News Team

Genevieve Reaume is an award-winning journalist who has spent her entire professional career covering the various regions of Oregon. She and her family are thrilled to now call central Oregon home. Genevieve and her husband got married in Bend and engaged on Mt. Bachelor! 

Genevieve started her career in southern Oregon at KDRV and then moved to her hometown of Portland, where she helped the KATU team win multiple Emmys for their morning newscasts. Her in-depth reporting on youth mental health, a topic she holds close to her heart, also earned her various community awards.

Off the desk, you’ll probably find her on the slopes and trails — skiing and running are huge passions of hers — or out and about with her pup, Oakley!

David has always followed his heart when it comes to choosing a home. And that has put him in every region of the country over his nearly 40-year television career. But his decision to call Central Oregon home releases a real tug on his heartstrings. His daughter also calls the Pacific Northwest home and being closer to her has been a decade long goal.

David’s journalistic path has put him in the Middle East for live coverage of the Gulf War as well as the deck of a drug cartel-chasing Coast Guard cutter in the Gulf of Mexico. David has also been a go-to live reporter for every major hurricane over the past 25 years from Andrew to Katrina. 

His investigative reporting has earned him multiple Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, Associated Press and National Association of Broadcasters awards.

“But the most rewarding part of the job is having a positive impact on the lives of viewers,” David says. “That’s when you realize just how critical the role of a journalist can be.”

When David isn’t bringing you the evening news, you’ll find him busy in the kitchen cooking with his wife Patty, or in the workshop building some unique piece of furniture.

Please reach out anytime if you have a story you think could make life in Central Oregon even better at dklugh@zolomedia.com

My interest in weather started in 2005 with Hurricane Katrina. I rode out the storm a mile from the beach with my immediate family and saw the devastation of the worst storm to hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 36 years. During the couple of weeks after the storm, I climbed the ten-foot piles of debris and tried to salvage what I could. It was then that I recognized my calling and wanted to learn how and why all of that happened so I could tell everyone when and where it will happen next.

Emily Kirk is a born & raised Oregonian whose passion for people and community led her to local television news. She’s been a familiar face on TV in Central Oregon since 2014 and loves to take advantage of all the region has to offer. Whether it’s on the mountain, at the store or on the trails, Emily loves to connect with people who also call Central Oregon “home”.

She joined the Central Oregon Daily News team in December of 2020 after working for the City of Bend in communications. Prior to that, Emily spent several years as an on-air personality and journalist in Bend.

Outside of work, you’ll find her spending time near a body of water – likely with her golden retriever, Jerry, and boyfriend who she met while working for Bend Park & Rec. – eating at one of our many amazing food establishments, or listening to live music. She grew up in the Portland area playing sports, was voted “Class Clown” and is a University of Oregon graduate.

Emily is a part of the Good Morning Central Oregon team and hosts our weekly food segment called Taste This! and adventure segment called Get Outside. You can find Emily on social media, or email her at ekirk@centraloregondaily.com.

Megan is a familiar storyteller in Central Oregon. She began her broadcasting career over 10 years ago in Bend and spent the last eight on the local radio station, 107.7 The Beat. She was voted “Best Radio Personality” in The Source Readers Poll in 2022.

Olympia, Washington born and raised, Megan moved to the Bay Area and got her degree in Broadcast Electronic Communications Arts from San Francsico State University.  

Anything social, you’re sure to see Megan there. She’s proud to have made Bend her home.

Brooke is a 35 year multimedia veteran with deep Central Oregon roots. He anchored and reported on KTVZ-NBC in the 1990s and has been on local radio stations. He also wrote the best-selling “Fishing Central Oregon” guide book, now in its sixth printing. Email Brooke at jsnavely@centraloregondaily.com

Steele grew up in Central Oregon, graduating from Madras High School. His love of sports led him to be an assistant coach for the Madras White Buffalo football team before accepting a job as the sports editor at the Madras Pioneer. Steele was a sports editor for two years and has his sights set on becoming a sports anchor. When not working, Steele enjoys exploring all the amazing sights the state of Oregon has to offer. Email Steele at shaugen@centraloregondaily.com

Kentucky bred, Steve is a photojournalist with over two decades in television news.

A storyteller with a video camera, he has covered almost every form of natural disaster, plenty of government meetings, and a Kentucky Derby or two.

Steve’s work has been honored with numerous Emmy, Edward R. Murrow, Society of Professional Journalist and National Press Photographer Association awards.

After covering news in Lexington, KY, he took some time away from television to travel, make wine in New Zealand and work at a bike ski shop in Sunriver.

Now stabled in Bend, he picked a camera back up in 2012, covering news around Central Oregon  You can reach Steve at skaufmann@centraloregondaily.com

Jarod produces Central Oregon Daily’s weekly War Stories mini-documentaries, letting Central Oregon veterans and their families tell their stories in their own words.

Matt grew up outside the Seattle area. After his move to Oregon, over two decades ago, he found his love for all types of TV production at Southern Oregon University. Matt has enjoyed the last 18 years honing in on his craft and he still finds new ways to fall in love with production. That passion to tell a great story is the thing that Matt loves to bring to his work. When looking through the viewfinder of a camera to fine-tune the edit, he always strives to show the best of that story.

Dave has been television news director/anchor, cable manager, award-wining filmmaker and a closet country rocker. A longtime central Oregon resident (and native Oregonian), Dave is deeply involved in the community. He enjoys traveling the state with the Destination Oregon crew, finding the popular and unknown places that make our state such a great place to live.

Travis has nearly three decades of experience as both a morning newscast producer at KING-TV in Seattle and as a digital content producer for both KING and on a national news desk. A lifelong Pacific Northwest native who is dedicated to his family, his dog and his WSU Cougars (Go Cougs!)