On Monday, held our annual Academic Honors Luncheon and recognized top students from local high schools graduating this year.
You can see photos from the ceremony here.
Our keynote speaker was Elizabeth Klinge, Evening News Anchor at KWWL-TV.
Elizabeth Klinge came back to Iowa after spending the last three years as an Anchor/Reporter at KOVR-TV in Sacramento, California. She anchors the KWWL News at 5, 6, & 10 pm.
Klinge grew up on a farm near Elkader, Iowa. She attended the University of Iowa where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism and graduated with honors and high distinction.
After college, Klinge was a Reporter/Anchor at WHO-TV in Des Moines for nearly seven years. After that, she was an Anchor/Reporter at KCCI-TV in Des Moines for almost five years.
She has been honored with an Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award for Best Morning Newscast and nominated for News Anchoring.