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*Reece Stein (Sports)
*Reece Stein (Sports)
*Gavin Sheehan (Entertainment)


==Past Personalities==
==Past Personalities==

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KUTV is the CBS affiliate serving the greater Salt Lake City, Utah metro area. The station broadcasts on VHF channel 2 from Farnsworth Peak in the Oquirrh Mountains as well as a variety of translators throughout Utah, Nevada and Wyoming-including a full power satellite, KUSG channel 12 serving the St. George area.

It originally signed on in 1954 as Utah's ABC affiliate, trading affiliations with KCPX-TV (now KTVX) in 1960 and becoming an NBC station.

In 1993, NBC bought KUTV. However, in September 1995, KUTV became a CBS affiliate as part of a complex deal resulting from Westinghouse Broadcasting (Group W)'s affiliation deal with CBS. CBS traded its longtime O&O in Philadelphia, WCAU-TV, to NBC in exchange for KCNC-TV in Denver, with KUTV added to the deal as compensation. CBS then sold controllling interest in KUTV to Group W. NBC initially wanted to return to KTVX, but ultimately signed with KSL-TV.

When Group W's owner, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, merged with CBS in 1996, KUTV became a CBS O&O. It is one of the few stations in the country to have been affiliated with all three original television networks.

At the time, KUTV retained one NBC program: Saturday Night Live, which remained in its Saturday 10:30pm time slot until about five months later.

In 2003, the station moved from a facility in West Valley City to a street-side studio at 299 Main Street in Downtown Salt Lake's Wells Fargo Building. The move was financed in part by the Salt Lake City Redevelopment Agency—in the form of $1.2-million in interest free loans. KUTV's newscasts overlook the street, and many segments take advantage of outdoor camera positions. Nearby Gallivan Plaza is also featured in some KUTV programming.

Under CBS ownership, KUTV was one of five CBS-O&O stations that do not follow the CBS Mandate, given the fact it is called 2News as opposed to CBS2 (this branding used on sisters WCBS, WBBM and KCBS. The other four are WCCO in Minneapolis-St. Paul - branded as WCCO 4, KDKA in Pittsburgh - branded as simply KDKA-TV or KDKA-TV 2 (there is a CBS2 logo but residents of Pittsburgh would be upset had this been used "over-the-air"), WJZ in Baltimore - branded as WJZ 13, and WBZ in Boston, branded as simply WBZ.

On February 7 , 2007, CBS Corporation reached an agreement to sell seven of its smaller-market stations, including KUTV and KUSG, to Cerberus Capital Management, L.P., for $185 million. Cerberus then formed a new holding company for the stations, Four Points Media Group, who took over the operation of the stations through local marketing agreements in late-June of 2007. Subsequently, the site was moved to kutv.com with an interface somewhat similar to the former CBS version. The sale was finally approved by the FCC in mid-November of 2007, and ownership was officially transferred on January 10, 2008.

As of November 26, 2007, KUTV started hosting master control operations for its Providence (RI) sister station, The CW affiliate WLWC, which was also acquired by the Four Points Media Group. On February 25, 2008, KUTV added three new stations from West Palm Beach, Florida to this operation, officially becoming the hub network for Four Points. The stations are The CW affiliate WTVX, the MyNetworkTV affiliate WTCN, and Azteca América affiliate WWHB.

Current Personalities

  • Mark Koelbel (Anchor - Weeknights @ 5, 6, & 10pm)
  • Shauna Lake (Anchor - Weeknights @ 5pm, 9pm on KJZZ, & 10 pm)
  • Bill Gephardt (Consumer Reporter - Weeknights @ 10pm)
  • Cristina Flores (Anchor - Weekdays @ 4, 4:30pm on KJZZ; Reporter)
  • Fields Moseley (Anchor - Weekdays @ 4, 4:30pm on KJZZ; Reporter)
  • Ron Bird (Anchor - Mornings 5-7:15am, Noon)
  • Mary Nickles (Anchor - Mornings 5-7:15am, Noon)
  • Mike Headrick (Anchor - Mornings 5-7:15am, Noon; Reporter)
  • Brian Mullahy (Anchor - Weekends @ 5 & 10pm; Reporter)
  • Katie Baker (Anchor - Weekends @ 5 & 10pm; Reporter)
  • Issa Arnita (Anchor - Weekends @ 7am; Reporter)
  • Brian Martin (Anchor; Reporter)
  • Jennifer Stagg (Reporter)
  • Ty Perry (Reporter)
  • Rod Decker (Reporter)
  • Kathryn May (Reporter)
  • Dan Rascon (Reporter)
  • Peter Rosen (Reporter)
  • Adam Eakle (Reporter)
  • Roland Steadham (Meteorologist - Weekday Afternoons & Evenings)
  • Sterling Poulson (Meteorologist - Weekend Evenings)
  • Debbie Worthen (Meteorologist - Weekday Mornings & Noon)
  • Lindsay Storrs (Meteorologist - Weekends Mornings)
  • Dave Fox (Sports - Weekday Afternoons & Evenings; Talkin' Sports Sunday Co-host)
  • David James (Sports - Weekend Afternoons & Evenings; Talkin' Sports Host)
  • Dan Sheldon (Sports - Weekend Mornings; Talkin' Sports Sunday Co-host)
  • Reece Stein (Sports)

Past Personalities

  • Michelle King (Anchor; now retired after 29 years at KUTV)
  • John Goulet (Meteorologist; Now on KTNV in Las Vegas)
  • Patrick Greenlaw (Anchor)
  • Shelby Croft (Anchor; now with WISN-TV)
  • Doug Miller ('Outdoors' Host; now deceased)
  • Allie Mac Kay (Reporter)
  • Christianne Klein (Anchor & Reporter; now with ABC News in NYC)
  • Kelly Chapman (Reporter; moved to Sacramento KMAX-TV with her meteorologist husband, Jeff James KOVR)
  • Lea Ann Lobb (Anchor; Now homemaker)
  • Phil Riesen (Anchor; now Utah State Congressman)
  • John Stehr (Anchor 1982-1989; left for CNBC and CBS News; now primary anchor with WTHR, Indianapolis)
  • Terry Wood (Anchor; now with KTVX)
  • Bob Evans (Anchor; now with KSTU)
  • Ruth Todd (News Brief Anchor; Fill-In Anchor; Reporter; now semi-retired)
  • Mark Eubank (Meteorologist; now retired)
  • Kevin Eubank (Meteorologist; now with KSL-TV)
  • Susan Wood (formerly Susan Furniss; Anchor; now with KTVX)
  • Doug Jardine (Anchor; now with 'Profiles in Caring')
  • Janeen Golightly (Traffic Reporter; now appearing in freelance projects in the Salt Lake area)
  • Marcos Ortiz (Reporter; now with KTVX)
  • Larry Warren (Reporter; now with KTVX)
  • Fred Wix ('The Gabby Gourmet'; now retired)
  • Bill Marcroft (Sports; now retired)
  • Chris Dunn (Meteorologist; now with KDVR)
  • Rebecca Kolls (formerly Rebecca Reheis; Meteorologist; now with HGTV and ABC's 'Good Morning America')
  • Bill Boss (Meteorologist; now with Weather Central, Inc.)
  • Tim Ross (Meteorologist; now with WSMV)
  • Craig Jenkins (Meteorologist; now fills in on KSTU)
  • Jerry Brown (Meteorologist; whereabouts unknown)
  • Steve Root (Meteorologist; now CEO of WeatherBank, Inc.)
  • Rod Arquette (Reporter; now an executive at KSL)
  • Kathy Brock - (Anchor/Reporter 1984-1990, now with WLS-TV)
  • Alexis Fernandez (Anchor; whereabouts unknown)
  • Randall Carlisle (Anchor; now with KTVX)
  • Sloane Brown (Anchor; now society/party columnist for The Baltimore Sun)
  • Matt Duhamel (Meteorologist; AKA Matt McCoy; soon to serve five-year prison sentence for child pornography conviction)
  • Keith Radford (anchor, now with WKBW-TV)

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

  • KUTV News (Early 1960s-1977 and 1984-1994)
  • NewsWatch 2 (1977-1984)
  • KUTV 2 News (1994-1997)
  • 2 News (1997-present)

Translators

KUTV extends its coverage throughout the entire state of Utah, plus parts of Arizona, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming, using a network of more than 100 community-owned translator television stations listed below.

City Callsign City Callsign City Callsign
Alton, Utah K11OC Green River, Utah K09CX Oljeto, Utah K02PV
Antimony, Utah K04FG Hanksville, Utah K11LJ Orangeville, Utah K28GZ
Aurora, Utah, etc. K53CF Hanna, Utah, etc. K09MQ Orderville, Utah K02EN
Beaver, Utah, etc. K09CS Hatch, Utah K09MO Panguitch, Utah K02BN
Beaver, Utah, etc. K22FS-D Heber City, Utah, etc. K35EW Park City, Utah, etc. K15FL
Bigelow Bench Area, Wyoming K38BZ Helper, Utah K11BV Parowan, Utah K32AG
Blanding, Utah, etc. K46AF Henefer, Utah, etc. K08AS Peoa & Oakley, Utah K08IE
Bluff, Utah & Area K02PU Henrieville, Utah K11UM Preston, Idaho K29EY
Montpelier, Idaho, etc. K31CI Huntsville, Utah, etc. K50EB Preston, Idaho K44HA
Boulder, Utah K08II Kanab, Utah K02BI Randolph & Woodruff, Utah K26GH
Caineville, Utah K09LV Kanab, Utah K20EC Randolph, Utah K13QJ
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah K08HZ Kanarraville, Utah K08CE Richfield, Utah, etc. K03AS
Ceder City Canyon, Utah K08MZ Koosharem, Utah K08CL Richfield, Utah, etc. K31JI-D
Cedar City, Utah K09CJ Laketown, Utah, etc. K08JR Roosevelt, Utah, etc. K12FG
Circleville, Utah K11FZ Leamington, Utah K48FY Rural Garfield County, Utah K16EQ
Coalville, Utah K09DP Loa, Utah, etc. K07CT Rural Sevier County, Utah K35DX
Coalville, Utah K11DW Long Valley Junction, Utah K48EK Ruth, Nevada K09DW
Delta, Utah, etc. K31FG Lund & Preston, Nevada K10BU Samak, Utah K09VF
Dingle, Idaho, etc. K09PL Manti, Utah, etc. K09FM Scipio & Holden, Utah K08DP
Duchesne, Utah K08CT Manti, Utah, etc. K28JN-D Scofield, Utah K08CF
Dutch John & Manila, Utah K02HP Marysville, Utah K02BQ Sigurd & Salina, Utah K08CM
East Price, Utah K02OT Mayfield, Utah K13JP Sigurd & Salina, Utah K16HE-D
Ely, Nevada K32CJ McKinnon, Wyoming, etc. K27DZ Spring Glen, Utah, etc. K08AU
Emery, Utah K35DW Mexican Hat, Utah K02PT Steptoe & Ruby Valley, Nevada K08IY
Escalante, Utah K02FQ Mexican Hat, Utah K13XO Summit County, Utah K41GS
Eureka, Nevada K40CI Mink Creek, Idaho K08EZ Teasdale & Torrey, Utah K02BO
Eureka, Utah K41DC Modena, Utah, etc. K27GB Ticaboo, Utah K02ON
Fillmore, Utah, etc. K36FY Montezuma Creek, Utah K02OI Tropic & Cannonville, Utah K02IF
Fish Lake Resort, Utah K07IZ Morgan, Utah, etc. K08GA Utahn, Utah K09VZ
Fruitland, Utah K12KZ Mount Pleasant, Utah K08CC Vernal, Utah, etc. K09CY
Garfield, Utah, etc. K39FT Murray Canyon, Nevada, etc. K09EA Wanship, Utah K06JH
Garrison, Utah, etc. K09NB Myton, Utah, etc. K43AE Wendover, Utah K08EI
Green River, Utah K02BU Navajo Mountain School, Utah, etc. K02PX Woodland & Kamas, Utah K48AE

See also

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