Melissa Wagner

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Story Published: Nov 26, 2008 at 3:51 PM PDT

As an Air Force brat Melissa spent most of her childhood moving from state to state and even went to high school in Germany.

She graduated from the University of North Texas in '93 with a bachelors degree in Communications Studies and a double minor: Journalism and Radio, TV & Film. While in college, she began her journalism career by working as a producer then on-air talent for the USA Radio Network. She then worked at KTVT in Dallas as assignment editor and health producer.

From there Melissa moved to Grand Junction,Colorado to anchor the 5, 6 and 10 pm news.  Within a year she took the morning anchor job at WILX in Lansing,Michigan. A year later she moved to the mid-day shift and then was promoted to prime time where she anchored the 5, 6 and 11 p.m. news for almost eight years. Melissa took a break from television in the fall of 2001 and worked as a news director and morning co-host for a Lansing radio station.

Following a move to Texas, Melissa worked as the executive director for the TriCounty Agribusiness Association, promoting the agricultural industry in a three county area.

Melissa hasn't left her radio days behind altogether either.  She continues to cover the news for a Christian radio station in the Midwest, and has served as their news director for the last four years.

You can e-mail Melissa at melissa@kimatv.com.

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