Our hourly newscasts are produced from the newsroom of The Spokesman-Review and air weekdays on 790 KJRB. Each newscast features the latest news from Spokane, North Idaho and around the world, using the reporters and resources of the largest news-gathering organization in the Inland Northwest.

Dan Mitchinson comes to The Spokesman-Review after spending the past two decades working in radio and television. Before joining the SR, Dan anchored the news at KOGO in San Diego. He also spent six years here in Spokane, as a television anchor and program/news director for a local radio station. Dan has reported on a variety of stories ranging from the California wildfires to President Bush's visit to Spokane. In 2006-2007 he left his job to travel around the world, calling it "the best experience of my life."
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Dick Haugen begins his duties at The Spokesman-Review after 35 years in the broadcast industry. Dick spent a good portion of his career in the Seattle-Tacoma market with top-rated radio shows at KVI in Seattle and KTAC in Tacoma. He has spent the last 20 years in the Spokane-Coeur d’Alene area reporting for both radio and television, interviewing everyone from Boy Scouts to vice presidents. His involvement in the community earned him commendations from the American Cancer Society, March of Dimes, Boys & Girls Clubs, Veterans of Foreign wars and various children’s organizations.
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Kristi Gorenson started her journalism career in 1992. After receiving a bachelor's degree in broadcast communications from Washington State University, Kristi went to work as an anchor and reporter for KLEW TV in Lewiston, Idaho. In 1994 she moved on to the Tri Cities in eastern Washington as the news anchor for the 5 and 11pm newscasts at KEPR TV. Kristi came to the Inland Northwest in 1997 as an anchor-reporter for KREM TV, and has been involved in the region's news community ever since. Kristi enjoys spending time with her husband and two young girls, training for triathlons, gardening and camping.
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Lucinda Kay has been a professional story teller since 1994. She spent most of her career as a TV news anchor/reporter in Oregon and Washington, with plenty of radio reporting along the way, in Spanish and English. Lucinda left TV news in 2006, after spending her last years with KXLY-TV. From shoot outs, to international mission trips, to playgrounds and hot air balloons ... Lucinda has covered it all. In addition to reporting and anchoring on the radio for The Spokesman-Review, Lucinda now runs her own communications company, which gives her plenty of opportunities to tell the stories of several non-profits and corporations in the Pacific Northwest and abroad.
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