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Posted 09/28/2012 1:29 PM

Mike Powers returned to the KPAX family as news director on Halloween 2011, and since then he has joined Jill Valley as co-anchor on the weekday 5:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. newscasts.

"It's unreal to return to the place where it really all started for me," Mike said, adding "when I drove...  -read full story-

Posted 04/18/2011 6:44 PM

Jill Valley is the most recognized newscaster in western Montana.

She graduated from Washington State University and landed her first television job at WOWL-TV in Florence, Alabama.

She headed west to anchor and report in Missoula, Montana at KECI-TV then moved across town...  -read full story-

Posted 09/28/2012 1:51 PM

KAJ 18 is pleased to welcome Tiffany Murphy to our news team! Tiffany joins us as anchor and producer of the KAJ 18 5:30 and 10:00 newscasts.

Tiffany brings a passion for journalism and tremendous enthusiasm to the job. And she believes strongly in community service. Even before her...  -read full story-

Posted 01/06/2012 9:52 AM

Justine Judge is back! A familiar face to Montana, you'll be able to wake up with Justine every day on Montana this Morning.

A native New Englander, Justine first came to Big Sky Country in 2004 after graduating with a bachelors degree in broadcast journalism from Lyndon State College in...  -read full story-

Posted 09/28/2012 1:52 PM

Erin joined Montana's News Station in June 2010 after working at Beartooth NBC in Helena as the Chief Forecaster for more than 2½ years.

Being a Minnesota native, Erin loves snow - but had nowhere to ski! So, while visiting a friend in Missoula back in 2003, she decided Montana...  -read full story-

Posted 09/28/2012 1:52 PM

Russ Thomas has worked as a meteorologist/reporter at KPAX-TV since 2003.

He is originally from Atlanta and earned his meteorology degree from Florida State University in 2000.

When he's not forecasting the weather, Russ enjoys running, playing softball, and coaching a youth traveling baseball team.

Russ has three children.

Contact Russ Thomas.

Posted 09/23/2010 11:23 AM

Derek Buerkle started working at KPAX in the summer of 2007, and was promoted to Sports Director in the summer of 2010.

He grew up in Big Timber, Montana, and graduated from Sweet Grass County High School in 2002. He then came to the University of Montana and graduated with a degree in...  -read full story-

Posted 12/10/2012 1:46 PM

Dan Cimmino has been working at MTN since the summer of 2009 when he began as a sports intern at KTVQ in Billings. The following fall he worked part-time as a sports photographer at KPAX while finishing up his degree at the University of Montana.

After graduation in May of 2010,...  -read full story-

Posted 05/17/2011 12:24 PM

Dennis is a Montana native who's "radio career" actually began as newborn when his father was working at KPRK in Livingston and his parents lived in an apartment at the station.

Never far from a microphone, he took to the air at age 16 in Forks, WA (of later "Twilight" fame) and spent the...  -read full story-

Posted 09/23/2010 11:21 AM

Irina Cates joined the KPAX news team in the summer of 2005. Started working for the morning show, Montana This Morning, while she worked on her broadcast degree at The University of Montana.

Irina was hired on as a full-time, general assignment reporter in February of 2008. She...  -read full story-

Posted 09/28/2012 1:51 PM

The first thing you should know about Dax is that he's Montana born and raised. Born in Great Falls in the 1970's, his family later moved him to the far-east, or Miles City Montana.

Graduating from Custer County High School in 1996, Dax headed off for the Navy aircraft carrier USS...  -read full story-

Posted 09/23/2010 11:13 AM

Laura joined the KAJ News team in November 2010, after working at KPAX, in Missoula, for nearly a year.

Laura is a multi-media journalist, covering both news and sporting events. She graduated from the University of Montana in May of 2010, where she earned an SPJ award in Television...  -read full story-

Posted 02/28/2013 1:11 PM

Tara first joined MTN in May of 2011 as a part-time reporter for KPAX. In August of 2012, KPAX's fearless leader, Mike Powers, thought she would make a good addition to the KAJ news team in...  -read full story-