Vickie Newton, who was with KMBC and WDAF in Kansas City during her career, has announced that she will be leaving KMOV in St. Louis “to be closer to family in Arkansas and pursue other interests.”
Newton has anchored the station’s 10 p.m. newscast with Larry Conners since joining KMOV in 2002. She also has co-anchored the 5 p.m. newscast.
Before joining KMOV Channel 4, she worked as an Anchor for CNN Headline News, reporting from the network’s world headquarters in Atlanta. and also worked as an Anchor/Reporter at WSB-TV, the city’s #1 news station. She has also worked at WDIV in Detroit, KMBC and WDAF in Kansas City, and KATV in Little Rock, Ark.
Newton received her Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Detroit. She is single after being married to her college sweetheart for eight years and then briefly again in 2009.
MISSED
Sorry to see you go but wish you the very best in your new journey. You will be missed. God bless.
WILL BE MISSED
You will be missed. God bless you on your journey.
GOOD LUCK
Ms. Vicki, I have long admired you for your eloquent delivery, lovely disposition and amazing personality. You come across as a real down to earth personality and I wish all of my friends were more like you. I am a police officer with 3 grown children and I appreciate you. Good luck in your future endeavors and you will leave a huge void in the St. Louis area. God be with you and may the wind always be at your back..
Vicki you will be missed, I met you years ago and again this year at the Expo and you’re such an inspiration and you will surely be missed. GOD bless!!! and I wish you lots of love and success.