In 2023, the NBC affiliate KARK misplaced two of its high performers.
Haven Hughes, a 22-year-old reporter, was one among them and tragically her away on January 16.
Who was KARK reporter Haven Hughes?
Haven Hughes obtained a BA in Mass Communications and Media Research from Henderson State College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, in 2022.
She labored as a information anchor for Henderson Tv and wrote for the college’s on-line publication, The Oracle, amongst different media sources till she handed away.
For her blossoming talents in journalism, Hughes received a plethora of prizes and scholarships, together with an Award of Excellence for “On-Air Character.”
In August 2022, she began working at Little Rock’s KARK 4, an NBC affiliate.
What was Hughes’ reason for demise?
Hughes died on January 16, 2023, on account of a horrible automobile accident.
On Monday night time, the collision concerned a bike through which the 22-year-old was a passenger.
Hughes was declared useless on the scene, per KATV.
The authorities are investigating the occasion.
What has KARK stated about Hughes’ demise?
In a press release about Hughes’ passing that was revealed on January 17, KARK referred to her as a “vivid, sensible gentle” within the newsroom.
“Lately she was with a few of us representing KARK 4 Information at CARTI’s Tux n Timber occasion. She did so with grace, type and sophistication, making us proud to see what an distinctive younger lady she was within the newsroom and at social occasions.
“Her smile was vivid and at all times backed up with an lively and constructive way of living. She understood the accountability of telling different folks’s tales and was thrilled with with the ability to do it right here in her residence state, in her hometown and amongst household and mates.”
The information station concluded with: “Haven, we love you, we are going to miss you and we’re all higher for having had the prospect to know you.”