatanya. She had been open about her battle and regularly shared updates on her social media profiles and her YouTube channel called "Shatanya's Road to Recovery.". Her wit and personality could brighten anyones day. In January 2006, KFDX launched Texoma's Weather Channel, a 24-hour weather forecast servicewith content selected by the on-duty meteorologistthat features loops of weather radar and satellite imagery, current conditions (including maps detailing actual and apparent temperatures, sustained wind speeds and gusts within the KFDX viewing area), and local and regional forecasts, along with an audio feed of Wichita Falls-based NOAA Weather Radio station WXK31; Texoma's Weather Channel is carried on Charter Spectrum channel 17 and digital channel 1234 in Wichita Falls (the service is not carried on cable providers on the Oklahoma side of the market, including Fidelity Communications in Lawton). Molly Martinez rejoined Gray Television in March 2022 as a multimedia journalist in the Washington News Bureau. The truth is - Bob Marley said it first - you never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice, Clarke said in her final video titled The Finale. WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - News Channel 6 wanted to take a moment to send our condolences to our friends and colleagues at KFDX and KJTL on the passing of their news director, Adam Bradshaw. The event made history as it would become one of the first tornadoes ever to be shown on live television. Smith will join the team's Spring Training workouts in Surprise today. After a four-year sabbatical, KFDX launched a second venture at a prime time newscast for channel 18 on September 17, 2007. Jill is an investigative producer with decades of experience reporting on health, safety and corruption. Nicole joined KBTX as a sports reporter in July of 2022. Clarke passed away at her home on Thursday, two years after announcing she was diagnosed with brain cancer. She coordinates content and produces stories with a particular passion for digging into government programs and waste, health care policy and education. KFDX-DT4 is the Antenna TV - owned-and-operated fourth digital subchannel of KFDX-TV, broadcasting in standard definition on channel 3.4. Rachel is an investigative journalist with more than 20 years experience. All rights reserved. Though we were competition we always found ways to laugh.". "Whether I like it or not, whether I understand the reason or not, I cannot change the things in my past. As rival KAUZ-TV interrupted regular programming that morning to show live footage of the tornado through a studio camera brought outside of channel 6's Seymour Highway studios, KFDX also moved one of its studio cameras outside its facility and pointed it toward the tornadowhich initially appeared as a large, rotating dust cloudas it approached the northwest portion of Wichita Falls, with Shaw and reporter Dee Fletcher providing commentary (sometimes interfered by line voltage and wind noise severe enough that cameramen positioned outside could not hear instructions warning viewers of the approaching tornado over their headphones). [1][2] The FCC awarded the license and permit for channel 3 to the Cannan ownership group on December 19, 1952. The station originally employed a staff of 30 people, which at the time, was the largest staff of any broadcast television and radio station in west Texas; the majority of stock held in Wichitex was owned by members of the station's staff. Lee leads Gray Televisions National Investigative Team. For many years, Warren Silver who originally joined KFDX as a member of its production staff when it signed on in March 1953 served as the station's chief weathercaster and continuity announcer as well as acting as the original host of RFD-3. Nicole Neuman joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2021. Since the start of 2018, Smith has a 3.27 ERA with 90 saves and a 1.125 WHIP figure over 271 relief outings, and his 11.61 strikeouts per 9 innings over that span ranks 15th among all MLB relievers with at least 200 appearances. [22], As the low-power station's broadcasting radius is limited to the immediate Wichita Falls area, KFDX carries a simulcast of MyNetworkTV-affiliated sister station KJBO-LD on channel 3.2 in order to relay channel 35's programming throughout the entire LawtonWichita Falls market. Warren. He started his career in Lynchburg, Virginia in 2010, and joined NBC12 in 2013. failures of government agencies, product flaws and other transparency issues. Houston declined a 2023 club option for Smith on November 9, making him a free agent. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia . The three stations share studios near Seymour Highway (US 277) and Turtle Creek Road in Wichita Falls, where KFDX-TV's transmitter is also located. Eustasis Psychiatric & Addiction Health. [4][5] KFDX was the third television station to sign on in the Wichita FallsLawton market, launching one month after the sign-ons of its two principal competitors: CBS affiliate KWFT-TV (channel 6, now KAUZ-TV), which debuted on March 1, and Lawton-based KSWO-TV (channel 7), which had signed on March 8. In July 2012, KFDX became the second television station in the Wichita Falls-Lawton market (after KSWO) to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition; the 9:00p.m. newscast on KJTL was included in the upgrade. I can only control my present, and possibly make choices that positively affect my future.. Rusty Garrett held the position of chief weather anchor for KWTX News 10 from 1989 and headed up Central Texas' most advanced forecast center until he retired in June 2019. Email us atexclusive@the-sun.comor call212 416 4552. [10][11] During the latter years under Wichitex ownership and its early years under the stewardship of Clay, the station uniquely identified its channel 3 position with the Roman numeral "III" starting in 1967; the station's on-air brand was further stylized with the "TV" suffix in the callsign rendered in lowercase preceding the numerals, as "KFDX-tv III", with the Roman numeral idenfier being used for its local newscasts (initially as TV-III News, and later as News III and Newscenter III, with the title of its agricultural news program stylized as RFD-III) and film presentations (as Matinee III and TV-III Golden Movies). She hosted the stations Helping the Helpers franchise during the pandemic to make sure local charities received the donations they so badly needed. 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A native of Jamaica, Shatanya joined KFDX in August of 2018 as a News Reporter and moved into the anchor chair last year. He is currently a senior Meteorology major at Texas A&M University. NTSB investigators were interviewing the two crew members and surviving passengers as part of a probe into the deadly encounter with turbulence, Sulick said. Jon Decker is the White House Correspondent and Senior National Editor for Gray Television and has been a member of the White House Press Corps since 1995. He also totaled 11.0 scoreless innings over 11 postseason appearances in the Braves 2021 World Championship run, going 2-0 with 6 saves. The trusted leader in weather for the Texoma area now has the perfect Weather App to keep you up to date with live conditions, warnings, and radar. Charlie Eipper, just before 11 p.m., Friday . Now, she has the opportunity to do in-depth interviews with those same Brazos Valley folks with her Names and Faces segment every other Thursday at noon. [23] On cable, KJBO-LD (via the KFDX-DT2 feed) is carried on Charter Spectrum channel 7 in Wichita Falls. Team of the Week; Vernon College; 2019 Nexstar Sports Awards; 2021 Nexstar Sports Awards; Texoma Talent; Contests. Before that she worked at local stations in Louisiana and Virginia. After he left KFDX, Crane worked as vice president of City National Bank in Wichita Falls, and later operated local advertising agency Crane & Company from 1980 until his death on July 6, 2009. May she Rest In Peace.". Read More More Meet the CBS19 Team. Following its sale to Mission Broadcasting and the formation of the SSA between the two stations, on September 20, 1999, KFDX began producing a half-hour newscast at 9:00p.m. through a news share agreement with Fox affiliate KJTL; the program, titled Fox 18 News at 9:00, was the first local prime time newscast to debut in the market and originated from a secondary set at the KFDX/KJTL/KJBO studios on Seymour Highway in Wichita Falls. Julie Hays is a multiple Edward R. Murrow and Emmy-award winning journalist with more than 16 years experience at KWTX-TV. The developer, Nexstar Broadcasting, indicated that the apps privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. I can only control my present, and possibly make choices that positively affect my future.. Smith owns a career 3.59 ERA with 91 saves over 513 games spanning 10 Major League seasons with Kansas City (2012-13), Milwaukee (2014-16), San Francisco (2016, 2018-19), Atlanta (2020-22), and Houston (2022). Catch him and the BVTM crew weekdays 5-7. Exact date yellow weather warning for snow and ice forecast to hit UK - will you be affected? Among the personalities who worked at KFDX-TV during the station's early years was Don Alexanderlead singer of rock-and-roll group Alexander and the Greats, and composer of the 1964 hit single "Hot Dang Mustang," which topped songs from such musicians as Elvis Presley, The Kinks, Frank Sinatra and The Rolling Stones to peak at #6 on the Billboard Top 100who came to the television station in 1964. "Whether I like it or not, whether I understand the reason or not, I cannot change the things in my past. Caresse Jackman is a national consumer investigative reporter with a focus on exposing scams and digging into consumer concerns. She will be missed. Peter Zampa joined the Gray Television Washington News Bureau in June 2015 as a multimedia journalist. Tyler Shaw joined the KBTX sports team in June 2019 as a weekend sports anchor/reporter. The truth is - Bob Marley said it first - you never know how strong you are until being strong is your only choice, Clarke said in her final video titled The Finale.