PB native among KATV anchors
Ryan Houston and Cassandra Webb will be joining meteorologist Melinda Mayo on the Daybreak team in the mornings at KATV Channel 7.
Houston, a Pine Bluff native, will start Jan. 16 and Webb will appear in February.
Houston, most recently was the weekend anchor and reporter at WPXI in Pittsburgh, Pa. Houston has also worked in Cincinnati, Ohio; Jackson, Miss., and in Georgia, according to a news release.
“Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine that I’d have the opportunity to work for the TV station my grandmother Myrtle Houston watched faithfully,” said Houston. Houston is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas.
Webb is an award-winning journalist who has worked in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, Calif., as she followed her husband during his military career while raising their family. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. “It’s a true honor to continue the legacy of KATV Daybreak,” Webb said.