WKBN names station veteran Josh Frketic as new morning show news anchor
WKBN-TV 27 has a new morning news anchor.
The station announced Thursday that longtime news and sports reporter Josh Frketic will join the station’s morning news show with anchor Anna Marsick and meteorologist Alex George for First News This Morning, weekdays from 5 to 7 a.m. on WKBN, and from 7 to 9 a.m. on WYFX Fox Youngstown.
“It is an honor to join the morning team at WKBN,” Frketic said in a statement on the station’s website. “There have been many incredible, talented journalists to sit in that chair, and I am extremely excited to be the next. “I love this industry because I love informing people, serving our community, telling the stories of the people in our community and trying to put a smile on people’s faces.”
“We are extremely pleased to have Josh Freketic join our WKBN morning news team. Josh has been an excellent journalist in our news and sports department for years, his enthusiasm for great storytelling is clearly an asset for our news department, for our viewers.” said David Coy, WKBN-TV President and General Manager.
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