{"id":380329,"date":"2025-12-31T19:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/380329\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T19:33:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:33:11","slug":"kfyr-family-grows-by-seven-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/380329\/","title":{"rendered":"KFYR family grows by seven in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) &#8211; It\u2019s always a special occasion when one of our employees here at KFYR-TV has a baby, because it doesn\u2019t happen that often. Historically, it happens once every several years. So imagine our surprise when this year, our television family has grown by seven!<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">A total of eight of our employees in the KFYR newsroom brought seven new lives into the world this year, a number we\u2019ve never experienced here since our station first began in 1953. (This statement can\u2019t be officially confirmed, but the number is so staggering that it\u2019s hard to believe it\u2019s ever been matched before.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Here\u2019s a chronological peek at every new member of the family we welcomed this year:<\/p>\n<p>Jan. 19 \u2013 Sports Director Luke Gamble and his wife, Madi, had their first son, Grayson Elliott.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Grayson Elliott, son of Luke and Madi Gamble\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PSLKDLHT3NCUTFD5X2QGPN27VE.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1306\" \/>Grayson Elliott, son of Luke and Madi Gamble(KFYR-TV)March 11 \u2013 Reggie Morse, our executive producer for First News at Six and First News at Ten, and Meteorologist Jacob Morse (who both met and fell in love while working at KFYR, by the way), welcomed their first son, Xavier Ignatius.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Xavier Ignatius, son of Jacob and Reggie Morse\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/PNVRSXR6LRE2LMWMXO3ZBY4J4Y.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"653\" \/>Xavier Ignatius, son of Jacob and Reggie Morse(KFYR-TV)April 25 \u2013 Our Watford City reporter and anchor, Anna Garcia, and her husband Jesse welcomed their son, Jack Garcia, their second child.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Jack, son of Jesse and Anna Garcia\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Z6GCLWJPKBFC7LBVPKXUF3VBCA.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1760\" \/>Jack, son of Jesse and Anna Garcia(KFYR-TV)July 18 \u2013 Brooklyn Earhart, a director and master control operator here at KFYR, welcomed her son, Baker, alongside her husband, Nate. This was their first child.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Baker, son of Nate and Brooklyn Earhart\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/F2ECI2AOARAXBECMOILBMDQGYQ.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"709\" \/>Baker, son of Nate and Brooklyn Earhart(KFYR-TV)Oct. 28 \u2013 Reporter Michael Anhalt and his wife Mariah welcomed their new son, Carter, their first child.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Carter, son of Michael and Mariah Anhalt\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/MUYRZ3CEFNCGXBGSJ74ABW53ZE.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1306\" \/>Carter, son of Michael and Mariah Anhalt(KFYR-TV)Nov. 5 \u2013 Meteorologist Heidi and her husband, Vance, welcomed their daughter, Aubrey Alexandra, their first child.<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Aubrey Alexandra, daughter of Vance and Heidi \" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/EQ6U7CRMHJBEVDG3SHC24ZMYDQ.jpeg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1289\" \/>Aubrey Alexandra, daughter of Vance and Heidi (KFYR-TV)Nov. 17 \u2013 Hannah Naylor, who serves as a director for our morning newscasts, gave birth to her first child, a daughter (not pictured).<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KFYR. 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