Phillip Palmer
Phillip was born in Lawton, Oklahoma, but his family moved around a lot. In fact, Phillip has lived in Shreveport, Louisiana; Wichita, Kansas; Memphis, Tennessee; Little Rock, Arkansas; Evergreen, Colorado.
In his adopted home of West Monroe, Louisiana, Phillip graduated high school in 1981. He graduated from Northeast Louisiana University with a degree in journalism and a minor in radio/TV/film.
Phillip's career also began in West Monroe, where in 1985, he became a sports reporter at KNOE AM/FM radio. He then moved to KAKE in Wichita, Kansas in 1990 as a weekend sports anchor. In 1994, Phillip moved to KCNC in Denver, Colorado as the morning news anchor.
A strong supporter of organ donation, Phillip donated a kidney to his friend, Dale Davis, in March 2007.
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Phillip's Stories
LA County struggles to get inmates to court as bus shortage fuels missed appearances
L.A. County courts are dealing with a big problem - getting accused inmates to their scheduled court appearances.
Sheriff Luna addresses concerns after 10 inmates die in LA County jails so far this year
Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna responded to concerns after the county's jail system recorded 10 in-custody deaths so far this year.
Company builds homes meant to withstand earthquakes, fires in Inland Empire
A company is building homes in the Inland Empire that can withstand some of the most massive earthquakes and wildfires. Here's how it works.
7 On Your Side Solutions: The Road Ahead. How lessons learned in Paradise can help L.A. fire victims
Many of the lessons learned in the NorCal town that lost most of its homes in the Camp Fire can help people who are rebuilding in our area better understand what to expect.
Free AI inventory tool serves as solution for California wildfire victims to document belongings
When his childhood home burned to the ground in the devastating Palisades Fire, Adam Freed rushed to help his parents, who like many others, needed to create a list of all the things they lost in the fire. That's how the free AI-based tool Bevelmade was born.
'The Warm Landing Place' program offers help to individuals released from LA jails
In this 7 On Your Side Solutions report, ABC7's Phillip Palmer explains how one program is offering a second chance at life.
Mobile air monitoring program aims to protect California communities from pollution
The California Air Resources Board recently launched a first-of-its-kind program to gather hyper-local air pollution data that should help in the effort to improve air quality in the state.
This app can help identify missing children, adults. Here's how it works
The digital age has inspired an environment where every family has an abundance of photos and videos of their children, but are those images enough to help authorities find your child in the event of an emergency?
Local nonprofit's program helps former inmates find guidance, overcome barriers, establish careers
"My background doesn't have to determine what I do with my future." Being locked up doesn't have to be a sentence for your future. This program in Pasadena helps former inmates find guidance, overcome barriers and establish careers they can be proud of.
Waymo partners with Autism Society of America to help riders on the spectrum gain more independence
Waymo has partnered with the Autism Society of America to help riders on the spectrum gain more independence and build their confidence.