Wise To Help Kick Off Back-To-School Coverage on August 16
ROGERS/FAYETTEVILLE/FORT SMITH, AR (August 13, 2021) – Allison Wise has been named weekday anchor of 40/29 News Sunrise at KHBS/KHOG, the Hearst Television ABC
affiliate serving the Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Arkansas television market. She’ll makeher debut at 4:30am on Monday, August 16 to help kick off the station’s back-to-school
coverage.
“Allison is a multitalented journalist with a love for her community,” said KHBS/KHOG President and General Manager Bruce Barkley. “With the constantly changing rules parents
and students are facing as they head back to school, Allison and Yuna are ready to keep our viewers informed with the latest information every morning.”
Wise joins Yuna Lee on the anchor desk to provide the live, local, late breaking news coverage viewers trust, while Meteorologist Laura Huckabee continues to get viewers
ready with accurate forecasts.
“Allison is such an asset to our newsroom,” said 40/29 News Director, Colleen Clement. “She’s a natural storyteller with a passion for journalism.”
40/29 News anchor Paul Petitte will become the anchor of 40/29 News’ weekend evening newscasts.
ABOUT KHBS/KHOG
KHBS/KHOG, an ABC affiliate owned and operated by Hearst Television Inc., has been operating in the Fort Smith, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Rogers DMA for over 50 years. KHBS/KHOG’s local and ABC network programming continues to be seen on the station’s primary over-the-air channels, 40.1 and 29.1, as well as Cox Cable channel 7 and HD channel 2007 and ATT U-verse channel 29/40 and HD channel 1029/1040. On DISH Network KHBS is available on channel 40 and KHOG is available on 29. DirecTV viewers can find the station on channel 40. The ABC station is also cleared on Diamond Net on various channel positions. The station’s web address is www.4029tv.com
ABOUT HEARST TELEVISION
Hearst Television owns and operates local television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more. Hearst Television is recognizedas one of the industry’s premier companies, and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and
community service. Hearst Television is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hearst. www.hearsttelevision.com.
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