KFDM-TV
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| KFDM-TV | |
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| Beaumont, Texas | |
| Branding | KFDM Channel 6 Southeast Texas CW |
| Slogan | You Can Count On Us! |
| Channels | Analog: 6 (VHF) |
| Affiliations | CBS The CW (DT2) |
| Owner | Freedom Communications, Inc. (Freedom Broadcasting of Texas Licensee, LLC) |
| First air date | April 24, 1955 |
| Call letters’ meaning | Kall For Dependable Magdalene |
| Former affiliations | The WB (DT2 until 2006) |
| Transmitter Power | 100 kW (analog) 50 kW (digital) |
| Height | 293 m (analog) 254 m (digital) |
| Facility ID | 22589 |
| Transmitter Coordinates | |
| Website | www.kfdm.com |
KFDM-TV is the CBS affiliate in the Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas market. Licensed to Beaumont, it operates a digital subchannel carrying CW, which is also available on channel 10 on most cable systems in the area. As for KFDM, it airs on cable channel 3 on systems in the immediate portion of the market.
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[edit] History
Channel 6 signed on for the first time on April 22, 1955 and bills itself as the first television station on "the right side of Texas." It was owned by Beaumont Broadcasting along with KFDM radio (560 AM, now KLVI). Freedom Communications bought the station in 1984.
The station's call letters stand for "Kall For Dependable Magnolene," a car lubricant produced by Magnolia Petroleum Company, who founded KFDM radio in in 1924. It is only a coincidence that the call letters resemble its current owner.
KFDM was awarded in 2005 by the Texas chapter of the Associated Press for their coverage of Hurricane Rita. KFDM was also awarded a regional Emmy award in 2006, also for their coverage of Rita.
Current KFDM Manager, Larry Beaulieu has been with the station since 1974 when he was hired as News Director. He teamed for over 15 years with Cecile Burandt, who was the first female anchor hired in the Beaumont area.
The popular 1970's KFDM weekday news team consisted of Beaulieu, Burandt, weatherman Gary Powers, and sportscaster Jim Bergamo.
[edit] Current On-Air Personalities
[edit] Anchors
- Larry Beaulieu (6:00 P.M. Anchor & General Manager)
- Bill Leger (6:00 P.M. & 10:00 P.M. Anchor)
- Dan Gresham (First Cup & Six This Morning Anchor)
- Greg Picazo (Six This Morning & News At Noon)
- Nicole Murray (Weekend Anchor & General Assignment Reporter)
- Kelli Phillips (Live at Five and 10:00 P.M. anchor)
[edit] Weather
- Greg Bostwick (Chief Meteorologist)- Mr. Bostwick has been with the station almost 30 years and approximately 20 of those years as chief meteorologist. Endured Hurricane Rita's wrath in downtown Beaumont with Bill Leger.
- James Brown (Six This Morning & News at Noon Meteorologist)
- Kerry Cooper (Weekend Meteorologist)
[edit] Sports
- Mike Friedman (Sports Director)
- Nick Zelinski(Weekend Sports Anchor)
[edit] Reporters
- Ashley Rodrigue
- Ashley Gaston
- Nicole Murray
- Jessica Holloway
- Jennifer Heathcock
- Tom Wright
[edit] Former On-Air Personalities
- Jackie Simien (Former Morning Show, Live at Five and 10 PM weekday anchor. left in December 2007)
- Amy Barnett (Currently at KPRC in Houston)
- Sandra Bookman (former weekend anchor); now at WABC-TV in New York City
- Cecile Burandt (6 & 10 PM Weekday Anchor 1974-1994)
- Keith Calkins (former sports reporter, currently at KRIV in Houston)
- Dianne Carraway (former sports reporter, first female sports announcer/reporter in market). Mid to late 70's
- Roseanne Colletti (now at WNBC-TV in New York City)
- Kelly Coone (1996-2000 weekend news anchor/weekday reporter)
- Camille Eaton-Briggs
- Bob French (now at KBTX in Bryan)
- Leeza Gibbons- Co-Host of the Southeast Texas edition of PM Magazine
- Gene Hall
- Erika Harris
- Karen Hiltpold (reporter 1981-1987) Presently an Account Executive at KFDM
- Delilah Holman (former Live At Five Host)
- Cy Hurst (Sports Anchor 1969-1977)
- Scott Lawrence (Reporter/Weekend Anchor 1980's) Now the Executive Producer of newscasts at KFDM
- Brian Jensen (former Sports Director 1981-1988)
- Greg Kerr (former sports reporter)
- Sally MacDonald
- Kathleen Mitchell
- Bill Paradoski
- Gary Powers (Chief Meteorologist 1970'8-Early 80's), then went on to KBMT, known for his KFDM weather commercials
- Don Pumphrey- Reporter/Anchor 1972-73 (First African American reporter/anchor in Beaumont); currentnly employed with Entergy
- Ralph Ramos (first anchor/reporter in the 1950's)
- Sally Rieger (anchor/reporter 1982-1992)
- Angel San Juan (former weekend anchor/reporter, now at Beaumont's KBTV-TV)
- Bob Slovak (now at KTRK in Houston)
- Ken Smith (Assistant News Director/Anchor 1970's); now General Manager at KBMT
- Kara Stevens
- Gary Thornton (Reporter)
- Grace Trahan (Morning show anchor 1987-1994)
- Ronda Vize
- John Walls- Host of PM Magazine with Leeza Gibbons
- Doug Warner (former sports anchor, now morning anchor/reporter at KWTV Oklahoma City)
- Liz Wiggins (former 6 and 10 PM weekday anchor)
- Wendy Woolfolk (reporter)
- Albert Zipp (currently at WBOY in Clarksburg, West Virginia)
- Courtney Zubowski (currently at KHOU Houston)
- Wayne Sparrow (still works the MDA telethon every year)
[edit] External links
- Station Website
- Southeast Texas CW Website
- Query the FCC's TV station database for KFDM
- BIAfn's Media Web Database -- Information on KFDM-TV
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