Phil Reed Joins KHBS-KHOG Morning Show in Fort Smith-Fayetteville

Phil Reed, anchor at KHBS-KHOG
(Image credit: Hearst Television)

Phil Reed has been named weekday morning  co-anchor at KHBS-KHOG in Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Arkansas. He joins anchor Yuna Lee and weather anchor Majestic Storm weekdays at 4:30-7 a.m. on 40/29 News Sunrise, then slides over to The Arkansas CW from 7 to 8. 

Reed starts this week. He joined the 40/29 news team as an anchor-reporter in August of 2022 from KCRG Cedar Rapids. Reed also reported at WTVO/WQRF in Rockford, Illinois.

“Phil’s energy and personality will be a great addition to the weekday morning anchor desk,” said 40/29 News Director Colleen Clement. “Phil’s willingness to go the extra mile stands out, and I’m confident he’ll bring that same commitment to Sunrise.”

KHBS-KHOG, an ABC-CW pair, are part of Hearst Television. Fort Smith-Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, in northwest Arkansas, is DMA No. 97. 

Reed is from Chicago and graduated from Northern Illinois University with a degree in journalism. In college, he worked at the Northern Television Center as a reporter and producer where he also shot interviews and covered sports for Top Shelf Sports

Michael Malone

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.