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Valley News Live is the the name of the news department shared by KVLY-TV and KXJB-TV in Fargo, North Dakota. Hoak Media owns and operates KVLY and shares studios with KXJB through a Local Marketing Agreement.

The stations started simulcasting weekend news in April 2007. The same news is broadcast on both channels. KXJB uses its "4" bug, while KVLY uses the "11" bug during newscasts.[citation needed]

In November 2007, it was announced KVLY and KXJB would expand their simulcasting to the weekdays as well, and on November 5, 2007 that occurred. The new news branding is called "Valley News Live".

Newscasts

Morning and midday

  • Mick Kjar and Michelle Turnberg host the Valley Today on both KVLY and KXJB, with Steve Poitras and Barbara Garrity contributing live reports.
  • Michelle Turnberg anchors news at noon on KXJB with Mick Kjar reporting weather and farm news.

Evenings

  • Daron Selvig & Lisa Budeau anchor the 5pm newscast on KVLY with Chief Meteorologist Hutch Johnson.
  • KXJB's 5:30 newscast is similar to the 5pm newscast. It is anchored by Daron Selvig & Lisa Budeau, but instead has Shawna Olson with weather.
  • The 6pm newscast on KVLY and the 10pm newscast on both KVLY and KXJB consist of Mike Morken and Robin Huebner as co-anchors, Hutch Johnson with weather and Scott Peters on sports .

Weekends

  • Matt Bradley anchors the weekend newscasts, along with Meteorologist Lisa Green and sports anchor Brian Shawn.

Missing from the picture is General Manager, and longtime anchor Charley Johnson. Johnson is still General Manager of the two stations, but is no longer on the air, for the first time in 32 years. He does, however, appear in the "Manager's Mailbag" segment, in which he addresses viewer concerns and opinions.

News team

Anchors

  • Daron Selvig (Weekday Co-Anchor of 5PM on KVLY and 5:30pm on KXJB)
  • Lisa Budeau (Weekday Co-Anchor of 5PM on KVLY and 5:30pm on KXJB)
  • Robin Huebner (Weekday Co-Anchor of 6PM & 10PM Newscasts / Assistant News Director)
  • Mike Morken (Weekday Co-Anchor of 6PM & 10PM Newscasts)
  • Michelle Turnberg (Weekday Co-Anchor of The Valley Today)
  • Mick Kjar (Weekday Co-Anchor of The Valley Today / Meteorologist)
  • Matt Bradley (Weekend Anchor/Reporter for KVLY and KXJB)

Early Warn weather team

  • Hutch Johnson- Chief Meteorologist
  • Mick Kjar (Meteorologist - Weekday mornings and midday for KVLY and KXJB / Weekday Co-Anchor of The Valley Today)
  • Lisa Green (Meteorologist - Weekends / Reporter for KVLY and KXJB)

Sports

  • Scott Peters (Weekdays, 6pm and 10pm on KVLY)
  • Brian Shawn (Weekends for KVLY and KXJB)
  • Eric Hanson

News Staff

  • Norm Bell (Photojournalist)
  • Neil Carlson (Reporter)
  • Nick Carlson (Videographer)
  • Mike Cary (Reporter / Photographer)
  • Dave Erickson (Photojournalist)
  • Dave Grant (Chief Photographer)
  • Julie Holgate (Assignment Manager)
  • Wade Iverson (Photojournalist)
  • Emily Welker (Reporter)
  • Breanna Borries (Reporter)
  • Barbara Garrity(Reporter/Producer)

Web staff

  • Dave Spofford (Webmaster/Developer)
  • Daron Selvig (Web Producer)
  • Julie Holgate (Web Producer)

See also

References

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