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Region 8 News Team

Anchor - Reporter

Diana Davis

For over two decades, KAIT viewers have been turning to Diana Davis for the latest news coverage of northeast Arkansas and southeast Missouri. Email Diana

Anchor - Reporter

Craig Rickert

Craig has spent the bulk of his career in sports, most recently as the Sports Director at WAFF-TV in Huntsville, Alabama. At KAIT, he serves as a news anchor and reporter for Your Good Neighbor Station. Email Craig Follow Craig on Twitter @region8anchor

Anchor - Reporter

Kristina Hamilton

Kristina Hamilton is thrilled to wake up with Region 8 viewers every morning of the week! Although, you'll always find her upbeat she's not afraid to go after the harder stories. Email Kristina  Follow Kristina on Twitter @kristinakait

Amanda Hanson

Amanda Hanson joins the Region 8 news team with a passion for local news.  Before coming to KAIT, she was a sports reporter and editor at WREG in Memphis, TN.  Email Amanda

Region 8 Storm Team

Chief Meteorologist

Ryan Vaughan

Ryan Vaughan has been with Region 8 through several tornado outbreaks, including April 2nd tornadoes of 2006 and the Super Tuesday Outbreak of 2008. Email Ryan   Read Ryan's Blog Follow Ryan on Twitter @ryanvaughan

Meteorologist

Sarah Tipton

As a native of Region 8, meteorologist Sarah Tipton brings familiarity with the viewing area to her job on the Region 8 StormTEAM.  She now anchors the Storm Center on Good Morning Region 8 and throughout the morning.  Email Sarah Follow Sarah on Twitter @wxsarah

Meteorologist

Bryan McCormick

Bryan is a seasoned storm chaser.  Severe weather season is his favorite time of year.  He was inspired by the movie "Twister," his favorite of all-time.  Email Bryan  Follow Bryan on Twitter @bryanwxbulldog

Region 8 Sports

Chris Hudgison

Chris Hudgison was named Sports Director in December 2011. Email Chris Follow Chris on Twitter @ChrisHudgison

Region 8 News Reporters

Reporter - Photographer

Keith Boles

Keith Boles has been in the media for many years and joins the Region 8 News crew as a videojournalist. Email Keith  Follow Keith on Twitter @oldtvguy

Reporter - Photographer

Josh Harvison

Josh Harvison has been a part of the Region 8 News Team for approximately three years before his current role of reporter/video journalist. Email Josh.

Brandi Hunter

Brandi joined the Region 8 News team in September 2011.  She comes to Jonesboro from Memphis, TN, where she worked as a production assistant and freelance reporter.  Email Brandi

Will DuPree

Will DuPree joined KAIT as a video journalist in October 2011. Will grew up in Newport, so he is excited to report on issues affecting his neighbors across Region 8!  Email Will

Region 8 News Management

News Director

Hatton Weeks

Hatton was named news director in May, 2008, and is the first person from Region 8 to lead the news team in over 20 years.  Email Hatton.

Assistant News Director

Josh White

Josh comes to us from a station in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but is a Region 8 native at heart. Josh was born and raised in Blytheville, and finally gets to come back home. Email Josh.