There are 6 article(s) tagged WREG-TV:

• July 2026

  • DeSoto County Schools board member suing DA

    A DeSoto County Schools board member is suing District Attorney Matthew Barton for defamation.

    By Aarron Fleming July 03, 2026

• March 2026

  • TV merger means 1 group will control 3 of Memphis’ 5 stations, worrying some

    The deal would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and the District of Columbia, most of them local affiliates of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. Included in that tally are three Memphis stations: WREG, WATN and WLMT.

    By Jody Callahan March 20, 2026

• October 2025

  • Calkins: Mike Ceide walked away from local TV — for the best of all reasons

    Mike Ceide made a life decision when he saw his grandson, Knox, in the neonatal intensive care unit. As he put it, “I finally realized there is more to life than having the best job in the world.”

    By Geoff Calkins October 03, 2025

• September 2025

  • Buckley: Les Smith told Memphis stories. His impact on Memphis journalism is one to remember.

    Les Smith worked at four Memphis television stations. ‘He is truly one of the city’s great journalists.’ Memorial service plans have been made.

    By Tim Buckley September 24, 2025

• October 2023

  • Kontji Anthony not only talks about her return to TV, she sings!

    The long-time and much-loved TV anchor talks about her new show on WREG, her career in local journalism and how she saved Eric Barnes from catastrophic embarrassment during a recent mayoral debate. Plus she dances. And sings!

    By Eric Barnes October 30, 2023

• September 2022

  • Calkins: How TV’s Marybeth Conley found God, love and a new mission — with an ex-con

    Twenty years after starting “Live at 9,” Marybeth Conley has found love, God and a new mission with a childhood crush — who happens to have served time for robbing a bank.

    By Geoff Calkins September 22, 2022