La'Tasha Givens

KFOR-TV Reporter

Before joining the KFOR, La'Tasha Givens worked as a Reporter/ Anchor at WCTV in Tallahassee, FL where she began her news career. While she enjoyed working in public relations, her dream was to become a reporter so she made a career change. She is graduate of Eastern Michigan University. She grew up between Michigan and Atlanta.

Happiest moment in my life was...: My first spiritual birthday, my wedding day
Play any sports/Favorite Sport: I love to golf and play tennis, not that I'm any good at either.

Favorite TV Show: Oprah

Favorite Car: Convertible SUV…it doesn't exist yet but I really want someone to create one for me.

4 notable persons you'd invite to dinner: Oprah, Diane Sawyer, Ronald Regan, President Barack Obama

Favorite food: Lamb and Lobster

I have a pet: None

Knew you wanted to be a reporter when…: I was 10 years old reporting from the playground about a neighbor's lost cat.

Best movie of all time: Legends of the Fall, I Am Sam

Hardest part of my job: Leaving tough stories at work

Favorite holiday: I enjoy them all

School fight song: I can't remember…: which is sad because I was a cheerleader.

People are surprised when I tell them…: I'm really afraid of squirrels

I like to listen to…: Anything mainstream

Favorite Book: The Bible, it's the most fascinating book I have ever read. There is love, war, incredible stories of courage, sibling rivalry.

I'd jump at the chance to…: travel the world for a year

Best part of the day: The morning

Favorite place to be other than home and work: Anywhere traveling with my husband

Anything else you want viewers to know about you: I believe there is something wonderful in everyone.

Recent Articles

  • Bounty hunters search for accused child molester

    Posted on: 9:58 pm, June 14, 2013, by , updated on: 10:20pm, June 14, 2013

    OKLAHOMA CITY — Bounty hunters have come under fire in recent months because of grave mistake made by untrained hunters....
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  • Volunteers need for south OKC debris removal

    Posted on: 9:19 pm, June 7, 2013, by , updated on: 01:10pm, June 9, 2013

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma County Commissioner Brian Maughan is working to get a convoy of volunteers to a storm site...
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  • EMSA medic saves grandmother after tornado

    Posted on: 12:25 am, June 7, 2013, by , updated on: 12:31am, June 7, 2013

    MOORE, Okla. – Thousands were victimized by the deadly tornadoes. Paramedics are known for their heroic actions but unfortunately are not...
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  • Family remebers 9-year-old niece who died in tornado

    Posted on: 2:56 pm, May 23, 2013, by , updated on: 03:56pm, May 23, 2013

    MOORE, Okla. – To say Chakara Redd is heartbroken would be an understatement. She’s mourning the loss of her niece...
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  • Town confused by murder rumors

    Posted on: 11:35 pm, May 15, 2013, by

    HOLDENVILLE, Okla. – Rumors of a missing person and possible multiple homicides led a host of agencies to a home...
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  • McLoud parents concerned about bullying

    Posted on: 5:54 pm, May 14, 2013, by , updated on: 04:58pm, May 14, 2013

    MCLOUD, Okla. – A McLoud mother said she believes her children are being bullied at school and administrators haven’t done...
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  • Wife of officer collides with deputy, who’s at fault?

    Posted on: 9:08 pm, May 9, 2013, by , updated on: 09:21pm, May 10, 2013

    DEL CITY, Okla. – The wife of a Del City Police officer collided with an Oklahoma County Sheriff’s deputy. The woman said...
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  • Ohio missing women give missing Okla. teen’s family new hope

    Posted on: 6:18 pm, May 7, 2013, by , updated on: 08:48pm, May 7, 2013

    WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Three missing Cleveland, Ohio, girls found alive after about 10 years have given renewed hope to an...
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  • Yukon fight calls school policy into question

    Posted on: 11:50 pm, May 1, 2013, by , updated on: 12:03am, May 2, 2013

    YUKON, Okla. – A fight between girls at Yukon High School captured on cell phone video has the internet buzzing. The...
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  • Family upset still no arrest is shooting death

    Posted on: 5:50 pm, April 30, 2013, by

    SPENCER, Okla. – It has been eight months since a shootout at a Spencer night club left one man dead....
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  • Health officials warning about Hantavirus in Okla.

    Posted on: 6:22 pm, April 23, 2013, by , updated on: 09:51pm, April 23, 2013

    OKLAHOMA CITY – As many Oklahomans start cleaning out cabins, attics, storage units and other areas not used in the...
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  • Oklahoma natives talks about living in Boston during bombing

    Posted on: 9:26 pm, April 19, 2013, by

    Oklahoma native Carrie Tomlinson lives on Boyleston street, about a block away from the epicenter of the Boston Marathon explosion....
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