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Please join us in congratulating KCCI account executive Sarah Walkup for her promotion to Digital Sales Manager. Sarah has consistently demonstrated exceptional strategic thinking and leadership in driving client success. She was also KCCI’s 2023 Eagle Award Winner! In this new role, Sarah will oversee our digital sales initiative, enhance customer engagement and lead the team to new heights of performance.   Congratulations Sarah! 

Please join us in congratulating Alex Kirkpatrick on his promotion to Executive Producer!   Alex joined KCCI while he was a freshman at Simpson College. Over several years he has moved up from part-time digital editor to now being entrusted with a leadership position in the newsroom. We're excited to see his creativity and experience shine in his new role.

Join us in welcoming our summer interns and Emma Bowen Fellow with a #latepost! They've been busy their first two weeks covering tornadoes, a derecho, a statewide phone & internet outage and countless other stories impacting Central Iowa.

Our colleague, News Director Allison Smith, has been honored as the Broadcaster of the Year by the Iowa Broadcaster’s Association. Allison’s leadership of the news department is always centered on serving central Iowa with the information they need. Congratulations, Allison!

Congratulations to our IBA honorees! KCCI’s team won awards from the IOWA BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION for Political Reporting, Service to Iowa Program or Initiative, and Best Commercial.

Our viewers answered the call to help the community! KCCI had two large outreach efforts in the last several days. Following the tornados in Greenfield, Iowa, we set up a phone bank and donation portal for the American Red Cross, which has raised $48,268. We also partnered with Hy-Vee, Inc., to address food insecurity going into the summer with our 'Pack the Pantry' campaign. We ran news stories and advertising encouraging people to give. Hy-Vee ensured their shoppers would see the list of the items needed most. 31 stores collected and distributed food to 55 local pantries, and shoppers could round up at the register to help. Through all the donations, we were able to provide 347,830 meals to Iowans who are food-insecure while raising important awareness of the need. #communityservice #broadcasting

The KCCI team showed up strong for the Central Iowa Heart Walk! It was inspiring and energizing. Chief Meteorologist Jason Sydejko delivered an event forecast that was 👌

The meteorologists of KCCI Storm Team 8 work tirelessly to keep central Iowa safe during severe weather. Thank you for trusting our forecast during storms and sunshine!

Dozens of colleagues from KCCI rolled up their sleeves and enjoyed a beautiful day helping the community. One team picked up trash at Riverview Park, and another cleaned up damage from a recent tornado in Pleasant Hill. KCCI’s morning anchor and volunteer coordinator, Alyx Sacks, summed up everyone's efforts in an email to the station, “Both sites’ clean-up efforts were tremendous and noticeable. Organizers from each site also expressed their deep appreciation and gratitude for our help. Seeing Iowa’s News Leader in action means a lot!”

Congratulations to Sarah Walkup on being KCCI's 2023 Hearst Eagle Award Winner! Sarah's hard work, dedication, and passion for creating effective advertising campaigns shines through every day. This achievement not only reflects her outstanding performance but also her commitment to excellence. #SalesSuperstar