Former WKYC reporter and morning show anchor Art Edwards appears in this month's "Where Are They Now?" feature here on the "Director's Cut" blog. Art was here at the station for many, first starting as a general assignment reporter, than moving to the anchor desk where he co-anchored the morning & noon news near the end of his tenure with Jodine Costanzo (now in Pittsburgh at WPXI).During his 'KYC days, Art was honored for his work on-the air and for his work on an hour long special called "Tough Choices" dealing with problems young adults face in life. The show won Art a regional Emmy Award.
As everyone faces in this business, Art was on to new challenges in his career and headed south after leaving Channel 3. He landed upright at WNCN/NBC 17 where he would spend a little more than next four years bringing viewers the news in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Finally it was time to head back to one of his Alma mater states where he attended the University of Michigan, and joined the team of Detroit's WDIV-TV/NBC 4 on February 5, 2000. Art also attended Boston University and California State University/Howard.
Today, Art is a leading station reporter both on the air and the on the WDIV's website, clickondetroit.com, where he has a strong presence bringing viewers topical stories in the Motor City.
Art was born in the Oakland, California, area. His first on-air job was at KFTY-TV in Santa Rosa. Other stops during Art's careers besides Cleveland, Raleigh and Detroit including Salinas, Las Vegas and New Orleans. Art is currently married and has two children.
If you would like to reach Art, you can email him at: arte@clickondetroit.com
The following is a PSA (public service announcement) Art did while here at WKYC in 1992. Press the play to begin watching video. If you can't see the video on this page, CLICK HERE
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