Linda Larsen
Linda Larsen is a weekend news anchor and reporter at KIFI/KIDK. Linda has been a part of the Local News 8 team since she was right out of college at Idaho State University.
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Doug Long
Doug Long began his broadcast journalism career right here at Local News 8 in 1994 after graduating from Brigham Young University. Doug served as a weekend anchor and weekday reporter for what was then called “Idaho 8” until 1997, when he and Judy Slate were given the opportunity to launch our morning newscasts.
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Megan Lavin
Megan Lavin is the morning anchor for KIFI. Her Southeast Idaho roots run deep—tracing all the way back to the pioneers.
Born and raised in the area until age 17, Megan grew up watching local legends Jay Hildebrandt and Karole Honas, who inspired her passion for broadcasting. That passion took root during a career fair she attended while she was a student at Skyline High School. After speaking with local reporters, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in news.
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Michael Coats
Since 2006, Michael Coats has been forecasting the weather for KIFI Local News 8. Starting out first on the early morning newscast, then promoted to Chief Meteorologist in 2010. Before Local News 8, Michael worked for KIFI’s sister station in Palm Springs California. Michael is originally from Hemet, California. He attended California State University Northridge,
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Jeff Roper
Jeff has been forecasting the weather on television since 1995. That makes him the most experienced weather forecaster in Eastern Idaho and Western Wyoming, since he joined our team in 2018. Start your day with Local News 8 in the morning at 5am & 6am, and noon, every Monday through Friday. With 26 years in
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Kaelyn Blessinger
Kaelyn Blessinger is a Multimedia Journalist at Local News 8. As a little girl growing up in El Paso, Texas, she found herself dreaming of becoming a journalist, much like the heroines from her favorite childhood movies. During her time in college at The University of Texas at Arlington, she discovered a passion for the
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Dylan Carder
Dylan Carder is a native Idahoan who is in his third stint at KIFI Local News 8. Born in Burley and raised in Rupert, the Minico High School graduate first came to KIFI in 2000.
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David Pace
David Pace may be a familiar name to many in Eastern Idaho. Before joining Local News 8, David worked as a writer and editor for East Idaho News, was a senior reporter for the Idaho Falls Post Register newspaper, and reported for the Upper Valley Standard Journal in Rexburg. He most recently served as Press Secretary for U.S. Senator Mike
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Hadley Bodell
Hadley Bodell is Local News 8’s Pocatello multimedia journalist. She is a student at Idaho State University studying Multiplatform Journalism with a minor in Professional Writing and a certification in Sports Media. Hadley has found a passion for journalistic writing at her school newspaper as well as radio journalism at KISU-FM. She is originally from
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A MESSAGE FOR YOUTUBE TV SUBSCRIBERS
Google and The Walt Disney Company have reached an impasse in negotiating an agreement for the continued carriage of their channels including KIFI a local ABC affiliate on Google’s internet-delivered video service YouTubeTV. To be clear, we have not “blacked out” our station. Neither KIFI nor News-Press & Gazette Company, the station’s parent company, is
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Danielle Mullenix
Danielle Mullenix is a reporter and producer for the morning and noon shows at KIFI/KIDK. Danielle showcases her versatility across musical theatre, film, television, and the music recording industry. A recent graduate of the University of Alabama, she grew up in the Mobile Bay area, where she fondly likes to joke about being part mermaid, due to her proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Maile Sipraseuth
Maile Sipraseuth is a multimedia journalist and producer at Local News 8. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, she found her love for journalism in local news and investigative documentaries. Maile went on to attend Northern Arizona University, where she graduated a year early with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Political Science in May
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Max Gershon
Max Gershon is a weekday reporter and a weekend anchor for Local News 8. He grew up in Kansas City and fell in love with broadcasting at a young age. Max played baseball for 4 years at Blue Valley North High School, and graduated from the Dan Patrick School of Sportscasting at Full Sail University in 2024.
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William Syslo
Will Syslo was entrenched in sports growing up. He played multiple organized sports during his early years — flag and tackle football, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, and golf to name a few. While in high school, he played football for all 4 years and lacrosse for 3. When he realized he probably wasn’t going to make
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Travis Richards
avis Richards is a weekday reporter and weekend producer for Local News 8 and Eyewitness News 3.
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