[9] The station's transmitter was originally located atop Livingston Mountain, about 7 miles (11km) north-northeast of Camas, Washington; this northerly site had been required to maintain minimum spacing to the unbuilt channel 3 at Salem. She was also the WSU ambassador. It is time to Sinclair has a more serious problem. The promise: Steve Duin column. It was built by Fisher Broadcasting Company, later Fisher Communications, and originally served as an independent station before joining ABC in 1964. [17] AM Northwest continues to air, while other shows, such as Faces & Places and Two at Four, ended in the 1980s. COVID origins? Every single day. Oh how sweet this little one is! Prior to that, he served WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan, and at WILX-TV in Lansing, Michigan. They also want to know if she will return to weather forecasting soon. She returned to Washington after two years to work as a reporter and producer at Spokanes KXLY. Steve is the host of "You Paid For It" segments, which highlight. I love all of these pictures. Find us online at www.KATU.com. What a great set of portraits , her eyes really pop out of the picture, really cute. Fire Steve Dunn and Deb Knapp instead of Brian Wood. It is heartbreaking to see Steve Dunn and Deb Knapp forced to read Sinclair Broadcasting messages. KATU (TV), an American television station in Oregon. Recently, she announced that she would be leaving the station. The station continued to receive requests for footage years after the event and has since commemorated anniversaries of the exploding whale, including a news special in 1995[30] and a remaster of the original newsfilm in 2020. It was also her faithfulness. Brian Wood, a KATU reporter in Portland, had started at KLAS Las Vegas in 1981, moving to KIRO, and then spent 19 years at WMAR, Baltimore, before joining KATU in 2008. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. They found the house in Glenfair, just west of Gresham. Rolf Knapp She deserves to be comfortable. Layoffs, as TV veterans know, are all too common when stations change hands. Steve Dunn KATU. 2y Diane Sanders It's Helen's dream job, interviewing celebrities and news-makers and having lots of laughs along the way. [6], KATU began broadcasting on March 15, 1962, originally operating as an independent station; Portland native and actress Jane Powell was the master of ceremonies. | Portland Portrait Photographer. He did a lot of the day to day dirty work for the King and Queen anchors, Steve Dunn and Deb Knapp. PORTLAND, Ore. Homelessness, gun violence and the coronavirus pandemic are just a few of the issues Portland is facing right now. Hello and welcome to my Facebook page. Soon this station is going to tank! However, her online statement hints that she is saying goodbye to Portland. We were packed like sardines, Janita says. She did the weathercasts and also some general reporting. Lincoln Graves Net Worth He has worked as a journalist for many years. Her famous mommy is doing great and the whole family is settling in fabulously. Covid is the catch-all excuse every company uses to cover their ass for any change they make. I just thank God I was able to make good on my promise. The bedroom? Two sources are telling me that the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the new owners of KATU in Portland and KOMO in Seattle, is cutting costs and personnel at the two television stations, laying off nine employees at KATU and another 18 at KOMO.In an eventful day for Sinclair -- which began with the Wall Street Journal's extensive look at Sinclair's controversial expansion -- media sources indicate that K-2 has said goodbye to three editors, a writer, a producer, two truck operators and two folks who work with KATU's web operation, including an executive producer.Sinclair picked up the sister stations in April as part of its $373 million purchase of Fisher Communications. That second one is a masterpiece! [6], Work began to build facilities in the former Crystal Laundry on NE Sandy Boulevard in June;[7] the two-story building was refitted to contain two production studios. She not only meant it, but she did it. [41], KATU had worked its way up to having the top-rated newscasts in Portland by 1997,[42] but ratings were starting to decline before Gianola's departure for KOIN, which was responsible for leading a resurgence at that station. Naturally, regular viewers of #NikkiNeedsToKnow want to know where she is going next and if she will remain in Portland. KATU needs to totally revamp its news staff to feature both their experienced anchors, reporters and a mix of new people together! Been a rough winter for us in a lot of ways.still hangin in therehahahahaha. Maybe he moved back home to Seattle? Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Currently, he serves at KATU in Portland since 1986. WW reporter Nigel Jaquiss joined KATU's Steve Dunn on Wednesday . Ive got goosebumps! As for comments from other folks, maybe they are not obsessed about Brian Wood, as you seem to be. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group[1] alongside La Grandelicensed Univision affiliate KUNP (channel 16). Utah was where she belonged. Since the pandemic, Nikki Torres has covered the weather in Portland, Oregon, and formed a bond with the KATU ABC 2 community. Lila is stunning. xoxo. The company also requires these stations to air "Terrorism Alert" and "Bottom Line" segments skewing the stories toward anti-media, fear-inciting and far-right messaging. OMG these are SOOO stunning! PORTLAND, Ore. Dr. Knute Buehler, a prominent Oregon politician, joins KATU News' Steve Dunn for a one-on-one interview on why he is no longer a registered Republican. [36], News hires at KATU in the 1980s included Jeff Gianola, who initially joined as a weekend weather presenter in 1983[37] and became evening anchor before defecting to KOIN in 1998,[38] and Bill O'Reilly, the future Fox News Channel anchor whose tenure in Portland lasted less than a year due to family reasons. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. It was not her grandmothers faith alone that consoled Janita. Each time Janita Badon visited Momo in that apartment, she remembered a promise she first made to her grandmother as a child. She was already feeling lonely and out of sorts in Salt Lake City, and she called her grandmother, Irma, worried that so much in her life was coming apart, asking if she should come home. When I asked her what she made of all this, she said, I know what happened. He and I go back to the day when I lived in Port Orchard and he was on KIRO, Seattle. Badon had a full basketball ride at Utah; shed led Jefferson through an undefeated season to the 2008 state title as a senior. 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Well here we are in April 2020. Rolf Knapp, Well Guys Im just checking in here to update you on what is going on? [15] (It was the second time KPTV had lost an affiliation to a group owner in five years; King Broadcasting Company's KGW-TV displaced KPTV as the NBC television affiliate in Portland in 1959, and its KING-TV in Seattle replaced KOMO in the network lineup. Oh, and I adore Dutch Bros. too! A follow up thought : KATU could help themselves greatly by returning Brian Wood and Lincoln Graves as their key anchors . Steve Dunn, who fought back kidney cancer more than a decade ago and used his experience to launch a website to help others find appropriate treatments for the cancer, died Aug. 19 of. He had resumed hiking and climbing. She did the weathercasts and also some general reporting. Prior to that, he served WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan, and at WILX-TV in Lansing, Michigan. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. For me, it calls into question the independence and fairness of our local KATU reporting. So dont miss her last #NikkiNeedsToKnow segment on KATU News This Morning in Portland on Saturday with Wesleigh Ogle. NEW! on Brian Wood Fired In Latest Cuts At KATU, TEGNA Sends Sinclair ND to Greener Pastures, Larry Nelson Steps Away From KOMO-AM Morning Show, Vanessa Misciagna Leaving KING 5 For Denver, Gay Trans New Morning News Producer at KNKX, Salem Reacquires KKOL, KING 5 Loses Craig Herrera & Brit Moorer, KREM Loses One To San Diego. Her famous mommy is doing great and the whole family is settling in fabulously. That action spurred activity on the valuable frequency. Stuffs been boring as hell so there is not a helluva lot to report! Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). Steve. I cant even begin to say how proud I am of her and all that she has accomplished, not to mention her gorgeous family! When Janita attended Portlands Humboldt School, Irma and Alton Badons temporary home on Northeast Morgan Street was where all the grandchildren gathered after school let out. When Janita wanted to buy a house, he told me, Aside from my wife and daughter, this is the most important woman in my life. Torres last day on the air at KATU is on January 21. She also worked 4 p.m and 5 p.m newscasts at KENS as the anchor. Teriyaki restaurants blame COVID for the cutbacks in the amount of beef served in their rice bowls. [19] KATU shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. She looks like a little jewel on the purple chair. Afterward, Dunn, who had earned degrees in math and biology from Middlebury College in Vermont, became interested in helping others with kidney cancer. Deborah Knapp Twitter Previous Contributions in Dunns name can be made to the Assn. She was married to my grandfather for 50 years. Beautiful. No more stuff from me that plasters my name all over the media, online or anywhere else for free advertising! [60], KATU is additionally rebroadcast over a network of sixteen low-power digital translator stations:[59]. I would guess she was hurting more than I was, Janita says. I actually liked him when he was in Seattle. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. My real-estate work is really focused around equity and communities of color, and he knows that, Haddon says. In this morning's episode of Your Voice, Your Vote, KATU's Steve Dunn spoke with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty about what's being done to address some of Portland most pressing problems. Thank you Angela! The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. I could just eat her cheeks! How Old Is Deborah Knapp Debora is a 67-year-old American journalist who was born 0n December 1, 1954, in Japan. Nobody else.. In 2020, Torres returned to Oregon and joined Portland's KATU News weather team. [20], On April 10, 2013, KATU and Fisher Communications' other holdings were acquired by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. [43] The campaign was produced with such secrecy that its first airing took newsroom employees by surprise. Brian Wood, a KATU reporter in Portland, had started at KLAS Las Vegas in 1981, moving to KIRO, and then spent 19 years at WMAR, Baltimore, before joining KATU in 2008. Best of Luck to Brian Wood. KATU News Portland is On Your Side. [32] That same year, former Oregon governor Tom McCall joined KATU as commentator; prior to becoming governor, he had also worked at KGW. I want her grandmother to be safe and I want you to work with her., Janita and Haddon spent six weeks searching for a single-level home in a neighborhood that would accommodate, even welcome, Irma and the family gatherings. Dunn gave this assessment of himself on his website: I am not a leader type, and I am not charismatic in any way. Beautiful job, Julia. She is BEAUTIFUL just like her Mommy! Well thats my opinion, whats yours? Required fields are marked *, Copyright 2023 QZVX.com Broadcast History & Current Affairs. Here we go again! Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 (KATU, File) PORTLAND, Ore. Last year, after vaccines rolled out but before the variants, there was a brief stint of normalcy. I know exactly what happened: God won. It is a likely excuse these days. Lets just get to the images! [4] The full commission began drafting paperwork in support of this decision in December 1960,[5] and Fisher received the permit on February 23, 1961. Nikki Torres received an Associate of Arts (AA) in General Studies from Highline College in 2013 and enrolled at Washington State University. Your email address will not be published. The Journal quotes Michael Copps, former commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, as saying, "This is a shell game and an end run around the media-ownership rules." Sinclair blames COVID for the cutbacks. Steve came to Portland from KGUN-TV in Tucson, Arizona. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. In 1996, he completed his goal of reaching 54 peaks in Colorado that are at least 14,000 feet, something I could not have even dreamed of in 1989.. Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what they mean for you, plus answers to your questions. He cant predict a correct forecast thats reliable anymore, rain or shine? Thats when realtor Jackie Haddon received a call from Anthony Levrets, the vice president of strategic development at Directors Mortgage and Janitas old basketball coach at Utah. Debora started working at KATU based in Portland, Oregon in March of 2002. As I told her, she never once lied to me or made me a promise that hasnt come true. She currently works as a KATU-TV ( ABC affiliate) as the station's anchor. Steve came to Portland from KGUN-TV in Tucson, Arizona. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Katu. Irma remembers a cash offer of $30,000. Nikki Torres might reveal more details about her next career move at her last newscast. 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