Former Southeastern Channel sports anchor-reporter Wesley Boone has been hired as a Sports Reporter by KALB-TV Ch. 5 (NBC) in Alexandria (DMA 178). While at the Southeastern Channel, Boone won multiple regional, state and national awards for his sports reporting and anchoring for “The Big Game” sportscast, including national Finalist honors for a “Big Game” episode he co-anchored. He also won regional awards from the Associated Press College Broadcasters, Society of Professional Journalists for his sports feature stories, videography and film directing.
Boone, who will graduate from Southeastern in July, capped off his senior year by winning the prestigious “Louisiana Student Broadcaster of the Year” award out of all television and radio students in the state as awarded by the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, the first sports reporter-anchor to receive the award.
In Alexandria Boone now joins former Southeastern Channel sports anchor-reporter Trey Mongrue, KALB’s Sports Director.