Meet the KCRG-TV9 News Team

Anchors & Reporters

 
Bruce Aune

Bruce Aune, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

News assignments at TV9 have taken Bruce all over the country and the world including several trips to China, Russia, and Japan. In 1996, he won a regional Emmy for his extensive coverage of Iowa’s relationship with China’s Hebei Province. -more about Bruce- 

E-Mail Bruce Aune at Bruce.Aune@KCRG.com.

   

 

Chris Earl, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

Chris Earl brought his dozen years of on-air experience to KCRG-TV9 in April 2008 as the morning and midday news anchor.  Before moving to Eastern Iowa with his family, Chris spent three years as the evening news anchor at WEAU-TV in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. -more about Chris-

E-Mail Chris Earl at Chris.Earl@KCRG.com.

   

Justin Foss, KCRG-TV9 Reporter

During his career, he has done a range of stories from sitting down with nearly every presidential candidate from the 2004 and 2008 elections to sharing the story of a woman who put an ad in the newspaper looking for squirrels. -more about Justin-

Email Justin Foss at Justin.Foss@KCRG.com.

   
Dave Franzman

Dave Franzman, KCRG-TV9 Reporter

Dave says his strangest adventure at KCRG-TV9 was doing some "wing-walking" at a Cedar Rapids air show. -more about Dave-

E-Mail Dave Franzman at Dave.Franzman@KCRG.com.

   

Mark Geary, KCRG-TV9 Reporter

Mark grew up in the Chicago suburbs, and he's happy to be working here in the Midwest. He loves to tell creative stories about people in the community, and enjoys reporting because each day on the job is always different. -more about Mark-

E-Mail Mark Geary at Mark.Geary@KCRG.com.

   
Josh Hinkle

Josh Hinkle, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

Josh’s favorite stories involve meeting interesting Iowans. From traveling to NYC’s Tribeca Film Festival interviewing stars on the red carpet to driving Winston Cup Champion Rusty Wallace’s racecar, Josh covers a variety of big stories with local angles. -more about Josh-

E-Mail Josh Hinkle at Josh.Hinkle@KCRG.com.

   

Ashley Hinson, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

Before graduating from the University of Southern California, Ashley was an entertainment intern at KABC in Los Angeles. Her favorite red-carpet interview? Mark Paul-Gosselaar of “Saved by the Bell” fame. -more about Ashley-

E-Mail Ashley Hinson at Ashley.Hinson@KCRG.com.

   
Claire Kellett

Claire Kellett, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

Interacting with people in the community is Claire's favorite part of the job. Claire believes everyone has a story to tell, and she looks forward to talking with you someday. -more about Claire-

E-Mail Claire Kellett at Claire.Kellett@KCRG.com.

   
Beth Malicki

Beth Malicki, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

Before KCRG-TV9 Beth spent six years as the 5, 6 and 10 o’clock co-anchor at KOMU in Columbia, Missouri. Beth covered the fatal plane crash of Governor Mel Carnahan and the deadly Modine Manufacturing shootings in Jefferson City. -more about Beth-

E-Mail Beth Malicki at Beth.Malicki@KCRG.com.

   
Steve Nicoles 

Steve Nicoles, KCRG-TV9 Iowa City Reporter

Steve loves the ever-changing world of journalism. Everyday presents a new opportunity. His favorite part of the job is meeting people in the community and retelling their stories for everyone else to see and hear. -more about Steve-

E-Mail Steve Nicoles at Steve.Nicoles@KCRG.com.

   
 

Sara Stewart, KCRG-TV9 Reporter

Journalism and reporting will always be one of Sara’s passions. She loves fast paced news, the ever changing routine, meeting new people, and exposing interesting stories that make an impact. -more about Sara-

E-Mail Sara Stewart at Sara.Stewart@KCRG.com.

   
Katie Wiedemann

Katie Wiedemann, KCRG-TV9 Dubuque Reporter

Katie is a Dubuque native who loves reporting the news from her hometown. She received her bachelor’s degree in Communications and Sociology from Coe in May of 2003-more about Katie-

E-Mail Katie Wiedemann at Katie.Wiedemann@KCRG.com.

 

 

News Management

 

Becky Lutgen Gardner -
News Director

Becky has been News Director at KCRG-TV9 since May of 2001. During those years, the newsroom has won numerous awards including Best Newscast by the Associated Press. 
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E-Mail Becky Lutgen Gardner at Becky.Lutgen.Gardner@KCRG.com.

Mike Wagner -
Managing Editor

He made the move to management in the Cedar Rapids Newsroom after spending more than a decade working as KCRG-TV9’s Iowa City Newsroom reporter.
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-Mail Mike Wagner at Mike.Wagner@KCRG.com.

   
   

Kurt Sempf -
News Operations Manager
Kurt has held nearly every off-air position in the KCRG-TV9 newsroom since he was hired. He is currently in charge of the News production staff.
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E-Mail Kurt Sempf at Kurt.Sempf@KCRG.com.

Shannon Booth -
Executive News and Web Producer
Shannon participates in daily discussions on story development and helps to decide which stories to cover each day and where those news stories will be placed in each newscast. The goal is to create visual, viewer-driven newscasts that you enjoy watching! 
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E-Mail Shannon Booth at Shannon.Booth@KCRG.com.

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