ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Longtime News 13 assistant news director Kevin Beattie is officially retiring on Friday, Jan. 30.
Kevin started at the station in 1990, when the station was still located on Macon Avenue, next to the Grove Park Inn. There was no internet, no social media, no smartphones. Over the years, as things changed, Kevin grew along with those changes.
He started as an associate producer, working on the weekends. When the station launched full morning news, Kevin became the very first producer of “News 13 This Morning.” He later helped launch the 5:30 p.m. newscast and, over time, produced nearly every show on the station.
As the station expanded, Kevin took on more responsibility—eventually becoming executive producer and, in 2018, assistant news director. But titles never defined Kevin. Leadership did…