The National Anthem to air on Gray Media stations across the country including 3 here in Colorado.

Beginning yesterday October 15,2024, all Gray Media stations across the country began airing the national anthem at least daily.  The performance was recorded in house at Assembly studios in Atlanta, which is owed by Gray Media. And is produced by Swirl Films also owned by Gray.

In Colorado you can catch the National Anthem on the following stations:  KKCO 11 NEWS in Grand Junction, 11 NEWS KKTV  in Colorado Springs/Pueblo & KJCT NEWS 8 in Grand Junction.   

The video below is from YouTube and is owned by Gray Media:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sydney Jackson has been named Chief Meterologist at KKTV 11.

Meteorologist Sydney Jackson has been named chief Meterologist at KKTV 11 in Colorado Springs / Pueblo. She joined the station in 2018. 

Prior to KKTV she worked at stations in Columbia, MO. 

  

9NEWS Sports anchor Jacob Toby is leaving KUSA & KTVD.

9NEWS Sports anchor Jacob Toby is leaving KUSA on October 19th, he joined 9NEWS & Channel 20 in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, he is leaving to join the San Antonio Spurs as an on-air announcer for their broadcast booth.  

Prior to 9NEWS & Channel 20, Jacob Toby worked at KJRH-TV "2NEWS"  the NBC station in Tulsa, OK. 

 

Jacob Toby (Photo: KUSA/KTVD)

 

 

9NEWS & Channel 20 to carry select Colorado Avlanche & Denver Nuggets games this fall.

It was announced today by Kronke Sports & Entertainment that select Colorado Avalanche games will be carried live by KUSA 9NEWS & KTVD Channel 20.   The 2 signals will carry 20 games in total this season, and kronke sports & entertainment have also announced a new streaming service called   "Alltitude +".

 

KUSA & KTVD will also carry 20 Denver Nuggets games this season, there is no word on if Colorado Mammoth games will get air time, this kind of brings the Denver Nuggets & Colorado Avalanche full circle as the 2 teams had there games on KTVD between 1991 & 1995.

 

More info here: https://www.9news.com/article/sports/local-sports/nuggets-avalance-schedule-9news/73-afb4fa4b-07f6-4d66-ad0e-11251f66a3b3

 

 

    

 

 

  
                                                                                                                                                                    

Former 9NEWS anchor & reporter Ward Lucas has passed away at 75.

It was reported this evening that former 9NEWS anchor & investigative reporter Ward Lucas has died at age 75, he passed away Sunday September 15,2024.  He was at 9NEWS for 30+ years before retiring in 2009.  He started his broadcast career at KIRO7 in Seattle where he worked for 2 years before coming to Denver at KUSA.    

He was also part of a Documentary on Mr. Ted Bundy the serial killer that was on Nexflix a few years back, In 1977 he flew to Aspen to cover the escape of Mr. Bundy from the Pitkin County jail, unbeknown to the news director at the time (as Aspen is outside of the KUSA viewing area).

 

He will be missed, no word on the cause of death. 

 https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/ward-lucas-reporter-anchor-denver-dies/73-d5119198-5c1f-420f-b2f3-d6387cc4faf9

   Ward Lucas (Photo: KUSA TV)

 

 Ward Lucas with former Anchor Anita Lopez   (Photo:KUSA TV)

                                                                                                                                                     

 

         

KDVR / KFCT has added yet more news, begining today.

FOX31 launched a new :30min newscast today at 3:30PM--M-F.

FOX31 already has mostly news on the schedule anyways, they run newscasts from 4:30AM--Noon, 4PM,5PM,9PM,9:30PM, 10PM.  Monday--Friday.

 

I almost wonder if FOX31 has over news saturated their schedule with news at this point?   I know other FOX stations (Ie FOX O&O WTVT in Tampa, WJBK in Detroit & Fox Affillate WSVN in Miami) have a lot of newscasts but the Denver market is not a big as Tampa or Detroit.   

Thoughts are welcome...