Two Little Rock TV anchors are departing Arkansas for out-of-state jobs, the stations' news director said Wednesday.
Shannon Miller, weekend anchor and reporter at NBC affiliate KARK-TV, made the announcement of her departure via her Twitter account Wednesday afternoon.
“Headed to the East Coast for my next chapter in TV news,” her tweet read in part.
At the end of June, Miller will relocate to NBC affiliate WVIT-TV in New Britain, Conn., where she will work as an anchor and reporter.
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Josh Berry, one of her colleagues at sister station KLRT-TV, is leaving his weekend anchor position at Little Rock's Fox affiliate, KARK/KLRT News Director Austin Kellerman said.
Beginning July 3, Berry will become the main evening news anchor for ABC affiliate WOLO-TV in Columbia, S.C., according to a statement.
Miller joined Little Rock’s NBC affiliate in August 2014. Before that, she was a morning anchor at CBS affiliate KOLR-TV in Springfield, Mo., as well as an anchor and reporter at NBC affiliate KNWA-TV in Fayetteville.
Miller’s interview with convicted murderer Arron Lewis in the killing of Realtor Beverly Carter received national attention and was featured on Dateline NBC. It would later be used during Lewis’ trial in January 2016.
Berry signed on at KLRT in May 2012. Before working in Arkansas' capital city, he worked at CBS affiliate KTAB-TV in Abilene, Texas.
"They’ve put in the work and are well-prepared for their next opportunities," Kellerman said. "We look forward to their continued success in broadcasting."
Their replacements will be announced before the end of the week, Kellerman added.