KBMT

KBMT is the ABC affiliate serving the Beaumont / Port Arthur, Texas market. It is licensed to Beaumont, and its studios are located at 525 South Interstate 10 in Beaumont. It airs on cable channel 5 on systems in the immediate portion of the market.

KBMT History

KBMT-TV began broadcasting on June 18, 1961. It soon became the ABC affiliate for Beaumont/Port Arthur, until then the affiliation was split between KJAC-TV and KFDM-TV. The original owners were N.D.Williams & Randolph Reed of Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas. KBMT launched a newscast in 1962. The station was later sold to Cowles Broadcasting in 1965, H&C Communications in 1980, and McKinnon Broadcasting in 1991.

Current On-Air Personalities

Anchors

Tracy Kennick (Good Morning Southeast Texas)
Kevin Steele (6:00 P.M. & 10:00 P.M.)
Beverly Brooks (6:00 P.M. & 10:00 P.M.)
Deedra Wilson (5:00 P.M.)
Erika Harris (Weekends)

Weather

Gary Childress (Evening Meteorologist)
Patrick Vaughn (Morning Meteorologist)
Bryan Rupp (Weekend Meteorologist)

Sports

Dave Hofferth (Sports Director)
Ashly Elam (weekends)

Reporters

Brian Burns
Diane Dean

Former On-Air Personalities

Shawn Murdock - Left to work for the Morman Church
Kurt Aaron
Bob Becker (Chief Meteorologist; now at WATE in Knoxville)
Tom Campbell
Jaime Cerreta (now at KOKH in Oklahoma City)
Scott Coen
Kelly Coone
Norris Deajon (now at KDAF in Dallas)
Rick DeReyes
Richard DeVayne (now at WCNC in Charlotte)
Tealy Devereaux (now at WHBQ in Memphis)
Dave Dickson
Bob Donaldson
Clayton Duffy
Priscilla Embry
Joe Falsetti (weekend weather anchor)
Roland Galvan (deceased; went by Roland Miller at KBMT)
Thomas Gandy (now at TXCN)
Jimmy Richard
Randy Garsee (now Managing Editor/PM Anchor at KTEN in Denison, TX)
Paul Haggar (Meteorologist)
Billy Halfin
John Hambrick
Elizabeth Hart (AM Weather)
Tara Hitchcock (PM Anchor; now at KTVK Phoenix))
John Hurt
Frank Johnson (Current Chief Meteorologist at WBTW, Myrtle Beach)
Dale Jones
Greg Kealey
Dan Kerness
Kris Lamans
Andy Liscano (most recently at KZTV, Corpus Christi)
Bill McAtee (NBC, CBS sportscaster for tennis, golf)
Michelle McCalope
Sean McGroarty
Randy McIlvoy (Sports director, currently at KPRC-TV in Houston)
Jonathan Martinez (now at KABB in San Antonio)
Adriane Matura (former 6 and 10 PM anchor early 2000's)
Chrissie Mouton (now 6 & 10PM anchor at KTXS in Abilene)
Shawn Murdock (PM & Morning News Anchor, now in public relations at his Utah church)
Mike Nichols (now at KBTV-TV)
David Patten
Anthony Pittman (Sports Anchor, now at KABB in San Antonio)
Bill Reh (Meteorologist)
Robin Roberts
Erik Salna (Chief meteorologist 2001-2004, now project coordinator of "Hurricane Warning!", a hurricane awareness program)
Susana Schuler (weekend Reporter)
Remeisha Shade (now at WAFF Huntsville, AL)
Jancey Sheats (now at KARK Little Rock)
Rick Snow
Lisa Spooner (now at KYTX Tyler)
Mike Stafford (Now at KWES-TV in Midland, TX)
Mark Stephens
Robyn Symon
T.W. Starr (Former sports anchor, now at WAAY in Huntsville, AL)
Tom Terry (Former Chief Meteorologist, now Chief Meteorologist at WFTV Orlando, FL)
Gene Tuck (6 & 10 P.M. Anchor)
Jorge Vargas (weekend sports anchor, now at KIAH in Houston and radio host on KFNC-FM during afternoon drivetime)
Scott Walker (weekend sports)
Stephanie Watson (anchor, reporter;now at KDKA Pittsburg)
Mark Wiley (Weekend weather)
Van Earl Wright (Weekend Sports Anchor)
Albert Zipp (Evening anchor, now at WBOY in Clarksburg, WV)
Shally Zomorodi