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Blake Phillips, originally from St. Louis, Missouri, joined KGUN 9 as a multimedia journalist and reporter in October of 2023.
While Blake was born in St. Louis, he grew up in Sierra Vista and attended Buena High School for a year. He is excited to return to a place he calls home and give back to the community he grew up in!
He recently graduated from the Missouri School of Journalism where he earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism and Political Science.
During his college tenure, Blake worked for the NBC affiliate KOMU-TV in Columbia. While there he reported and anchored multiple newscasts while studying full-time.
As a former college athlete, Blake spends most of his free time in the gym. If not in the gym, he can be found walking his two golden retrievers, Shelby and Abby.