TUPELO – As part of restructuring move by parent company Allen Media Group, WTVA recently laid off several staffers, including popular news anchor Alyssa Martin. Martin, who joined the station ...

As news spread about the potential layoffs, a groundswell of support grew for the WTVA team consisting of Matt Laubhan, John Dolusic, Chelsea Simmons and Gabe Mahner. In addition to the petition ...

Ford helped launch the 9 p.m. news on what was then WLOV in December 1999 and added anchor duties at WTVA in July 2001. WTVA was founded by the late Frank Spain in 1957, and the NBC and ABC ...