I will be watching another news channel!!! Her career trajectory is on the way up, and now her time at KATU ABC 2 is coming to a close. 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Well thats my opinion, whats yours? Two sources are telling me that the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the new owners of KATU in Portland and KOMO in Seattle, is cutting costs and personnel at the two television stations, laying off nine employees at KATU and another 18 at KOMO.In an eventful day for Sinclair -- which began with the Wall Street Journal's extensive look at Sinclair's controversial expansion -- media sources indicate that K-2 has said goodbye to three editors, a writer, a producer, two truck operators and two folks who work with KATU's web operation, including an executive producer.Sinclair picked up the sister stations in April as part of its $373 million purchase of Fisher Communications. [14] KPTVwhich had been ABC's Portland affiliate since 1959sued, alleging that Fisher coerced ABC into affiliating with KATU by threatening to defect in Seattle. Calamity struck when KATU News reporter Dan Cassuto had a precarious chalkboard that would not stay up. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Feel free to join the conversation by leaving a comment or writing on my wall. Sinclair has a more serious problem. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. She currently works as a KATU-TV ( ABC affiliate) as the station's anchor. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. . Utah was where she belonged. It just felt like her, Janita says. KATU's Deb Knapp and Baby Lila! [1], On May 8, 2017, Sinclair Broadcast Group entered into an agreement to acquire Tribune Mediaowner of CW affiliate KRCW-TV (channel 32)for $3.9 billion, plus the assumption of $2.7 billion in debt held by Tribune, pending regulatory approval by the FCC and the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. Lets just get to the images! Deb has been such a wonderful client and friend. For 10 years he did an outstanding job as a street reporter and newsroom anchor for KATU. So keep your eyes peeled on her social media for further updates. My place in life is to impart information and advice: not to dictate, or to make decisions for others., He added of his work with cancer patients: No one should ever again have to stumble through the darkness the way I did.. I was (and am) outraged by what I had to go through to get highly promising, lifesaving treatment, Dunn wrote on www.cancerguide.org, which he created to document his experiences and help others find assistance. When Janita attended Portlands Humboldt School, Irma and Alton Badons temporary home on Northeast Morgan Street was where all the grandchildren gathered after school let out. Her famous mommy is doing great and the whole family is settling in fabulously. Deb, Steve and Dave look like they are getting hounded every dayToo bad.Time to go guys! [4] The full commission began drafting paperwork in support of this decision in December 1960,[5] and Fisher received the permit on February 23, 1961. Wish you had one with your son in it also. Here we go again! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Afterward, Dunn, who had earned degrees in math and biology from Middlebury College in Vermont, became interested in helping others with kidney cancer. Her career trajectory is on the way up, and now her time at KATU ABC 2 is coming to a close. He cant predict a correct forecast thats reliable anymore, rain or shine? I believed my experience put me in a special position to be able to help other patients., Dunn also created www.kidneycancertrials.org, where he said the purpose was to help you learn how to better research trials and to focus and clarify your own thinking about clinical trials by example.. Not yet., When Momo came up the driveway with her walker, she was met by a red bow above the front door and quite a few tears. Maybe he moved back home to Seattle? Teriyaki restaurants blame COVID for the cutbacks in the amount of beef served in their rice bowls. She not only meant it, but she did it. COVID origins? One more thing: Get rid of their weather guy, Dave Salesky! KATU is still cutting long-time staff and hiring new, cheaper paid people to replace them. Badon had . The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. 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She joined KATU in May 1998 as AM Northwest's 'Roving Red-Head.'. [19] KATU shut down its analog signal, over VHF channel 2, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. Nikki Torres announced to her social media followers that she was leaving KATU News. While researching post-operative treatments in a medical library, Dunn stumbled on an article about a physicians work in a clinical trial using interleukin-2 and interferon, which at the time was considered experimental therapy. Katu most often refers to: Katu people, an ethnic group from Laos and Vietnam. People headed outdoors, packed venues,. [18], KATU was Portland's first commercial station to broadcast in digital, doing so in 1998 alongside Oregon Public Broadcasting. It felt like it was fit for a queen., On Christmas morning, Janita called around and told everyone in the family to meet her at the Northeast Portland address because she had a big announcement to make: They thought I was getting married. It is heartbreaking to see Steve Dunn and Deb Knapp forced to read Sinclair Broadcasting messages. KATU's Steve Dunn spoke with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. Various local cable service providers carry KATU 2 transmission in the area. was unfair. xoxo. Believing that his chances of surviving cancer for five years was otherwise zero, Dunn decided that a mere hint of something more effective was worth pursuing with everything I had. He underwent treatment intermittently from November 1989 through June 1990, his mother said. The headquarters of the Sinclair Broadcast Group is shown April 3, 2018 in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Steve came to Portland from KGUN-TV in Tucson, Arizona. Irma remembers a cash offer of $30,000. Steve Dunn is an American journalist and anchor. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). We were packed like sardines, Janita says. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 43, using virtual channel 2. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). [45][46], By 2021, KATU had returned to first place in early and late evening news in total viewership, though Fox affiliate KPTV beat it out in morning news. I cant believe you let him go!! Thought he would show up on another station by now? What a great set of portraits , her eyes really pop out of the picture, really cute. Naturally, regular viewers of #NikkiNeedsToKnow want to know where she is going next and if she will remain in Portland. [26], From the station's first day on air, KATU produced local newscasts. Dunn had been hospitalized with the disease for 10 months and died in a hospice in Denver, said his mother, Nancy Dunn. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Next to go should be Mr Weathermaker Dave Saleski. She looks like a little jewel on the purple chair. Badon had a full basketball ride at Utah; shed led Jefferson through an undefeated season to the 2008 state title as a senior. It is a likely excuse these days. I could just eat her cheeks! Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Oooo! I cant even begin to say how proud I am of her and all that she has accomplished, not to mention her gorgeous family! Torres last day on the air at KATU is on January 21. Recently, she announced that she would be leaving the station. Beautiful. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. I just thank God I was able to make good on my promise. Sixteen or 17 of us, all together, Irma admits. In this morning's episode of Your Voice, Your Vote, KATU's Steve Dunn spoke with Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty about what's being done to address some of Portland most pressing problems. Joe English would be a good No. Rolf Knapp/Vancouver. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Shes been promising me a house since she was 8 years old, Irma, 83, tells me. of Cancer Online Resources, Donor Services, 173 Duane St., New York, N.Y. 10013-3334. Morgan during the renovation of Columbia Villa, which began in 2003. Abcarian: Mask mandates? And she did it not only for her children, but for her grandchildren, too. But someone needed to remain strong, confident that no one she loved had been abandoned. She did the weathercasts and also some general reporting. 1 talking about this. 89 Like Most relevant David Fischman Send to jail that Portland rabble rouser, Mark Pettibone. Deborah Knapp Twitter Previous WW reporter Nigel Jaquiss joined KATU's Steve Dunn on Wednesday . They should have cut the Washington DC reporters. These cost-cutting measures affected 5% of the Sinclair workforce, according to company figures, with pink slips handed out across all departments. In November 1970, reporter Paul Linnman, who worked at KATU from 1967 to 1972 before returning to the station in 1984[28] and retiring from TV news in 2004,[29] traveled to Florence, Oregon, where a sperm whale washed ashore; its carcass was exploded unsuccessfully. A memorial will be held in October in Boulder. They are so precious. Thats when realtor Jackie Haddon received a call from Anthony Levrets, the vice president of strategic development at Directors Mortgage and Janitas old basketball coach at Utah. When Janita wanted to buy a house, he told me, Aside from my wife and daughter, this is the most important woman in my life. Thank you for sharing. Her grandparents lived on N.E. It was not her grandmothers faith alone that consoled Janita. Torres' last day on the air at KATU is on . NEW! In my opinion, KATU is going to have a tough time to plug the holes they have made. Helen Raptis is an American journalist and host. She did the weathercasts and also some general reporting. Creator, Admin, & Editor of QZVX.COM, former broadcaster at KAMT/Tacoma, KRPM FM/Tacoma, KJUN/Puyallup, KASY/Auburn, KTAC AM/Tacoma, KBRD FM/Tacoma, KMTT FM/Tacoma, and KOOL FM/Phoenix. [20], On April 10, 2013, KATU and Fisher Communications' other holdings were acquired by the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Ive got goosebumps! Wednesday, March 2nd 2022 (KATU, File) PORTLAND, Ore. Last year, after vaccines rolled out but before the variants, there was a brief stint of normalcy. [39] O'Reilly's time with the station was marked by remarks about Portland being a "vacation" compared to his previous job in Boston, which displeased management, and an incident in which he left his paycheck in a copy machine, unwittingly divulging a six-figure salary that irked underpaid colleagues. Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter. Rolf Knapp I did check on Brian Woods status? If there ever was a more solid TV newsman, Brian was it. 2y Diane Sanders The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. retire Steve Dunn and Deb Knapp after 20 years at this station. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Been a rough winter for us in a lot of ways.still hangin in therehahahahaha. These cost-cutting measures affected 5% of the Sinclair workforce, according to company figures, with pink slips handed out across all departments. Like too many Black families, they sold the home before property values in the area soared. Before joining KATU-TV, Debora Kapp served at KSAR-TV as a station weekend weather anchor and a media reporter stint. After graduating, Torres started her broadcasting career at Medford, Oregons NBC4 News. Find contact's direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. The promise: Steve Duin column. KATU (TV), an American television station in Oregon. Katu may also refer to: Katu (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics character. In August 1989 at age 32, Dunn, a computer programmer and avid outdoorsman, was diagnosed with advanced kidney cancer. God did it. In 1996, he completed his goal of reaching 54 peaks in Colorado that are at least 14,000 feet, something I could not have even dreamed of in 1989.. She currently serves as a host of AM Northwest at KATU in Portland. He did a lot of the day to day dirty work for the King and Queen anchors, Steve Dunn and Deb Knapp. . Steve. In the fall of Janita Badon's freshman year at the University of Utah, her father and grandfather both died in the space of two heartrending weeks. Your email address will not be published. Brian Wood, a KATU reporter in Portland, had started at KLAS Las Vegas in 1981, moving to KIRO, and then spent 19 years at WMAR, Baltimore, before joining KATU in 2008. But KATU's news partners at Willamette Week took a deeper look at Bob Pamplin's empire and found potential financial concerns. I'll update this piece as more information becomes available.-- Steve Duin. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. The company also requires these stations to air "Terrorism Alert" and "Bottom Line" segments skewing the stories toward anti-media, fear-inciting and far-right messaging. Lincoln Graves, the KATU reporter and anchor, will also be moving to a station owned by the same company that owns KATU, the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Feel free to join the conversation by leaving a comment or. on Brian Wood Fired In Latest Cuts At KATU, TEGNA Sends Sinclair ND to Greener Pastures, Larry Nelson Steps Away From KOMO-AM Morning Show, Vanessa Misciagna Leaving KING 5 For Denver, Gay Trans New Morning News Producer at KNKX, Salem Reacquires KKOL, KING 5 Loses Craig Herrera & Brit Moorer, KREM Loses One To San Diego. I think her and my grandfather figured theyd buy another house, but that didnt happen, Janita says. Her testimony is bigger than anything in the world to me, Janita says. My real-estate work is really focused around equity and communities of color, and he knows that, Haddon says. | Portland Portrait Photographer. | Portland Portrait Photographer. New shows such as public affairs program Town Hall, weekend children's program Bumpity, and talk show AM Northwest proved critical to the station's success. As I told her, she never once lied to me or made me a promise that hasnt come true. I could just eat her cheeks! [17] AM Northwest continues to air, while other shows, such as Faces & Places and Two at Four, ended in the 1980s. Find us online at www.KATU.com. [32] That same year, former Oregon governor Tom McCall joined KATU as commentator; prior to becoming governor, he had also worked at KGW. Recently, she announced that she would be leaving the station. For me, it calls into question the independence and fairness of our local KATU reporting. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Besides his daughter and Swihart, of Boulder, Colo., and his mother and father, Robert, of Easton, Conn., Dunn is survived by a sister, Susan Dixon of Hadley, Mass., and a brother, Jeremy Dunn of Seattle. tagged. He was 48. Prior to that, he served WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan, and at WILX-TV in Lansing, Michigan. One man remembered him as a knowledgeable, caring, analytical, humorous guy who helped so many and noted Dunns amusing way of signing his e-mails -- Steve What me worry? Dunn, Steve Have A Tumor, Go to Jail Dunn and so on, including Steve Have Tumor, Will Travel Dunn. Steve Dunn KATU. [31], In 1975, Richard Ross left KGW-TV after 19 years to become the news director at channel 2. Prior to that, he served WPBN-TV in Traverse City, Michigan, and at WILX-TV in Lansing, Michigan. Steve Duin | For The Oregonian/OregonLive Two sources are telling me that the Sinclair Broadcast Group, the new owners of KATU in Portland and KOMO in Seattle, is cutting costs and personnel. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Connect With Deb Knapp Debora Knapp joined KATU in March of 2002. Oh how sweet this little one is! PORTLAND, Ore. Homelessness, gun violence and the coronavirus pandemic are just a few of the issues Portland is facing right now. I know exactly what happened: God won. Torres had PR and news broadcast internships along with working in student-run media. I wanted to give her the same thing.. (Win McNamee/Getty Images). She was married to my grandfather for 50 years. Lincoln Graves departure LOL. ABC affiliate in Portland, Oregon, United States, This article is about the television station in Oregon. Brian WoodFormer KIRO 7 anchor/reporter, Brian Wood, was one of many disposed of by Sinclair last week. She is BEAUTIFUL just like her Mommy! 6 Comments on KATU's Deb Knapp and Baby Lila! [60], KATU is additionally rebroadcast over a network of sixteen low-power digital translator stations:[59]. Tony McEwing Leaving KTTV: Is the Good Day LA Anchor Retiring. Required fields are marked *, Copyright 2023 QZVX.com Broadcast History & Current Affairs. [36], News hires at KATU in the 1980s included Jeff Gianola, who initially joined as a weekend weather presenter in 1983[37] and became evening anchor before defecting to KOIN in 1998,[38] and Bill O'Reilly, the future Fox News Channel anchor whose tenure in Portland lasted less than a year due to family reasons. The Journal quotes Michael Copps, former commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission, as saying, "This is a shell game and an end run around the media-ownership rules." Steve Dunn, who fought back kidney cancer more than a decade ago and used his experience to launch a website to help others find appropriate treatments for the cancer, died Aug. 19 of. It is heartbreaking to see Steve Dunn and Deb Knapp forced to read Sinclair Broadcasting messages. Why are we still having these debates? I love all of these pictures. He did everything he had done before, and more, his mother said. So Ill tell you what Old Buddy! They also want to know if she will return to weather forecasting soon. Oh how sweet this little one is! YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. KATU News provides local news, weather, and is part of the ABC Network. [13] The news led to speculation that the ABC switch to KATU, in spite of KPTV performance comparable to that of other ABC affiliates, was a countermove by the network to avoid losing Seattle's KOMO-TV, one of the network's few top-rated stations at the time, to a possible move by CBS. If COVID-19 is the excuse, stop the endless and annoying Leaf Guard commercials. Until last year, Dunn enjoyed remarkable health, he wrote on cancerguide.org. So dont miss her last #NikkiNeedsToKnow segment on KATU News This Morning in Portland on Saturday with Wesleigh Ogle. [41], KATU had worked its way up to having the top-rated newscasts in Portland by 1997,[42] but ratings were starting to decline before Gianola's departure for KOIN, which was responsible for leading a resurgence at that station. It is time to [11] Rumors intensified in June 1963 as KATU began construction of a transmitter in Portland's West Hills, which would improve its signal coverage and co-site channel 2 with the other major stations. [15] (It was the second time KPTV had lost an affiliation to a group owner in five years; King Broadcasting Company's KGW-TV displaced KPTV as the NBC television affiliate in Portland in 1959, and its KING-TV in Seattle replaced KOMO in the network lineup. 11/13/21. Steve Dunn - anchor Rhonda Shelby - weather anchor Joe Becker - sports anchor Lincoln Graves Salary He works as an anchor at KATU, he, therefore, receives a satisfactory salary. Because the family didnt have health insurance, Irma remembers being all but abandoned by doctors one night in a dark room at a Mississippi hospital and offering up this prayer: I have nine children, God, and I want to raise them.. Hello and welcome to my Facebook page. Debora started working at KATU based in Portland, Oregon in March of 2002. Currently, he serves at KATU in Portland since 1986. | Portland Portrait Photographer. She returned to Washington after two years to work as a reporter and producer at Spokanes KXLY. Stuffs been boring as hell so there is not a helluva lot to report! Your email address will not be published. 4,250 likes. No more stuff from me that plasters my name all over the media, online or anywhere else for free advertising! It's Helen's dream job, interviewing celebrities and news-makers and having lots of laughs along the way. In 2020, Torres returned to Oregon and joined Portland's KATU News weather team. Oh, and I adore Dutch Bros. too! That pledge had much to do with the familys history in Portland. 4/17/2021. 3) You guys have a great 4th of July! If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. He was co-administrator with Robin Martinez of an online resource specific to kidney cancer: kidney-onclistserv.acor.org, which is accessible at www.acor.org. [33] Under Ross, the station produced such efforts as Kidwitness News, a monthly newscast for kids anchored by puppets;[34] the station's documentary unit won a Peabody Award in 1981. Steve came to Portland from KGUN-TV in Tucson, Arizona. Good Music Returns To KXA; Lan Roberts Cuts Back Schedule. news & info. read more. I actually liked him when he was in Seattle. share . [16]), After a decade in which the station struggled to build an identity in the market, KATU began to find its way in the early 1970s after expanding its local programming. Want to thank Jason Remington and Puget Sound Media for letting me drop a few words here. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Dunn eventually received several grants that enabled him to pursue his work on the websites full time. Shes so kind, she would roll her eyes and scoff at me if I said those words to her face! Are you getting prego brain yet??? [35] McCall's commentaries continued appearing despite his battle with cancer leading up to his January 1983 death. KATU in Portland is still cranking out their daily broadcast like Who Cares. She deserves to be comfortable. Both stations share studios on NE Sandy Boulevard in Portland, while KATU's transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands section of the city. After his death, many who had been in contact with Dunn through his website posted memorials. He also married, divorced and in 1999 rekindled his relationship with Kristin Swihart, with whom he had a daughter, Shasta Rose, 5. He and I go back to the day when I lived in Port Orchard and he was on KIRO, Seattle. In 2003, the Food and Drug Administration appointed him a patient advocate for kidney cancer clinical trials. 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