KOLD filled former morning anchor Jenny Anchondo's shoes with Kayna Whitworth, a 2005 Colorado State University grad who was working at the CBS affiliate in Boise, Idaho.
Since Oct. 20, Whitworth has been anchoring the show with Scott Kilbury. Anchondo left KOLD in July for a job in Indianapolis.
"It's fun to anchor such a fast-paced and exciting show," Whitworth said. "Working alongside Scott Kilbury is a blast. He is so fun. I'm very excited to be in Southern Arizona."
Tucsonan scores on "Millionaire"
Shirley Alfano, a retired Tucson Airport Authority employee, won $18,250 on an episode of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" that aired Friday.
She answered the first six questions correctly before opting to take the money and run when confronted with the seventh: "Which of these coins depicts the U.S. President who served in office the earliest? A. Penny, B. Nickel, C. Quarter, D. Dime."
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The correct answer was "C" because the quarter features the visage of George Washington, the first president.
The show airs weekdays on KGUN at 4 p.m.
renovation under way
Tucson's Fox affiliate, KMSB, is building a new newsroom, transforming a formerly unused space in the building at 1855 N. Sixth Ave. into a nerve center for news gathering.
"We will be able to consolidate all of the news team in this single area, whereas now, they are spread out in different places around the building," said KMSB President and General Manager Bob Simone. "No change to our operations, just relocating the people to one area within the building."
Simone said the construction will be finished in December.
The station is no longer on track to move to high-definition news broadcasts early next year, he added.
"We don't have a timeline for it at this point," he said.
KMSB is still slated to be the fourth and final Tucson news station to make the HD switch. Julie Brinks, vice president and general manager of Journal Broadcast Group's Tucson operations, said KGUN plans to start HD news broadcasts before the new year.
Nathanson gets award
Elaine Nathanson of Bolchalk Frey Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations received the lifetime achievement award at the Southern Arizona chapter of the Public Relations Society of America's awards ceremony late last month.
During her career, she served as executive director of the Tucson Regional Water Council and the Southern Arizona Water Resources Association, and also handled marketing and outreach duties for the Pima County Health System.
"It was an overwhelming honor, particularly to be included with the group of public-relations professionals who have received it in the past," Nathanson said.
An Arizona Daily Star reporter from 1971 to 1976, the 61-year-old Nathanson says she has no plans to retire after 32 years in the PR industry.
"I'm not ready to hang my hat up yet," she said. "There are still a lot of things I want to do."
Phil covers local media for the Star. Contact reporter Phil Villarreal at 573-4130 or pvillarreal@azstarnet.com
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