Matt Rogers, news anchor at KHQ/Spokane, has been fired.
Matt Rogers joined the KHQ news team in 1997. Matt is a 1996 graduate of Central Washington University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications. Matt’s first TV job was at a CBS affiliate in Boise, Idaho, where Matt was a news photojournalist.
He became a news photojournalist with KHQ in the Fall of 1997. In 1998, Matt became the KHQ Local News Today “Action Cam”. In February of 2009, Matt’s position at KHQ evolved once again, when he was offered the opportunity to cover Sports.
Michelle • November 6, 2020
Matt and kjersten we’re the only reason we watched the morning news… a more local station would have been the logical choice, but their professionalism and chemistry won out to more local news. The station management should know their audience is not a bunch of 20-somethings, but are more mature in age who do not appreciate giggling barely past their teen age girls playing trusted news casters. No offence, both curruent gals would do great hosting MTV or another show aimed at barely college age audience. I will watch KIMA from now on.
Michael Pursel • November 5, 2020
WHERE IS WALDO…UH,,, MATT ROGERS???
I found Matt Rogers to be a bright spot on the Fox News rotation. I too wonder what truly happened. he spoke against some of the health districts mandates and that may have gotten him in hot water with management. By the way management is KHQ TV. not Fox. For the most part. Fox contracts with KHQ to provide news for them. Curious…in having 2 of their anchors leave being replaced with someone who has very little experience, it’s a way for the company to save money. cost cutting is job one for administrations now. I don’t watch Fox in the mornings now because Matt is gone. He was able to go from serious read to light-hearted conversation. He’ll be miss. Please keep us posted as to his where abouts.
Kirk • November 3, 2020
You are idiots and we will not watch local fox news.
Steven Aschenbrenner • November 3, 2020
Seriously have you had one positive reaction to fireing Matt or Kiersten? Hope they both show up on your competitors channels and drop your ratings off the chart!
barbara m reinhardt • November 3, 2020
until i hear a good reason i,m on matts side
Steven Aschenbrenner • November 3, 2020
Good way to loose faithful viewers! What’s wrong with your idiots there?
Bye
Eric Dawson • November 3, 2020
What in the world is going on – are the owners of this station nuts? Or could it be that Matt wouldn’t simply goose-step into the station owner’s goal of subverting simple truth in order to further their agendas?
Seriously, when the majority of news reporters and commentators today are so clearly twisted into distorting the truth by the big money propagandizers, Matt Rogers was one of last the bastions of honesty and integrity to whom we could look.., a virtually-solitary voice in whom we could trust – that breath of clean-fresh air that we all so appreciated. Ah yes, perhaps that’s it. So, if you’re an honest guy or gal trying to share the simple truth then watch out, because they’re coming for you next.
Matt Rogers for Governor! (I’m just sayin)
Michael • November 3, 2020
Today November 3
I watched Fox News for the LAST TIME
THIS IS BULL s__t
BY the way……What happened to Ms. Bell?
Charles Nelsen • November 3, 2020
Kjerstin Bell was the lovely and lively morning anchor who like Matt disappeared without notice from her or a single word from the station. For a few days they carried on a charade, saying that she was taking the day off, lying to our faces. Eventually they just stopped saying anything. Matt and Kjerstin had real chemistry, they were fun to watch. Now they did the same thing to Matt, pretending that he was just taking a few days off, but after a while not saying anything at all. KHQ eviscerated their morning show- the remaining personalities have no chemistry, the humor is forced, their news delivery wooden. KHQ has lost my trust.
Michael Doherty • February 22, 2021
Funny how we all have a different take on TV personalities. I literally stopped watching KHQ quite a few years ago (after being a decades- long fan) because of Bell. In my view, she was too quirky and fluffy to do the prime-time news and didn’t inspire any serious confidence in viewers. KHQ stood by her much longer than I thought they ever would. She seemed to find her place on the morning broadcast. The light news and fluff suited her very well and she was an excellent partner for Matt Rogers. I wish them both well, but it doesn’t surprise me that they have been replaced.
Robert Mulhern • November 3, 2020
Unwarranted. Will have to look for other news