Former KCRA 3 Television owner Jon Kelly has died in Southern California.

Under Hearst ownership, KCRA has either hosted or co-hosted many gubernatorial debates within California, often with political reporter Kevin Riggs serving as moderator and one other personality hosting the debate. On February 12, 2007, KCRA became the first television station in the Sacramento market and the first among Hearst-Argyle's station portfolio to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high-definition (with the exception of its noon newscast until 2008 as it was still broadcasting in standard-definition at Arden Fair Mall); this came with the introduction of a new news set designed by FX Group and upgrades to its news helicopter, LiveCopter 3. On July 31, 2020, Meza was fired from the station. In 1965, the station began using color film for use in its newscasts. KCRA-TV, virtual channel 3 (UHF digital channel 35), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Sacramento, California, United States. Only on KCRA 3 News. contributor's website. moreTV Sacramento also rebroadcasts news from KCRA, including a 7pm rebroadcast of KCRA's 6pm newscast; a rebroadcast of late news on KCRA and KQCA at midnight; and a simulcast of KCRA's news at 12pm. Jon Kelly is survived by his wife Sarah, six children and many grandchildren. The radio stations were sold to the Tribune Company in September 1977, with the sale being finalized in July 1978; KCRA-AM changed its calls to KGNR in August of that year. Like other local stations, KCRA developed an in-house production facility, with local children's programming, newsmagazines and talk shows. The rest of their news bring up continued red flags on different levels. Like many stations that have long dominated their markets, KCRA has tended to take an "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach to its news product. For more than three decades, Jon was the driving force behind KCRA 3's growth, success and our commitment to always being "Where the News Comes First". Oversized studio portrait of KCRA News Team - Stan Atkinson, Kaity Tong, Don Poier (sports anchor), and Tom DuHain (weather). However, in August 2009, KCRA retitled its 11 p.m. newscast as the KCRA 3 Night Team. On September 10, 1966, Bob Wilkins began hosting a Saturday night horror movie showcase called Seven Arts Theatre; Wilkins later moved his show to KTXL, and then to KTVU in Oakland in the 1970s. Rob Mayeda - meteorologist/anchor/reporter (1999–2000; now at KNTV in San Jose-San Francisco), Leyna Nguyen - anchor/reporter (now at KCAL in Los Angeles), Suzanne Phan - reporter (2000-2009; now a multimedia journalist at KXTV-News10), Jeff Ranieri - meteorologist (2000–2005; later at MSNBC/NBC Weather Plus, now chief meteorologist at KNTV in San Jose-San Francisco), Sam Shane - reporter (1996–1999; now anchor/reporter at KOVR/KMAX), Bianca Solorzano - weekend morning anchor/reporter (1999–2003; now a CBS News correspondent in New York City), Kaity Tong - anchor/reporter (1979–1981; now at WPIX in New York City), Roy Walkenhorst - anchor/reporter (1969–1980; now CEO of Lightbridge Media), David Walker - 5 and 6:30 p.m. anchor (1990–2008; retired), Julie Watts - weekend morning weather anchor (2005–2008; now fill-in weather anchor and Consumer Watch reporter at KPIX in San Francisco), Pamela Wu - weekend anchor/reporter (2001–2009; now director of marketing and communications at the University of California, Davis School of Law (King Hall), Joe Lizura - meteorologist (1997-1989, moved to WLWT in Cincinnati, then KNSD and KUSI in San Diego, now CEO at Allowance Media Group).