Jeff Gillan
American journalist and TV news anchor (born 1957)
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Jeffrey Scott Gillan (born June 1, 1957) is a retired American journalist and regional television news anchor.[1][2]
Georgetown University (B.A.)
Jeff Gillan | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Scott Gillan June 1, 1957 |
| Education | American University (M.A.) Georgetown University (B.A.) |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Years active | 1986–2022 |
| Employer(s) | Landmark Media Enterprises (2001–2009) Intermountain West Communications Company (2009–2014) Sinclair Broadcast Group (2014–2022) |
| Television | KFSM-TV (1986–1987) WSLS-TV (1987–1990) WKOW (1990–2001) KLAS-TV (2001–2009) KSNV (2009–2022) |
Education
Gillan attended college in Washington, D.C., receiving his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and his master's degree in journalism and public affairs from American University.[3]
Career
Gillan worked for eight years as an anchor and the managing editor at the cable channel Las Vegas One and KLAS-TV (Channel 8) before joining KSNV-TV (Channel 3) in November 2009 as its assistant news director.[2] He left a TV anchor job at WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin, after 11 years to take the Las Vegas One position.[1][4]
In 2022, after 13 years as managing director and anchor at KSNV, Gillan retired, having worked for over 30 years in the broadcast news industry.[5] Several Nevada dignitaries were part of his retirement announcement broadcast on KSNV, including former governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak and former mayor of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman, among others.[5]
Awards and nominations
- 2006, won Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award for KLAS-TV[6]
- 2009, won Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award for KLAS-TV[7]
- 2016, won Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award for KSNV[8]