First Female Reporter at KPNX in Phoenix, Diane Kalas, Dies

Diane Kalas, the primary feminine reporter for KPNX in Phoenix, has died. “She handed peacefully, surrounded by love. Diane’s energy, heat, and unwavering love profoundly formed our lives, and her reminiscence can be cherished by all who had the enjoyment of figuring out her,” her household posted to Fb.She joined the station in 1970. The Phoenix NBC affiliate stated that “despite the fact that Kalas was the one feminine in a newsroom stuffed with males, she stated she was by no means handled any much less simply because she was a lady.”“The lads I labored with all handled me like their little sister. They had been useful and welcoming,” she advised the station in 2023.