Cindy Aubrey
News Director -Cindy Aubrey is News Director at KOAA-TV News First 5 & 30. Aubrey is a Colorado native and a graduate of Colorado State University who began her TV career in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Our Story
June 29, 1953 KCSJ-TV began its first broadcasting day in the Pueblo/Colorado Springs market. The broadcasting “day” lasted between 9 and 10 hours because Channel 5 was limited to only locally-produced programming. A few days later, on July 5, Channel 5 officially became an NBC affiliate.
What is DTV?
DTV, or digital television, is a new kind of over-the-air broadcasting that allows TV stations to provide dramatically clearer pictures and better sound quality. DTV represents the most significant advancement of television technology since color TV was introduced.
Why the switch to DTV?
DTV, or digital television, is a more flexible and efficient technology than the current analog system. The switch to digital broadcasting will enable television stations to offer dramatically clearer pictures, better sound quality and more programming choices.
Who's affected by the DTV switchover?
People who watch over-the-air television signals through antennas on television sets that are not equipped with new digital tuners – and who do not subscribe to cable, satellite or a telephone company television service provider – will be affected by the transition.
Details about DTV converter boxes
A DTV converter box is easy to install; it hooks up to your analog television set and over-the-air antenna. The box converts the digital television signal into analog, making it viewable on your analog TV. Converter Box Coupons
Choosing a DTV antenna
In general, dependable reception of DTV will require the same type of antenna that currently works to provide good quality reception of analog TV signals. However, after June 12, 2009, some TV stations will be moving to a different channel.
Broadcast Information
KOAA-TV's Colorado Springs / Pueblo coverage is quite extensive and also different than most of the stations in this market. KOAA-DT began broadcasting on channel 5-1 on August 1st 2006. The KOAA-DT signal and programming is free of charge on RF channel 42 or digital tuner channel 5.1.
Digital TV Quarterly Report
KOAA is required by the Federal Communications Communication to post a report every three months about efforts to inform the public about the coming transition to digital broadcasts.
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530 Communications Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
(719) 632-5030
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2200 7th Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81003
(719) 544-5781
Management Team
David Whitaker - General Manager
Cindy Aubrey - News Director
Evie Hudson - Business Manager
Tom Wright - General Sales Manager
Cheryl Morford - Regional Sales Manager
Kerri Blanco - Local Sales Manager
Patricia Cone - Special Projects Direct
Ethan Beute - Creative Services Director
Darin Dawson - Internet Director
Greg Boyce - News Operations Manager
Ron Eccher - Programming Director
Quentin Henry - Director of Engineering
Tom Massmann - Commercial Production
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Biographies
David Whitaker
President and General Manager - A graduate of University of Wisconsin with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Marketing, Whitaker began his broadcasting career in 1966 with Storer Television as director of sales research at WITI-TV in Milwaukee. He later served as a national sales representative for Storer Television Sales in New York and Chicago.
Lisa Lyden
News Anchor, News First at 6pm and 10pm: Lisa's been the 6pm and 10pm news anchor for the past 24 years. She's part of a news team that's received numerous awards, including the Colorado Broadcasters Association "Best Newscast" over a dozen times during her tenure.
Rob Quirk
News Anchor, News First at 5, 6, and 10pm: Rob's been working as a primary news anchor for News First since 1989. He grew up in New York and worked in Arizona and Texas before making his home and raising his family in Colorado Springs.
Georgiann Lymberopoulos
News Anchor, News First Today and News First at 5pm: Georgiann has been working for KOAA-TV since September of 1994. First hired as a reporter, she now anchors "News First Today" from 5-7am, as well as "News First at 5pm."
Adam Atchison
News Anchor, News First Today and News First Mid-day: Adam started here at News First in June, 2007. A Colorado native, Adam previously worked at a TV station in Boise, Idaho as a reporter/anchor covering state politics and news throughout the Northwest.
Laura Rojas
News Anchor, News First Mid-day and News First in 9 Minutes at 9pm: Laura joined the News First team from anchoring and reporting jobs in San Antonio and Amarillo, Texas.
Mike Daniels
Weather Anchor, News First at 5, 6, and 10pm: Having been born and raised in Pueblo, Mike know what a challenge it is to forecast our weather here in Southern Colorado. He's worked here at News First 5/30 for more than 20 years.
Mike Madson
Meteorologist, First Alert Weather: Mike Madson has more than 20 years of experience tracking Southern Colorado's weather. Before that, he spent 10 years at KUTV in Salt Lake City, UT. He loves to teach science classes at the college level.
Craig Eliot
Weather Anchor, News First Today and News First Mid-day: Craig is originally from Seattle, Washington and came to News First 5/30 in December, 1995. He started in weather with CBS in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Dave Hazel
Morning Meteorologist Weekends: I was born in LeMars, Iowa but I have lived in Colorado since 1982, growing up and attending school in Longmont. I have been actively involved in weather since joining the United States Navy in 1990 as an Aerographers Mate, or weatherman.
Lee Douglas
Sports Director, Sports Anchor - 5, 6, and 10pm: Lee has been a radio and television broadcaster here in Southern Colorado for more than 35 years. His career began in 1973 at KFEL radio in Pueblo. He's also one of the radio voices of Air Force football.
Jordan Mason
Sports Anchor/Reporter: Jordan joined News First in October, 2006. He's from the Seattle area, attended college at Pepperdine in Malibu, and started his broadcasting career in Medford, Oregon.
James Jarman
Investigative Reporter/Weekend Anchor: James started working for News First in December of 1996. He anchored the mid-day newscast and weekend newscasts and now reports for News First Investigates. He's won numerous awards for his reporting from such organizations as the Associated Press, Colorado Broadcasters Association and the Southern Colorado Press Club.
Nicole Vandeputte
Reporter / Weekend Anchor: Nicole started at News First in February 2007. She's from Salisbury, Maryland, near the ocean, where you can get the best seafood.
Bill Folsom
News Reporter: Bill came to Colorado Springs from Salt Lake City. In his opinion, one of the greatest benefits of reporting is meeting different and interesting people. He admires the unsung heroes and loves telling their stories.
Jeannette Hynes
News Reporter In addition to reporting in Austin, TX and producing in Phoenix, AZ, Jeannette Hynes has a decade of local experience covering the stories of Southern Colorado. She's a CU Buff who hasn't missed an Opening Day at Coors Field in ten years!
Abby Lane
News Reporter: Abby joined News First as a reporter in October, 2006. She's worked for MSNBC, NY1, and KTWO, a TV station in Casper, Wyoming.
John Romero
News Reporter/Photojournalist: John joined News First in April 2009. A Colorado native, he graduated from Metropolitan State College of Denver and reported for an NBC station in Wyoming before joining the News First team.
Andy Koen
News/Education Reporter: Andy started as a studio crew member on News First Today. He went on to produce that show before becoming a photojournalist. He's been a general assignment reporter since October, 2006, with an emphasis on our schools and education system.
Susan Davies
News Reporter, specializing in Environmental Reporting. I've been at News First since October of 2003. I've worked in Green Bay, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, and Cleveland.
David Ortiviz
News Reporter/Photojournalist: I was born in Pueblo and I've lived here most of my life. KOAA 5/30 was my favorite station growing up and I am thrilled to be a member of this news team.
David Tauchen
News Reporter/Photojournalist: David joined News First in August, 2007. He's a Colorado native and a CU-Boulder graduate. His previous reporting experience was for KGAN in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
