Hearst Television’s ABC affiliates KHBS and KHOG Fayetteville-Fort Smith Ark., have hired Phil Reed as weekday 5 p.m. anchor and reporter. He joins from KCRG Cedar Rapids, Iowa. “Phil’s experience […]
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliates KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark., promoted Emma Claybrook to weekend morning anchor. She joined the 40/29 News team as a multimedia journalist in June 2019. “Emma’s energy […]

Hearst promotes him from national sales manager at its WYFF Greenville, S.C., to oversee all advertising activity in Fort Smith-Fayelleville, Ark.
The Arkansas CW Launches Morning Newscast
Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 6, viewers in the Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark., market (DMA 100), will be able to watch 40/29 News Sunrise on Hearst-owned KHBS-KHOG’s The Arkansas CW subchannel, weekdays from 7 to […]
KHSB-KHOG Continue ‘Feeding Hope’ In Arkansas
Deana Day Joins KHBS-KHOG News As Ex. Prod.
Hearst-owned ABC affiliate KHBS/KHOG Fayetteville-Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 100), has hired Deana Day as executive producer. Her first day will be Nov. 2. Day has backgroud with the market. For […]
Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate KHBS-KHOG Ft. Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 101), has named Darby Bybee chief meteorologist. Bybee will provide forecasts weeknights on 40/29 News at 5, 6, 9 and 10 […]
Paige Preusse Named KHBS-KHOG Co-Anchor
Paige Preusse has been promoted to co-anchor of 40/29 News at Nine on the CW subchannels of Hearst Television-owned KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 101). She teams up with news anchor […]
Yuna Lee Joins KHBS-KHOG Morning News
On Oct. 30, Yuna Lee will join Hearst Television’s duopoly ABC duopoly KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 101), as co-anchor and reporter. Lee will co-anchor 40/29 News Sunrise on weekdays […]
McMahon New KHBS-KHOG National Sales Mgr.
Joe McMahon today was named national sales manager of KHBS-KHOG, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate serving the Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Arkansas television market (DMA 101). The new post is effective […]
Mitch Roberts Named KHBS-KHOG Sports Director
Hearst Television-owned ABC affiliates KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 101) have hired Mitch Roberts as sports director, effective May 5. A familiar face to viewers in the Fayetteville-Fort Smith television […]
Shawn Oswald Named KHBS/KHOG GM
The sales exec from KWCH Wichita succeeds Brian Sather as head of Hearst’s ABC affiliates in Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark.
Yve Jones Joining KHBS-KHOG As Asst. ND
Hearst-owned ABC affils KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 101), today named Yve Jones assistant news director. For the last five years, Jones has been news operations manager at Hearst’s WISN […]
KHBS-KHOG Adds Meteorologist Brad Carl
The Hearst ABC duopoly of KHBS-KHOG Fayetteville-Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 101), has named Brad Carl weekend morning meteorologist and weekday morning reporter. Carl joins 40/29 News from KULR Billings, Mont., […]
KHBS-KHOG Name New Weekend Co-Anchors
Hearst Television’s KHBS (ABC)-KHOG (CW) Fort Smith Ark. (DMA 101), today named Ben Wagner and Paige Preusse weekend evening co-anchors. Wagner has been reporting for 40/29 News since August 2012 […]
KHBS-KHOG Relief Drive Raises $15,000+
Hearst-owned KHBS (ABC)-KHOG (CW) Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 101), and the American Red Cross in Arkansas asked for viewers help and they responded by pledging more than $15,000 to the […]
KHBS-KHOG, Red Cross Set Tornado Relief Drive
Hearst Television’s KHBS (ABC)-KHOG (CW) Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 101), and the American Red Cross in Arkansas will hold a disaster relief drive, Outreach For Oklahoma, today. Funds raised will […]
Sarah Landau New KHBS-KHOG Digital Sales Mgr.
Sarah Landau has been named digital sales manager for KHBS-KHOG, the Hearst Television-owned ABC and CW affiliates in Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 101). Landau will oversee all local digital sales […]
Darby Bybee Joins KHBS-KHOG Weather Team
Hearst Television’s ABC duopoly of KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 101), on Wednesday announced the addition of Darby Bybee to the station’s weather team. Bybee’s addition brings the stations’ weather team […]
Beginning Saturday, Oct. 13, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, Ark. (DMA 101), will bring viewers a local weekend morning newscast. 40/29 News Sunrise, will air at 6-7 a.m. […]
KHBS-KHOG 9 P.M. News On Subchannel
Hearst’s KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith, Ark., is producing 40/29 News at 9 p.m. on the Arkansas CW seven days a week beginning today.
Greg Shepperd Named KHBS-KHOG ND
Hearst promotes the managing editor of its KCRA Sacramento, Calif., to lead news operations at its Arkansas ABC affiliates.
KHBS-KHOG Names New Meteorologist
Arkansas native Laura Huckabee has been named meteorologist for Hearst Television’s ABC affiliates KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers (DMA 101). An NWA-certified meteorologist, Huckabee brings 20 years of television forecasting experience to […]
Hearst Chooses New KHBS-KHOG Sales Mgr.
Chad Happersett, formerly sales director for Gocom’s CW/Fox duopoly in Champaign, Ill., will head up sales at the ABC-CW duo.in Fort Smith- Fayetteville, Ark.
KHBS-KHOG Names New Local Sales Manager
Next month, Gary Mutchler will join Hearst’s Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 101) duopoly of KHBS (ABC)-KHOG (CW) as local sales manager. He will oversee local sales including oversight for teams […]
KHBS-KHOG Hires Digital Sales Manager
Shea Singleton has joined Hearst Television’s Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 101), duopoly of KHBS (ABC) and KHOG (CW) as a digital sales manager on Dec. 19. He will oversee all […]
Josh Taylor Joins KHBS-KHOG Sports Team
Josh Taylor will join Hearst Television’s Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 101), duopoly KHBS (ABC)-KHOG (CW) as sports anchor and reporter in January. Taylor will anchor sports at 5:30, 6 and […]
KHBS-KHOG Ups Kelly Johnson To Morning Anchor
Hearst’s duopoly of KHBS (ABC)-KHOG (CW) in Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 100), has promoted Kelly Johnson from multimedia journalist to anchor/reporter. Johnson will join the 40/29 News Sunrise anchor team […]
KHBS/KHOG Ups Kelly Johnson To Morning Anchor
Hearst duopoly KHBS (ABC)-KHOG (CW) Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 100), has promoted Kelly Johnson from multimedia journalist to anchor/reporter. On Sept. 12, Johnson will join the 40/29 News Sunrise anchor […]
Mike Jacques joins KHBS-KHOG Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 100) as sports director-anchor and reporter on June 27. Jacques will anchor and report on 40/29 News at 6 and 10 p.m. […]
KHBS-KHOG Expands Morning News
The Hearst duopoly in Fort Smith, Ark., will air its 40/29 News Sunrise from 4:30 to 7 a.m. beginning April 18.
Melissa Kelly has been promoted to assignment manager at Hearst Television’s duopoly in Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 100), KHBS (ABC) and KHOG (CW) and co-owned 4029tv.com. A veteran of the […]