KZTV

Infobox_Broadcast
call_letters = KZTV
city =
station_
station_slogan =
station_branding = Action 10 News
analog = 10 (VHF)
digital = 18 (UHF)
other_chs =
affiliations = CBS
founded =
airdate = September 30, 1956
location = Corpus Christi, Texas
callsign_meaning =
former_callsigns =
former_channel_numbers =
owner = Eagle Creek Broadcasting of Texas
"(sale to SagamoreHill Broadcasting pending; will be operated by Evening Post Publishing Company under an LMA thereafter)"
licensee = Eagle Creek Broadcasting of Corpus Christi, LLC
sister_stations =
former_affiliations = ABC (secondary, 1956-1964)
effective_radiated_power = 316 kW (analog)
71 kW (digital)
HAAT = 289.8 m (analog)
258 m (digital)
class =
facility_id = 33079
coordinates = coord|27|42|28.9|N|97|37|59.9|W|type:landmark_scale:2000
homepage = [http://www.kztv10.com/ www.kztv10.com]

KZTV, Channel 10, is the CBS affiliate for Corpus Christi and the Coastal Bend of South Texas.

Its antenna is located in Robstown, to the west of Corpus Christi, and its studios and operations are located on the edge of downtown Corpus Christi.

This station was home to Walter Furley, Guinness Book of World Records holder for Longest Duration Newscaster. He was at the station for 45 years before retiring on May 31, 2002.

The station has also had a reputation over the years of being low-budget and a student training station. This is due to the fact that its previous owner, Vann Kennedy, was fiscally conservative and believed in giving those that wanted the opportunity the chance to learn the proper methods of television journalism. The station's newscasts were constantly at the bottom of the ratings, with the exception of the noon news, which was anchored by Walter Furley.

Throughout the years, the station's resources were divided between the studios in Corpus Christi and the operations in Robstown. As time passed, the strain was noticeable in the product and in 1985, a modern production facility was built on Artesian Street in downtown Corpus Christi.

In 2002, Eagle Creek Broadcasting bought the station and later in the year debuted a new and more polished product.

On July 23, 2008, Eagle Creek Broadcasting announced that it had sold KZTV to SagamoreHill Broadcasting, with competing station KRIS-TV operating the station. It is unclear what the relationship between the two TV stations would be if and when the sale, pending regulatory approval, would be final. Eagle Creek's other station, KVTV in Laredo, Texas, is not included in the deal, as SagamoreHill already owns KGNS-TV in that market. [http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv_deals/cross_currents_in_corpus_christi.html]

Notable Personalities

Current On-Air Talent

Action 10 Anchors
*Crystal George: Action 10 News at Noon, Action 10 News Live at Five Anchor
*Mike Gillaspia: Action 10 News Live at Five, Action 10 News at Six Anchor
*Jennifer Lira: Action 10 News at Six, Action 10 News Nightcast Anchor
*Myra Arthur: Action 10 News Daybreak, Reporter

Action 10 Reporters
*Gabe Caggiano: Weekend Co-Anchor
*Scylla Visperas: Weekend Co-Anchor
*Andy Liscano

Doppler 10 Weather Team
*Chief Meteorologist David Mazza (AMS Seal): Action 10 News Live at Five, Action 10 News at Six, Action 10 News Nightcast
*Meteorologist Albert Ramon (AMS Seal): Action 10 News Daybreak, Action 10 News at Noon
*Meteorologist Mat Ortiz: Action 10 News Weekends

Action 10 Sports
*Roland Rodriguez: Action 10 News Sports Director
*Ben Gegenheimer: Action 10 News Weekend Sports, Reporter

News/Station Presentation

Newscast Titles

*"10 Star News" (1957-1969)
*"Eyewitness News" (1969-1974)
*"Area 10 News" (1974-1978)
*"Channel 10 News" (1978-1982)
*"Newswatch 10" (1982-1989, 2001-2002)
*"NewsChannel 10" (1989-1999)
*"KZTV 10 News" (1999-2001)
*"CBS 10 News" (2002-2005)
*"Action 10 News" (2005-present)

Digital television

Station Alumni

*Andres Araiza: Reporter from October 2003-July 2004; currently reporter for KFSN-TV in Fresno, CA
*Erik Barajas: Anchor/Reporter 2000-2003, Anchor/Reporter at KSAT-TV in San Antonio, TX, currently at KTRK-TV in Houston as Anchor/Reporter
*Fred Beck: Sports Director 2002-2006, currently Sports Director at KTVO in Kirksville, MO/Ottumwa, IA
*David Bernard: Meteorologist early 90's, currently at WFOR-TV in Miami.
*Chris Boehm: Sports Director late 90's, most recently at NBC Montana as a sports anchor.
*Bob Brown: Anchor & Reporter 2002-2004, currently a reporter at WCBS-AM in New York City
*Angela Cantu: Reporter, early 2000's
*Melanie Carr: Midday anchor 2002-2004
*Cris Castro/Martin/Martinez: Meteorologist, now at WOFL-TV in Orlando.
*Rand Champion: Sports Reporter/Anchor 2002-2005, currently the Assistant Director of Athletic Media Services at Northwestern University.
*Jennifer Cook: Meteorologist, now at WAPT-TV in Jackson, MS
*Kimberly Crawford: Weather Anchor/Midday Anchor/Reporter 2002-2004, former Anchor at KABB in San Antonio
*Judith Cutright: News Director/Anchor 2002-2003, currently heading Cutright Communications in Corpus Christi
*Arezow Doost: Anchor/Reporter 2001-2004, then reporter at KTBC in Austin, Texas
*Kacey Forks: Reporter 2002-2004, currently a teacher in Houston
*Walter Furley: Long time Anchor has held various anchor positions such as News Anchor, Weather Anchor and Sports Reporter, eventually becoming the News Director. Retired in 2002, he occasionally makes appearances on-air and in the community.
*Christina Garcia: Bureau reporter by way of satellite station KVTV in Laredo, Texas and later KZTV in mid 2000s, now Media Relations Manager for American Bank Center in Corpus Christi.
*Michelle Germano: Anchor/Producer 1993-1999, currently News Director at KOLD-TV in Tucson, Arizona
*Jeff Haessler: News Photographer 1981-1982, currently senior videographer, University of Denver
*Nicole Henrich: Anchor Late 90's & Early 2000s, currently Supervising Producer for RIVR Media in Knoxville, Tennessee
*Toby C Hooper: Reporter/Anchor 1989-1990, out of media, international educator for 13 years, now healthcare administrator in Austin, TX
*Dave Johnson: Anchor/Reporter 1987-1996, formerly the "Area 3" Reporter at competitor KIII-TV Now Out of the Media Business
*Kiran Khalid: Reporter Late 90's, currently a field producer for Good Morning America.
*Andrew LaFavers: Meteorologist from 1998-2001, currently a professor for Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, Texas
*Gene Looper: Worked in various capacities from the station's inception until the early 2000's. Died July 2008 at the age of 86.
*Rebecca Lopez: Morning Anchor & Reporter, currently at WFAA-TV in Dallas, Texas.
*Jeff Losh: Sports Reporter/Anchor 1994-1997, former reporter at KWTV-TV. Now working in financial services in Ft. Collins, Colorado.
*Craig Lucie: Anchor/Reporter 2004-2005, former reporter at KTBC in Austin, Texas, now WESH-TV in Orlando.
*Sylvia Martinez: Reporter May 2008-Sept 2008
*Art Mack: Sports Director during the 1980's then went to KRIS-TV where he was the Sports Director till August,2007 Currently Retired.
*Shane McAuliffe: Sports Reporter, currently at News 8 Austin.
*Jonathan McCall: Reporter/Anchor 2006-2007, Currently anchor/reporter at KSLA-TV in Shreveport, LA
*Daniel McCarthy: Anchor/Reporter 1995-1997, former Reporter based in Berlin, Germany. Left TV to become a Nurse Anesthetist.
*Chris McDonald: News Photographer, 1981-82, 83-84, Now at KRIV-TV Fox Houston Planning Editor-also worked @KTBC Austin, HTC Los Angeles, Fox 45 Baltiimore and News 24 Houston.
*Erika Olivares: News Reporter and Weather Anchor 1995-1996, former reporter at KXAN-TV and News 24 Houston now working in public relations.
*Lauren Petrowski:Anchor/Reporter July 2006 to October 2007. Now at KTBC in Austin, Texas
*Thomas Piland: Reporter (2007-2008) Now at KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi,Texas
*Isis Romero: Anchor/Reporter 2004-2007, currently 10PM Co-anchor at KSAZ-TV in Phoenix, AZ
*Mary Alice Salinas: Anchor, formerly of WRC-TV in Washington, D.C.
*Dr. Jim Siebert: Weekend Meteorologist 1993-1994, Currently at KRIV-TV in Houston, TX
*Marianne Silber: Anchor/Reporter 2001-2004, Currently Reporter with Fox News Channel
*Phil Sokolov: Chief Meteorologist 1984-2003, currently out of television and in the Fort Lauderdale, FL area.
*Kevin Steele: Anchor 2004-2006, currently at KBMT-TV in Beaumont, TX
*Alex Stivers: Reporter 2006-2007,formerly reporting for KRIS-TV in Corpus Christi. Now Working in Advertising
*Randy Sumner: Sports Anchor 1990-1996, formerly at KTBC-TV, News 24 Houston and KPRC-TV. Now working as communications consultant and freelancing at KHOU-TV.
*Melissa Vega: Anchor/Reporter 2001-2007, currently at KOAT-TV as an investigative reporter.
*Mark Kurtz: Reporter/Photographer 2000 & 2001, currently News Director at KWES-TV in Midland-Odessa, Texas
*Eric von Wade: 10pm Anchor 2007-March 2008, currently host of talk radio program on 1440 KEYS AM in Corpus Christi

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External links

* [http://www.kztv10.com/ www.kztv10.com]
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