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    Meteorologist Barry Brandt provides the latest weather updates for "MidDay Arkansas" and "LIVE at 5."
     
     
    Meteorologist Barry Brandt provides the latest weather updates for "MidDay Arkansas" and "LIVE at 5."

  • Robert Burton is excited to join KATV as a Sports Anchor/Reporter. Robert hails from Chicago, but most recently lived in Central Illinois before moving to Little Rock. He is a Millikin University graduate,




    Robert Burton is excited to join KATV as a Sports Anchor/Reporter.

  • Alyson is thrilled to be a member of the morning crew! She co-hosts Daybreak and can be seen doing LIVE segments on Good Morning Arkansas.
     
     


    Alyson is thrilled to be a member of the morning crew!

  • Joan Early, "Family First" reporter, is a graduate of the University of Missouri, School of Journalism.  Joan has long been part of the KATV family. A former co-host of "Good Morning Arkansas," she
     
     


    Joan has long been part of the KATV family.

  • Erin joins the Channel 7 team as the weekend evening anchor.




    Erin joins the Channel 7 team as the weekend evening anchor.



  • Beth Hunt anchors Channel 7 News LIVE at 5 and co-hosts MidDay Arkansas.
     
     


    Beth Hunt anchors Channel 7 News Live at 5, and also co-hosts Midday Arkansas.

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    Scott anchors Live at Five, Channel Seven News at Six, and Nightside.

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


    Chris, a Little Rock native, currently anchors Daybreak at Channel 7.

  • He loves hearing from viewers on Facebook and Twitter. You can also reach him by e-mail at jlewis@katv.com.




    Justin Lewis joined the Channel 7 News team in June 2012.



  • Janelle Lilley joined Channel 7 in December 2011. She is a general assignment reporter and co-host of Saturday Daybreak.
    General Assignment Reporter Janelle Lilley joined Channel 7 in December 2011.



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




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

  • Christina Munoz anchors Channel 7 News at 6pm and Nightside at 10:00 p.m. She joined KATV in April of 2003. Before moving to Little Rock, Christina was a reporter and fill-in anchor at KDLH Channel
     
     
    Christina anchors Channel 7 News at 6pm and Nightside at 10:00 p.m.

  • Jason Pederson is KATV's consumer affairs reporter. Working with a great producer (Donna Nunn) and a team of volunteers, "Seven On Your Side" helps Arkansans understand their rights as consumers
     
     


    Jason is KATV's consumer affairs reporter.

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



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

  • Jeannette Reyes is a general assignment reporter for Channel 7 News. She was born and raised in Providence, RI. But her family is originally from the Dominican Republic. Jeannette grew up watching
     
     
    Jeannette Reyes is a general assignment reporter for Channel 7 News.



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


    Renee is the state's first Broadcast Film Critic.

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    Steve works with the award winning Channel 7 Sports team.

  • Roger Susanin is a General Assignment Reporter for the Channel 7 News Team. Before joining KATV in March, Roger was a reporter and fill-in anchor for a cable news station in Northeast Pennsylvania.
     
     


    Roger is a General Assignment Reporter.



  • Todd Yakoubian is KATV's weekend meteorologist and co-host of Saturday Daybreak.
     
     
    Meteorologist Todd Yakoubian joined the weather team in 2005.

  • Katherina-Marie Yancy is an award winning general assignment reporter for Channel 7 news. She was born in Hattiesburg, Miss., but has considered Little Rock home since she was 6-years-old. Katherina
     
     
    Katherina is a general assignment reporter for Channel 7 news.

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