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Garrett Hottle

Garrett Hottle joined KESQ in Oct. 2024 after spending the past several years as an evening anchor, forecaster, and reporter in Texas and Idaho.  Garrett initially attended West Texas A&M University to play football, but then fell in love with journalism and decided to pursue a degree in broadcast journalism. AT WTAMU, Garrett participated in

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John White

John White anchors News Channel 3 Live at 5:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 11:00 p.m.on KESQ-TV and CBS Local 2.  You can also see him on Fox 11 every weeknight at 10:00 p.m. John won a Pacific Southwest Emmy Award in 2016 for his reporting on the Salton Sea. John first moved to the desert in 1991 and worked

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Karen Devine

For more than 34 years, Karen Devine has been one of the most trusted and recognizable voices in the Coachella Valley. Karen is the Evening Anchor and Investigative Reporter for KESQ News Channel 3, where she has served Desert communities since 1992. Known for her in-depth reporting and commitment to accountability, Karen has produced investigations

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Kiera McKinney

Kiera McKinney joined KESQ News Channel 3 as a reporter in June 2026.  Originally from Orange County, California, Kiera made her way to sunny Arizona to attend Arizona State University and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in Communication. Kiera’s love for storytelling began at a young age. She

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Jeff Stahl

You can watch Jeff every weekday on News Channel 3 in the Morning. He has been an EMMY® Award-winning anchor and reporter with KESQ-TV since June 2000. Jeff has covered daily news events around the Coachella Valley, continued to work during the coronavirus pandemic, and has covered countless earthquakes, sand storms, wildfires, power outages, and

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Angela Chen

When Angela was little, she wore red glasses and always had her nose buried in a book. Her love of the written word eventually led her to journalism (and probably her myopia), and it’s what has shaped her life. Angela anchors News Channel 3 In The Morning from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. and the

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Peter Daut

Peter Daut is a six-time Emmy Award–winning journalist who solo anchors the 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. newscasts for KESQ News Channel 3. Since joining the station in 2020, he has become one of the Coachella Valley’s most trusted and recognizable storytellers. Shortly after arriving, Daut launched the innovative and highly interactive series Coronavirus: Questions

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Gavin Nguyen

Gavin Nguyen joined KESQ News Channel 3 as a multimedia journalist and weekend weathercaster in June 2024. Gavin discovered his passion for storytelling while attending Portola High School in Irvine. He joined his school’s broadcast news program, Portola News Network, in 2017. Gavin continued at Chapman University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism

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