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.

   
Beth Malicki

Beth Malicki, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

Beth co-anchors KCRG-TV9 Monday at 5, 6 and 10 Monday through Friday.  She is also the creator, executive producer, and moderator of the award-winning, weekly public affairs program, "To the Point with Beth Malicki". -more about Beth-

E-Mail Beth Malicki at Beth.Malicki@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.

   

Ashley Hinson, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

Ashley has been a part of the KCRG-TV9 Morning News Crew for 3 years, and has enjoyed every minute, and every ounce of coffee! As both an anchor and reporter, she’s covered major events like the Iowa City Tornado and the Flood of 2008. -more about Ashley-

E-Mail Ashley Hinson at Ashley.Hinson@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.

   



Nicole Agee, KCRG-TV9 Anchor/Reporter

Nicole comes to KCRG-TV9 from KAAL-TV in Austin, Minnesota where she anchored the evening news. An Iowa native, Nicole is happy to be back and serve the viewers of eastern Iowa. -more about Nicole-

E-Mail Nicole Agee at Nicole.Agee@KCRG.com.
 

   
Dave Franzman

Dave Franzman, KCRG-TV9 Reporter

Reporter Dave Franzman began broadcasting at KCRG-TV9 in 1978. Dave says his strangest adventure at TV9 was doing some "wing-walking" at a Cedar Rapids air show. -more about Dave-

E-Mail Dave Franzman at Dave.Franzman@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.

   

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.

   

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.

   

Jami Brinton, KCRG-TV9 Reporter

Jami comes to the Hawkeye State from Salt Lake City, Utah where she worked as a reporter for KTVX Channel 4. Jami’s passion for news began by watching Peter Jennings on “World News Tonight” with her father. -more about Jami-

E-Mail Jami Brinton at Jami.Brinton@KCRG.com.

 

 

News Management

 

Becky Lutgen Gardner -
Sr. Director Content Information

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.

   
   

Julie Seebold -
News Director

E-Mail Julie Seebold at Julie.Seebold@KCRG.com.

Shannon Booth -
Multimedia Executive Producer
She's leading efforts to get information to users when they want it and how they want it... whether it's through traditional newscasts or other platforms like KCRG.com, KCRG Mobile, KCRG's digital sub-channel - Local KCRG 9.2, text alerts, e-mail alerts or yet-to-be-discovered products/services. 
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E-Mail Shannon Booth at Shannon.Booth@KCRG.com.

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