White Out in Little Rock

a Little Rock viewer pointed out to FTVLive the news team at Tegna’s KTHV in Little Rock.

Looking at the station’s “Meet the Team” page you can not find a single Black male on their staff. There are two Black females, one a fairly recent hire.

Anchor Marlisa Goldsmith has been on maternity leave are hasn’t been on the air for weeks. It is possible to watch the entire newscasts of KTHV and not see a single person of color.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Little Rock’s total multicultural population is 51.8%. African Americans make up the majority with the Hispanic and Asian populations growing more each year.

You look at the station’s on-air bios and clearly, it does not represent the community that they cover.

Here’s a sample from their bio page: