KNDU

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KNDU
city =
station_
station_slogan = Local News. Right Now
station_branding = KNDU Local News
analog = 25 (UHF)
digital = 26 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = NBC
network =
founded =
airdate = 1961 [The "Broadcasting and Cable Yearbook" says July 1, while the "Television and Cable Factbook" says October 10.]
location = Richland/Pasco/Kennewick, Washington
callsign_meaning = variation of sister station's calls, KNDO
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Cowles Publishing Company
licensee = KHQ, Inc.
sister_stations = KNDO, KHQ
former_affiliations = ABC
effective_radiated_power = 661 kW (analog)
200 kW (digital)
HAAT = 411 m (both)
class =
facility_id = 12427
coordinates = coord|46|6|12|N|119|7|51.7|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kndu.com/ www.kndu.com]

KNDU channel 25, is the NBC affiliate serving the Tri-Cities region (Kennewick, Pasco, Richland) and southeast central Washington. It is licensed to Richland, with studios in Kennewick.

Providing over 25 hours of local news coverage on their primary channel a week, the station also produces a "Digital Local News Channel" and "NBC Weather Plus" affiliate. The channels are available locally over the air on digital channels 25.2 and 25.3, and the "Weather Plus" affiliate is also available through digital cable on Charter channel 287, streaming online from [http://www.kndu.com KNDU.com] , and every daily newscast.

Owned by The KHQ Television Group, the station originally aired on July 1, 1961 as an ABC (primary) / NBC (secondary) until it took the NBC affiliation in 1965 when KVEW debuted as an ABC affiliate in 1970. KNDU is the satellite sister of KNDO, the "NBC" affiliate located in Yakima, Washington and KHQ, the "NBC" affiliate located in Spokane, Washington. The station's transmitter and studios are located in Kennewick, Washington.

The broadcast area of KNDU (powered along with KNDO) is, from the Tri-Cities, northwest to Ellensburg, Washington, east to Walla Walla, Washington, and southeast to Meacham, Oregon.

Charitable involvement

KNDU is very active in charity drives in the Tri-Cities area, especially during the winter months. Starting every fall, the station involves itself with the Salvation Army, Tri-City Cleaners, and Kadlec Medical Center in its annual "Coats for Kids" drive, in which gently used coats are donated to be cleaned and handed out to needy children in the area. During this time, drop barrels are found at the station's studios, as well as sponsoring banks and businesses. And in early December, the station puts on its "Family Food Drive", which aims to gather non-perishable food for donation to the local America's Second Harvest chapter, which then donates the food to area food banks.

News Team

Weekday Anchors

* Kevin Shaub - "Northwest Today"
* Faith Martin - "Northwest Today"
* Christine Brown (News Director) - "KNDU Local News at 5:00 and 6:00"
* Scott Stovall - "KNDU Local News at 5:00, 6:00, and 11@11"
* Margaret Kavanaugh - "KNDU Local News 11@11"

Weekend Anchors

* Joe Angelo
* Melanie Falcon

Reporters

* Kevin Randall "(Northwest Today)", also fill-in news anchor
* Allison Cordova
* Shanelle Smith
* Adam Harding
* Aaron Cagwin (KNDO) "(Northwest Today)"
* Nick Paradise (KNDO)

Weather Anchors

* Jordan Youngs - "Northwest Today Forecaster"
* Tim Adams - "Evening and Saturday Morning Forecaster"
* Jeff Womack (KHQ) - "Weekend Weather Anchor "

ports Anchors

* Scott Reister - "Weekdays and weekend fill-in"
* Patrick Noland - "Weekends"

Former Staff

* Jamie Kern - Northwest Today Anchor/Reporter (Currently CEO of IT Cosmetics, Inc.)
* Jay Frank - Northwest Today Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor at KOHD; Bend, OR)
* Kevin Uretsky - Sports Director (Currently Anchor at KAPP/KVEW; Kennewick, WA)
* Whit Johnson - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Reporter at KSL-TV; Salt Lake City, UT)
* Faye Hoffman - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor/Reporter at WGGB, MA)
* Andrea Nguyen - Reporter (Currently at KIAH; Houston, TX)
* Dave Erickson - Anchor/Reporter (Currently Main Anchor at KXLY-TV; Spokane, WA)
* Anish Shroff - Sports Anchor (Currently Anchor at ESPNews; Bristol, CT)
* Harry Bounds - Northwest Today Meteorologist (Currently at KARK; Little Rock, AR)
* Jade Jordan - Anchor/Reporter (Currently at KHQ; Spokane, WA)
* Ruth Johnson - Northwest Today Anchor/Reporter (Currently at KIMA-TV/KEPR; Pasco, WA)
* Erick Weber - Sports Anchor/Reporter (Currently Anchor at WKMG-TV; Orlando, FL)
* Matt Reichmann - Sports Anchor/Reporter (Currently Multi-Media Producer; King County DOT)
* Katie Raml - Northwest Today Anchor (Currently Main Anchor at KNXV; Phoenix, AZ)
* Mike Murad - Northwest Today Anchor (Currently Main Anchor at KBCI; Boise, ID)
* Derek Francis - Northwest Today Anchor (Currently Anchor/Reporter at WZZM; Grand Rapids, MI)
* Jason Stiff - Northwest Today Meteorologist (Currently Meteorologist at KOAT; Albuquerque, NM)
* Rachelle Murcia - Anchor/Reporter (Currently at KOMO-TV; Seattle, WA)
* Crestina Chavez - Reporter (Currently Main Anchor at News 8; Austin, TX)
* Melissa Luck - Reporter (Currently Executive Producer at KXLY-TV; Spokane, WA)
* Drew Jackson - Meteorologist (Currently Meteorologist at KPTV; Portland, OR)
* Craig Beatty - Reporter/Weekend Sports Anchor (Currently Employee Communications Manager at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company; Columbia, S.C.)
* Brian van Kleef - Reporter/Executive Producer/News Operations Manager (Currently Executive Producer at KPTV; Portland, OR)
* Paul Dughi - General Manager (Currently at KION; Salinas, CA)

Other

* Matt Funk - "Executive Producer"
* Larry Forsgren [ [http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/06/dughi_promoted_at_cowles.php Dughi Promoted at Cowles - TVWeek - News] ] - "General Manager"

External links

* [http://www.kndu.com/ KNDU Official Website]
*TVQ|KNDU
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References