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KSDK-St. Louis, MO
Image:KSDKHDLogo.jpg
Channels:5 analog (VHF)
127 digital (UHF)
Slogan:Where The News Comes First
Founded: February 8, 1947
Affiliation: NBC
The Weather Channel (DT+2)
AccuWeather Channel
Website: KSDK.COM

KSDK, Channel 5, is the NBC television affiliate in St. Louis. Owned and operated by Gannett, the station's transmitter is located in Shrewsbury.

The station broadcasts in stereo and broadcasts a Secondary Audio Program (SAP) channel that is used mainly for Descriptive Video Service (DVS). KSDK-TV operates on channel 5; KSDK-DT (KSDK's digital channel) operates on channel 35 with NBC Weather Plus on channel 5.2. KSDK produces and airs about 35 hours of local news and other local programming per week, all in high-definition and streamed live online on KSDK's website.

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History

Channel 5 was the first television station in Missouri when it first went on the air on February 8, 1947 as KSD-TV, and was the only St. Louis television station until 1953 when KTVI signed on; it was affiliated with NBC and the DuMont Television Network|. KSD was also the first St. Louis television station to broadcast in color. KSD-TV and KSD-AM (now KTRS) were originally owned by the Pulitzer Publishing Company, the former publishers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. KSD-AM and KSD-TV were traded to Multimedia, Inc. for WFBC-TV in Greenville, South Carolina (now WYFF-TV) in 1983. By that time, KSD-TV had already changed its call letters to KSDK-TV.

KSD's first year on the air was also the beginning of a long association with the St. Louis Cardinals. On May 8, 1966, in the ceremony for the opening of Busch Stadium II, Bill Houska Sr. flew home plate from Sportsman's Park to the new stadium in "Chopper 5". After forty years, KSDK lost the rights to KPLR in 1988.

During the 80s and 90s, KSDK was the best-performing NBC affiliate in the country. To this day, KSDK is the highest-rated NBC affiliate in the top 30 markets.

During the mid-1980s, Sally Jessy Raphaël's talk show originated from St. Louis. In 1989, KSDK dropped the "Eyewitness News" branding to become "News Channel 5," and also began broadcasting 24 hours a day.

In 1995, Multimedia Inc. merged with Gannett and on September 5, 1995, KSDK began producing and airing Show Me St. Louis from 3–3:30pm each weekday. The multiple award-winning program highlights local attractions and events that are family oriented. In 1998, KSDK debuted the Window on St. Louis, a streetside studio located in the same downtown St. Louis building that also houses KSDK's other studios. Show Me St. Louis is aired from this studio that welcomes the public to take part in the broadcasts. The Window on St. Louis is modeled on The Today Show's Window on the World.

In 2000, KSDK launched its website: www.ksdk.com

In an attempt to provide St. Louisans with the most comprehensive and up-to-date local and national election results available during the 2004 elections, KSDK partnered with KETC, St. Louis' PBS affiliate, to simulcast election coverage. The partnership was first utilized to broadcast a gubernatorial debate between Missouri's then-Secretary of State Matt Blunt and State Auditor Claire McCaskill. On election night, KSDK aired NBC's primetime election coverage with Tom Brokaw and Tim Russert as well as segments of local results; on KETC, Mike Bush and Karen Foss hosted three hours of all local election results. Viewers could also watch election results online at ksdk.com and ketc.org.

In 2004, KSDK sponsored and was the official media partner for “Celebrate 2004,” a year-long event that commemorated the bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the centennial of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition (or, St. Louis World's Fair) and the 1904 Summer Olympics (The Games of the III Olympiad, which were the first Olympic Games held in the United States). Throughout 2004 there were special events held to honor the anniversaries.

Celebrate 2004 began on New Year’s Eve 2003 with “’04 Eve,” which was held in Forest Park. Beginning with ’04 Eve, and throughout 2004, a giant Ferris wheel was constructed in Forest Park much like the one that existed for the 1904 World’s Fair. River Splash were a series of concerts held on the St. Louis riverfront beneath the St. Louis Arch featuring a “waterwall” upon which there were laser shows and projections. The newly remodeled St. Louis Eads Bridge was transformed into the “Eats Bridge” when local restaurants opened on it to serve customers. The Missouri History Museum opened a Lewis and Clark exhibit and the Postal Service issued a commemorative bicentennial stamp. On its way to Athens, Greece, the Olympic Flame arrived for an overnight stop in Forest Park amid much fanfare in July (KSDK anchors Rene Knott and Kelly Jackson were among the torchbearers). St. Louis also hosted the U.S. Women's Marathon Trials in April as well as the U.S. Diving Trials. Celebrate 2004 came to a close on New Year's Eve 2004.

When News Channel 5 Weather PLUS debuted in June of 2005, KSDK became the first local St. Louis television station to launch a secondary channel on cable. Weather Plus forecasts are available on ksdk.com, on digital channel 5-2, the secondary channel within KSDK's digital transmission, and on Charter Cable channel 127 in the St. Louis area.

The successful KSDK / KETC partnership continued through September 2005 when, along with radio partners KYKY (Y98, 98.1FM) and KEZK (Soft Rock, 102.5FM), a telethon for Hurricane Katrina relief was simulcast that raised more than $5 million. The telethon featured an appearance by John Goodman, a native of Affton who now calls New Orleans home and whose family was actually missing for a time during the storm's peak. Sheryl Crow, a native of Kennett, and her then fiancé Lance Armstrong urged viewers to call when they were interviewed by phone from the region.

On September 12, 2005, KSDK began airing Today at Ten, an additional half-hour long weekday mid-morning news program. Beginning at 10am, Today at Ten, airs immediately following NBC's The Today Show.

The first broadcast of any local program in St. Louis in high-definition was the St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2005. Incidentally, the 2005 parade also marked the end of an era for KSDK; the parade, which had been a Thanksgiving Day tradition on KSDK, moved to KMOV for the 2006 edition.

On February 6, 2006, KSDK became the first St. Louis television station, and seventh station in the country, to broadcast all news and local programming in HD. KSDK also became the first local St. Louis station to stream all of its news (including Show Me St. Louis) live on its website — previously only breaking news and Weather PLUS were available online.

On December 7, 2006, KSDK announced that, beginning with the 2007 season, it will once again be the flagship station of the Cardinals Television Network. KSDK signed a multi-year contract with the St. Louis Cardinals that allows the station to broadcast twenty regular season games per year (including a pre-game and post-game show), two pre-season games, and a weekly half-hour program with Cardinal's news and highlights. All broadcasts will be in high-definition.

News Operations

KSDK has long been a leader in news, which is not surprising given its newspaper roots. The quality news and reporting that has defined KSDK's history in St. Louis has resulted in numerous awards and consistently higher ratings. It has been in first place in the St. Louis news ratings since the early 1980s, winning all but a few timeslots.

Perhaps one of the reasons for KSDK's ratings success is consistency. All five of KSDK's main anchors (Jennifer Blome, Mike Bush, Karen Foss, Art Holliday, and Deanne Lane) have all been at KSDK for more than twenty years.

KSDK is the only local St. Louis television station that operates and maintains a bureau office. The Illinois Bureau, headed by an Illinois Bureau Chief, and is located in Collinsville, Illinois. For some time KSDK also operated a second bureau in Saint Charles. The Saint Charles Bureau was headed by a St. Charles Bureau Chief, however the office was closed by KSDK for unknown reasons.

"Cover Story" has been a fixture on KSDK's News Channel 5 at 10 for many years. "Cover Story" features in-depth reports, often investigations, health-related, or consumer stories. Along with the story, KSDK sometimes opens a message board on its website or has phone operators ready to answer viewer questions.

Traditionally at least one newscast ends with local elementary schoolchildren flashing the hand signs for "5" and "1", signifying that, as a promo featuring the kids said, "Even a 2nd grader could tell you that Channel 5 is Number 1.5

KSDK-DT Newscasts

Weekdays

  • Today in St. Louis with Jennifer Blome and Art Holliday
  • Scott Connell Meteorologist and Bill Houska Jr, Traffic - 5:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Today at Ten with Jennifer Blome and Art Holliday
  • Scott Connell, Meteorologist - 10:00 am - 10:30 am
  • News Channel 5 at Noon with Jennifer Blome and Art Holliday
  • Anthony Slaughter, Meteorologist (Monday - Thursday), Mike Roberts, Friday - 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
  • Show Me St. Louis with Wendy Erikson 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
  • News Channel 5 at Five with Mike Bush and Kay Quinn
  • Cindy Preszler, Chief Meteorologist
  • Rene Knott, Sports Director (Monday - Thursday, Frank Cusumano, Friday) - 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • News Channel 5 at Six with Kay Quinn and Mike Bush
  • Cindy Preszler, Chief Meteorologist (Monday - Friday)
  • Rene Knott, Sports Director (Monday - Thursday, Frank Cusumano, Friday) - 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
  • News Channel 5 at Ten
  • with Kay Quinn and Mike Bush
  • Cindy Preszler, Chief Meteorologist
  • Rene Knott, Sports Director (Monday - Thursday, Frank Cusumano, Friday) - 10:00 pm - 10:30pm

Saturdays

  • Today in St. Louis with Kelly Jackson
  • Anthony Slaughter, Meteorologist - 6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Today in St. Louis at Nine with Kelly Jackson
  • Anthony Slaughter, Meteorologist - 9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • News Channel 5 at Five with Kelly Jackson
  • Mike Roberts, Meteorologist
  • Katie Felts, Sports - 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • News Channel 5 at Six with Kelly Jackson
  • Mike Roberts, Meteorologist
  • Katie Felts, Sports - 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm
  • News Channel 5 at Ten with Kelly Jackson
  • Mike Roberts, Meteorologist
  • Katie Felts, Sports - 10:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Sundays

  • Today in St. Louis with Kelly Jackson
  • Anthony Slaughter, Meteorologist - 6:00 am - 7:00 am
  • Today in St. Louis at Nine - with Kelly Jackson
  • Anthony Slaughter, Meteorologist - 9:00 am - 10:00 am
  • News Channel 5 at Five with Kay Quinn
  • Mike Roberts, Meteorologist
  • Katie Felts, Sports - 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  • News Channel 5 at Ten with Kay Quinn
  • Mike Roberts, Meteorologist - 10:00 pm - 10:25 pm
  • Sports Plus with Sports Director Rene Knott and Frank Cusumano - 10:25 pm - 11:25 pm

Helicopters

Bell 206B3 Jet Ranger

KSDK Awards

KSDK has won a multitude of awards including Regional Emmys, Gabriel Awards, and Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards; KSDK has also been recognized by the National Association of Black Journalists and the Associated Press.

KSDK Newscast Titles

  • Your Esso Reporter (1947-1953)
  • AP News & Views (1953-1958)
  • KSD-TV News (1958-1969)
  • Eyewitness News (1969-1976)
  • Channel 5 Eyewitness News Central (1976-1979)
  • Channel 5 Eyewitness News (1979-September 1990)
  • News Channel 5 (September 1990-February 2006)
  • News Channel 5 in High Definition (February 2006-present)
  • In High Definition - News Channel 5 (2008-present)

KSDK Station Slogans

  • Channel 5, St. Louis' Very Own (Early 1970s)
  • Come and See KSD-TV (1973-1974)
  • You're Friends on 5 (Mid 1970s)
  • Channel 5 is Your Place to be (Late 1970s)
  • Channel 5, Proud as a Peacock! (1979-1981)
  • Channel 5 Calls it Home (Early 1980s-1984)
  • St. Louis' News Channel (1988-1991)
  • Channel 5, The Place to Be! (1990-1991)
  • Show Me 5! (1984-1993)
  • St. Louis' News Leader (2000-present)
  • Where The News Comes First (1993-present)
  • In The New Millennium, See Us Shine (1997-2000)

2003

In 2003, KSDK was awarded the WeatheRate seal of approval, an award that certifies KSDK as the most accurate weather station in St. Louis.[1] The data used to determine a winner is refigured every 6 months by the non-profit WeatheRate organization. Also in 2003, KSDK was awarded 14 Regional Emmy Awards:

  • News Feature-Entertainment / Humorous: (Steve Jankowski: "Arch Light")
  • News Feature-Political: (Randy Jackson: "Words of a Nation")
  • Sports Report: (Malcolm Briggs: "Emily Parsons")
  • Editorial / Commentary: (Mike Bush: "My Turn")
  • Religious: (Dan Gray: "Higher Calling")
  • Live Event Special: (Mike Bush & Frank Cusumano: "Ozzie Smith-Call to the Hall")
  • Promotion: News: ("People you Know")
  • Public Service Announcement: ("Warner's Warm-Up")
  • Weathercaster: (Cindy Preszler)
  • Photographer / Videographer: Pre-Produced News
  • Writing: Promo / PSA / Commercial: ("Now More Than Ever 2")
  • Art Direction / Design: News: ("Technicolor")
  • Animation: ("Velocity")
  • Audio: ("Cards Retro")

In 2003, KSDK was awarded one Regional Edward R. Murrow Award:

  • Overall Excellence

2004

In 2004, KSDK was awarded 20 Regional Emmy Awards:

  • Interactivity: (Leisa Zigman: "Cutting")
  • Community Outreach Program: ("A Place to Call Home")
  • Religious: (Chris Balish: "Cross By the Road")
  • Host / Reporter (Other Than News): (Heidi Glaus)
  • Art Direction / Design: News: ("Analgamation")
  • Editor: Pre-Produced News
  • Photographer / Videographer: Pre-Produced News
  • News Feature-Business / Consumer / Finance: (Wendy Erikson: "Clock Shop")
  • News Feature-Culture: (Randy Jackson: "Eyes of the Holocaust")
  • News Feature-Culture: (Randy Jackson: "Cover Story: Forgotten Heroes")
  • Sports Feature: (Frank Cusumano: "Oldest QB")
  • Sports Program: (Frank Cusumano: "Sports Plus")
  • Sports Special: (Rene Knott: "Winging It, Cardinals 2004")
  • Sports Special: (Malcolm Briggs: Max Questions-Rams 2003")
  • Writing: (Chris Balish)
  • Spot News: (Ann Rubin: "The Fugitive")
  • Spot News: (Ann Rubin: "We Had to get Them Out")
  • Weathercaster: (John Fuller)
  • Weathercaster: (Mike Roberts)
  • Sportscaster: (Frank Cusumano)

In 2004, KSDK was awarded a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award[2]:

  • Overall Excellence

2005

In 2005, Karen Foss was inducted into the Silver Circle for her 25 years of journalistic excellence. Also in 2005, KSDK was awarded 15 Regional Emmy Awards:

  • Special Reporting-Feature: (Randy Jackson: "The Enemy Among Us")
  • Special Reporting-Political: (Mike Bush: "Images of War")
  • General News Report: (Randy Jackson: "Covert Task Force")
  • Children's / Teen: ("Cardinals Crew")
  • Community Outreach Program: ("Tsunami Relief, St. Louis Responds")
  • Promotion-News: ("The Story Behind the Story")
  • Promotion-Programming: ("Greek Lessons")
  • Commercial Spot: ("Back to Bed")
  • Sportscaster: (Frank Cusumano)
  • Host / Reporter (Other Than News): (Chris Balish)
  • Photographer / Videographer-Pre-Produced News
  • Editor-Same Day News
  • Editor-Pre-Produced News
  • Graphics-News
  • Graphics-Promo / PSA / Commercial: ("Flashback 5")
  • Animation: ("Professor Pixel's Percolating Party")
  • Audio: ("Scott Suppelsa Audio Composite")

In 2005, KSDK was awarded three Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards[3]:

  • Sports Reporting
  • Videography
  • Affiliated Website

KSDK's Looks

In 1997, a new news set was introduced, along with a new graphics package, which reinforced KSDK's 1989 rebranding from "Eyewitness News" to "NewsChannel 5." The new set had a backdrop of the newsroom during all newscasts except News Channel 5 at 6, during which a backdrop of the St. Louis skyline was inserted; a special backdrop was also used during the Olympics and various local and national elections. The graphics package introduced with the new set was replaced in 2001 with one almost identical as those found at sister station WUSA in Washington, D.C. (the only differences were the station logos and the images of various local buildings in the news opens).

Shortly before Rene Knott was hired to replace Mike Bush as Sports Director in early 2004, the Sports Plus set and graphics package were replaced. Though the logo stayed the same, the title officially changed from Mike Bush's Sports Plus to just Sports Plus. With the addition of Rene Knott to the sports department, Sports Plus became Sports Plus with Rene Knott & Frank Cusumano.

In May 2004, KSDK began broadcasting from a temporary news set while their main news desk and weather center underwent remodeling. There were no major changes besides a change in color scheme and the addition of several plasma screen monitors. The color scheme of the new set shifted from blue and brown to tan, silver, and red to match the colors in the "5" logo. A window with a semi-transparent NBC peacock partially blocked the view of the newsroom behind the anchors. The Volunteer 5 phone-banks were not updated but the rest of the set refreshment was complete in August 2004.

KSDK debuted a new graphic package, music (NBC Flagship), and news environment on February 6, 2006 (consisting of a sit-down interview set, a smaller reporting desk, a color-changing backdrop used for demonstrations like cooking segments, a new main news desk, and a new "Weather Plus Weather Center") due to KSDK's switch to high-definition. The new news graphics were the first in nearly five years (though the Show Me St. Louis and Sports Plus graphics had been updated and the weather graphics were updated in early 2005 with the introduction of Weather Plus to St. Louis), the Show Me St. Louis and Sports Plus graphics were updated as well. The set occupies the studio space that formerly housed the Sports Plus and Volunteer 5 sets. KSDK also debuted an updated logo that is essentially the same as the current logo but in the new logo the grey has been replaced by shiny silver and the red seems deeper and darker (and is also shiny).

Giant Octopus designed the graphics and Production Design Group designed the new sets. Production Design Group is an Emmy Award-winning design company that has also built sets and studios for MSNBC, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, Extra, Sports Center, and the National Geographic Channel. The news environment and graphics are extremely similar to what has been introduced on KSDK's sister stations in Washington, D.C. (WUSA-TV), Atlanta (WXIA-TV), Minneapolis (KARE-TV) and, most recently, Phoenix (KPNX-TV).

Starting in 2007, The Gannett-Owned stations began revamping their graphics and started using a new news music package to be more closely aligned with each other, The stations now have standardized graphics and news music (Rampage Music's Gannett News Music Package) on October 21, 2008 on their noon newscast.

Sports

KSDK Currently airs 20 locally produced St. Louis Cardinals games a year, The end in 2011, on July 15, 2010, Fox Sports Midwest signed a new exclusive contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, Ending the team's broadcasts on KSDK.

KSDK-DT List of On-Air Personalities

On Monday, December 18, 2006, Karen Foss announced her retirement from KSDK. Her last broadcast will be News Channel 5 at Ten on Thursday, December 28, 2006. Wednesday, December 20, 2006, KSDK announced that the station has named Deanne Lane to replace Karen Foss as co-anchor of News Channel 5 at Five with Kelly Jackson and News Channel 5 at Ten with Mike Bush. Kay Quinn will move to weekdays, co-anchoring News Channel 5 at Six with Mike Bush (Monday through Thursday), as well as News Channel 5 at Five and News Channel 5 at Ten on Sundays. Cordell Whitlock will anchor News Channel 5 at Five, News Channel 5 at Six, and News Channel 5 at Ten on Saturdays.

In a separate announcement, also Wednesday, December 20, 2006, KSDK announced that Jay Randolph will return to the station, and team with Rick Horton, to do the play-by-play for the twenty St. Louis Cardinals baseball games which KSDK will begin broadcasting in 2007. Deanne Lane and Rene Knott will host the pre- and post-game programs.

KSDK-DT Current On-Air

NewsChannel 5 Anchors

  • Jennifer Blome, Today in St. Louis, Newschannel 5 at Noon
  • Kelly Jackson, Saturdays & Sundays, Today in St. Louis, Newschannel 5 at Nine, Newschannel at Five, Newschannel 5 at Six, Newschannel 5 at Ten
  • Mike Bush, Newschannel 5 at Six, Newschannel 5 at Ten
  • Art Holliday, Today in St. Louis, Newschannel 5 at Noon
  • Kay Quinn, Newschannel 5 at Five, Newschannel 5 at Six, Newschannel 5 at Ten (weekend) / health reporter
  • Leisa Zigman, Fridays at 5,6 and 10 pm also ("I-Team") Investigation Reporter

NewsChannel 5 Reporters


NewsChannel 5 Weather Plus Meteorologists

  • Cindy Preszler, (AMS / NWA Seals Of Apporval) - Chief Meterologist, News Channel 5 at Five, News Channel 5 at Ten (Monday - Friday)
  • Scott Connell, (AMS Seal Of Apporval) - Meteorologist, Today in St. Louis, Today at Ten (Monday - Friday)
  • Mike Roberts, (AMS / NWA Seals Of Apporval) - Meteorologist, Today in St. Louis, Today in St. Louis at Nine, News Channel 5 at Five, News Channel 5 at Six, News Channel 5 at Ten (Saturday - Sunday)
  • Anthony Slaughter, (AMS Seal Of Apporval) - Meteorologist, Today in St. Louis, Today in St. Louis at Nine, News Channel 5 at Noon

NewsChannel 5 Sports

  • Rene Knott, Sports Director, News Channel 5 at Five, News Channel 5 at Six, News Channel 5 at Ten (Monday - Thursday), co-host, "Sports Plus"
  • Frank Cusumano, News Channel 5 at Five, News Channel 5 at Six, News Channel 5 at Ten (Friday), co-host, "Sports Plus"
  • Katie Felts, News Channel 5 at Five, News Channel 5 at Six, News Channel 5 at Ten (Saturday - Sunday)
  • Jay Randolph, St. Louis Cardinals play-by-play announcer
  • Rick Horton, St. Louis Cardinals color analyst

Show Me St. Louis


KSDK NewsChannel 5 Past Personalities

KSDK has a long history of not renewing the contracts of its most recognizable and experienced personalities. They often move to another St. Louis television station. Rick Edlund, Ruth Ezell, Dan Gray, Jean Jackson, and John Pertzborn are just a few of the most notable in what is quite an extensive list.

Not all of KSDK's past personalities left the station under such circumstances, however. When compared to other St. Louis stations, or other stations of similar market size (DMA # 21), KSDK has had an unsually large number of its former personalities go on to network positions: Paul Goodloe was hired by The Weather Channel in 1999, Janice Huff moved on to KRON and eventually to WNBC where she can be seen occasionally on NBC's The Today Show filling in for Al Roker, Dave Murray eventually became the meteorologist for ABC's Good Morning America, then moved on to KTVI in St. Louis, where he still is today; Ann Thompson is the Chief Financial Correspondent for NBC News; Debbye Turner is a contributor on CBS's The Early Show, when Matt Winer and Trey Wingo both moved to Sports Center on ESPN, many local viewers opined that KSDK was a "farm team" for ESPN.

Other Programming

Since Show Me St. Louis first went on the air in 1995, it has been a popular show highlighting local entertainment and other, mostly family oriented, attractions around St. Louis. Show Me St. Louis is usually broadcast from the Window on St. Louis where local groups and organizations can bring signs to advertise for their events, but occasionally it leaves the studio to broadcast from local attractions (The St. Louis Zoo, Busch Stadium, The Fox Theatre, etc.). Show Me St. Louis also leaves the studio to broadcast from surrounding communities (Florissant, Waterloo, etc.) that have uncommon or unknown attractions of interest to viewers. These Great Escapes (as the show is titled) usually occur during summer months.

Show Me St. Louis has also drawn criticism, however, because some of its segments, and a few entire episodes are sponsored, pushing it into the ever-growing realm of advertainment. Usually, only one or two segments are sponsored per show with a disclaimer at the end that says, "portions of Show Me St. Louis have been paid for." After segments, a card with information is shown. If it was paid for, the card will say "Segment paid for by insert buisiness name here . Simply Irresistible is a primetime program that inturrupts regularly scheduled NBC programing for what is essentially a local infomercial.

During the 1980s, Sally Jessy Raphaël's talk show Sally originated from KSDK's studios.

Over the years, KSDK has aired syndicated programs like Martha Stewart Living (which Gannett stopped airing when she was sent to prison), Montel (which is currently on KMOV), and The Jane Pauley Show. When The Jane Pauley Show was cancelled, it was replaced by Today at Ten and the previous day's episode of Show Me St. Louis. The Ellen De Generes Show is broadcast by KSDK at 11am every weekday. KSDK has long been the home of syndicated programs like The Oprah Winfrey Show (since 1986), Jeopardy (since 1984), and Wheel of Fortune (since 1983).

KSDK in the Community

  • "A Place to Call Home" is a weekly Emmy Award-Winning segment that features one child who is in need of adoption. Since August 2003, 50% of the children who have appeared on KSDK have been adopted. A secondary program, "Little Wishes" allows viewers to are unable to adopt the child to add a little happiness to the life of a foster child by purchasing a gift for him/her.
  • "Friend to Friend" is a program that reminds viewers on the fifth of each month to perform a breast self exam to catch breast cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages. Viewers can also contact KSDK for a packet that includes information and reminders on performing a breast self exam. KSDK is also a major sponsor and partner in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the St. Louis Race for the Cure, which in 2006 overtook Denver as the largest in the country with more than 64,000 participants.
  • Volunteer 5 is a weekly, week-long program that features a local charity or other community organization in need of donations, but most importantly volunteers. KSDK's Volunteer 5 operates as a telethon, with phone operators taking calls between 4 and 7pm each weeknight from anyone wishing to donate time or money. Volunteer 5 has provided more than $5 million annually in services and hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours to local non-profit organizations. The program began in 1993 to help those affected by the Great Flood of 1993. Volunteer 5 has been absent on KSDK since November 2005, though it still appears on KSDK's website.
  • The Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon airs each Labor Day on KSDK. Mike Bush hosts the local telethon that, in September 2006, raised $1.9 million, of which every penny stays in St. Louis.

Contacting KSDK

St. Louis Studios
KSDK-TV
1000 Market St
St. Louis, MO 63101
Phone: 314-421-5055
Illinois Bureau
KSDK-TV
2 Eastport Plaza Dr
Collinsville, IL 62234
Phone: 618-344-9460
By Department

External Links

Videos


TV Stations in and around St. Louis  (Nielsen DMA #21)

KTVI 2 (Fox) • KMOV 4 (CBS) • KSDK 5 (NBC) • KPTN-LP 7 (HSN) • WSIU 8 (PBS) • KETC 9 (PBS) • KPLR 11 (The CW) • KFVS 12 (CBS) • WPXS 13 (I) • K22HG 22 (TBN) • KNLC 24 (FamilyNet) • KEFN 28 (EWTN) • W29CI 29 (3ABN) • KDNL 30 (ABC) • WRBU 46 (MNTV) • W50CH 50 (REL) • KUMO 51 (RTN) • KDTL 64 (DS)

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