Shawnda Adams

News Director at KOCO 5

Shawnda Adams possesses extensive experience in the broadcast news industry, having served in various leadership roles. At KOCO 5 from October 2014 to September 2019, Shawnda held the positions of News Director and Assistant News Director. Prior to that, at KPRC-TV from September 2012 to October 2014, Shawnda was the Executive Producer of the #1 rated 10:00 newscast in Houston. Shawnda's career also includes significant roles at WKMG-TV from January 2007 to December 2012 as an Executive Producer and Producer, as well as positions at KOTV from January 2003 to December 2007 as a Producer, Field Producer, and Avid Editor.

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KOCO 5

KOCO 5 & MeTV Oklahoma City, owned by Hearst Television, are the standard of excellence in TV in the Oklahoma City market. Quality journalism, breaking news, severe weather coverage and a variety of entertainment make up our diverse offerings. It’s important our KOCO 5/MeTV family reflect our diverse community. Achieving a consistent performance of excellence requires a range of ideas, opinions, and ways of thinking. We actively seek multicultural talents, skills and experiences to make sure the content we produce is just as smart, innovative, and representative. We support & champion under-represented groups such as veterans, women and minority ethnic groups, as well as the LGBTQ community. Bilingual applicants are valued as well. KOCO 5 is the recipient of multiple Emmy and Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters awards. KOCO 5’s dedication to responsible reporting is embodied in their slogan, "Live, Local, Late Breaking®." KOCO 5 airs a variety of entertainment programming, including “Wheel of Fortune,” “The Jennifer Hudson Show,” “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” “ABC College Football,” “Shark Tank,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The Good Doctor,” and “The Goldbergs.” MeTV also airs KOCO 5 News at 9PM. When you work with Hearst Television, you’ll have the opportunity to be developed, empowered, and rewarded. We set a standard of excellence for ourselves. Our employees enjoy the best support in the industry. We foster a culture of diversity, stability and support. Hearst Television has been privately owned for over a century - we’re here to stay. We own and operate 30 TV stations and 2 radio stations and have been honored with numerous awards for journalism and innovation. Our community service has been widely acknowledged as well. Whether it’s in news, sales, marketing, engineering, IT, production, graphics/design, radio or technical, a career at Hearst Television could be the perfect opportunity for you.