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Jeff Ferrell

     Jeff Ferrell is a 20-year news veteran, with experience in nearly every part of the country. Jeff began his broadcasting career in the Pacific Northwest, graduating from the University of Washington in Seattle in 1989.
     Jeff's on-air broadcasting career began as a reporter in Rapid City, South Dakota in July 1990, followed by stops in Rockford and then Decatur, Illinois, Scranton, PA, and Tulsa, Oklahoma. From there, he came here to Shreveport, a place he's called home the last ten years.
     Jeff is a husband and father of four.  He's covered some of the biggest stories in the Ark-La-Tex, ranging from the Space Shuttle Columbia crash to Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Ivan and Gustov.
     He's even tried his hand at acting.  He just appeared in the September 2009 debut of the Michael Douglas movie "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt," where Jeff played a local reporter. 
     He also landed a speaking role in the Oliver Stone movie "W" as White House Media Director.  Most recently, he made a brief appearance in the Nicolas Cage film, "Drive Angry," now in post-production.  

You can e-mail him at: jferrell@ksla.com