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James Jarman

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Source: KOAA

Published Mon Nov 12, 2007, 09:17 AM MST
Updated Mon Aug 25, 2008, 09:16 AM MDT

James Jarman
Investigative Reporter/Weekend Anchor 
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Started at News First:  December, 1996

Hometown:  Vancouver, Washington

Previous Stations:  KCBY (CBS) - Coos Bay, Oregon, KTVL (CBS) - Medford, Oregon

Industry Awards:  Numerous awards, including Best In-Depth, Best Feature, and Best Spot News from the Colorado Broadcasters Association and Best Investigative from the Associated Press

Personal Interests:  Kayaking, fishing, hunting, reading.

Interesting Fact:  I was a professional whitewater rafting guide for several years on rivers in Washington, Oregon, and Colorado.

About Working at News First:  The public's best interest and trust is always at the top of every decision made by News First.  We will strive to make sure the public's business is conducted in public.  We will always seek the truth and we will treat all subjects of news stories with dignity, respect, and fairness.

Favorite Websites:  www.concernedjournalists.org, www.pynter.org, www.tvspy.com, www.ire.org, www.koaa.com

 

Narrative:
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. 

He started his career in broadcast news at KCBY-TV in Coos Bay, Oregon. From there he moved to KTVL-TV in Medford, Oregon where he anchored, produced and reported.
James has also been a whitewater rafting guide. He started guiding on rivers in Washington and Oregon while he was in high school.

These days, when he's not working, he spends most of his time with his beautiful daughter, Olivia. She was born in July of 2000.

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