Kerry Charles is a reporter for NBC 6 News.  He comes to the ArkLaTex from WSYX/WTTE-TV in Columbus, Ohio.  There he served as a newscast and special projects producer.  Before that, he worked in the same capacity at WXIX-TV in Cincinnati, Ohio.

While growing up in Ohio’s capital city, Kerry co-hosted and reported for a weekly radio program that aired on WCBE-FM.  His most memorable assignments include interviewing legendary college football coach Lou Holtz on the campus of the University of Notre Dame, and spending a week at Disney World covering the unveiling of an exhibit about extraterrestrial encounters.  Through high school he was a reporter and anchor for the WBNS-TV Kids News Network.  Kerry says these experiences built the foundation for which his career stands upon today.

In June 2008, Kerry spent a week at KGAN/KFXA-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  There he covered flooding that paralyzed the region.  He also launched and produced the first week of the station’s 5pm newscast.

A University of Cincinnati graduate, Kerry is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.

Email: kcharles@ktalnews.tv