Longtime KLFY news anchor Darla Montgomery has been hired by KADN to serve as news anchor for a its midday news program, the station announced this morning.
Montgomery, who left in March after 33 years in the Lafayette television news market, will head up the program, News15 Midday with Darla, that will air at noon weekdays on both KADN and KALF, station general manager Jim Parker said.
Montgomery left KLFY due to “differences over news philosophy,” according to KADN. She joins other longtime local anchors and reporters recently hired at KADN, including Marcelle Fontenot, Jim Hummel and Scott Brazda.
“News 15 believes experience matters and Darla joining the team further cements News 15 as ‘Your Local News Authority,'” Parker said. “News 15 is now home to all of Acadiana’s top-tier anchor talent, amassing an on-air dream team.”…