Chris Earl Email & Phone Number

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Anchor for the evening newscasts - 4/5/6/10 p.m. - covering “KAKEland”, made up of 64 counties all over Wichita, southern and western Kansas. Drone pilot making a mission revamp the newsroom's drone library to visit all 64 counties and gather scenic video of each layer of our market.

Cape Coral, Florida, United States

Anchored the 6/10/11 p.m. newscasts for the FOX affiliate in the ever-growing region of Southwest Florida. Led evening coverage through historic Hurricane Ian coverage, from the Category 4 hurricane's destruction in late September 2022 to the months of recovery. Anchored breaking news hurricane coverage that earned a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, the most prestigious award recognition in the industry. Report/field anchor weekly throughout our area to establish connections throughout SWFL to foster trust. Manage/mentor reporting/MMJ teammates, backup research for their content or look for efficiencies for their workload in storytelling. Captured 800+ drone video clips to offer enhanced visual content for all teammates for their use — critical after Hurricane Ian.Building contacts within SWFL with non-profit groups, school and youth organizations to make life better, especially for people away from "the beach". Focus on food insecurity and affordable housing issues in SWFL.

Cedar Rapids, Ia

Closed out 14 years with Eastern Iowa's top-rated television newsroom. My final role was anchoring the 4/6/10 p.m. newscasts in Eastern Iowa, maintaining a robust social media brand of more than 20,000 followers on Facebook and 5,000+ on Twitter.A seven-time Emmy-nominated anchor, we won the Best Weekend Newscast for 2015 and Best Evening Newscast in 2020 from the Upper Midwest Emmys. For 2015-17, IBNA named me as the top news anchor/co-anchor in Iowa for those three years in the state's large markets (Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Quad Cities).Lead political reporter for 2010 to 2020, including three presidential campaigns for the Iowa Caucuses. Moderator for Iowa's Second District Congressional debate for the 2020 campaign. During years with local ownership (2008-2015), created more than 500 bylines/articles for The Cedar Rapids Gazette, on top of television news duties. A multi-media journalist in every sense of the term, I thrived on all platforms, from television to newspaper to digital and social media.

Author of well-received sports-based novels, Gotcha Down (2004) and The Interim (2007) and The Last Out (2009). Executed media campaigns that led to media appearances in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, KMOX-AM, Fox Sports Radio, WCCO-AM and numerous other television/radio/newspaper outlets. Created direct sales campaign, focused on libraries in the Midwest, to ensure a profit on my last two novels.

Anchor 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts for top-rated television news outlet in Western Wisconsin.

Organized coverage for television sports department, anchored weekday sportscasts and set a brisk pace for competitors to follow.

Bachelor'S Degree, Political Science And Government, Broadcast Journalism

Activities and Societies: Phi Kappa Sigma

Bachelor Of Arts, Journalism & Political Science