Larry Conners

News 4 Anchor ' ' ' Larry Conners ' ' ' came to KMOV Channel 4 in December 1986 as Co-Anchor of "News 4 St. Louis" at 5 and 10 pm on Weekdays joined by Vickie Newton. Since moving to St. Louis in 1975, Conners has won numerous awards and honors for his work both in the community and in Local Broadcasting. In 2000, He was awarded the "Quest Award" by the local chapter of the National Press Women in Journalism, Recongnizing outstanding achievements in journalism, In addition, Conners has recevived special recognition from Saint Louis University, Big Brothers / Big Sisters, Lifeseekers and the St. Louis Toastmaters. Conners has also recevived five prestigious Emmy Awards for exceptional news coverage, including two Emmys as host of "The Flood of '93 ", a KMOV-TV documentary. In 1991, He won for hosting a KMOV one-hour documentary from the Yunque Rainforest in Puerto Rico titled "Rescuing the Rainforest." This show featured a botanist from the Missouri Botanical Garden and a Zoologist from the St. Louis Zoo, In 1990, Conners co-hosted another KMOV one-hour documentary, "Gateway Arch Silver Anniversary," which commemorated the 25th anniversary of the St. Louis Arch, Conners earned the first Emmy award in 1985 for "Best Spot News Story," for his "DC-3 Plane Crash feature," Conners serves as Honorary Chairperson of KMOV's annual "Kids Caring 4 Kids" toy and food drive, which benefits children served by the Homeless Resource Bank. In 1996, Conners was host of a video and Master of Ceremonies for the YWCA's annual "Partners with Youth Campaign," a character education project. Conners has accepted invitations as speaker and master of ceremonies for many major St. Louis events. He has served as the Master of Ceremonies for the St. Louis Mayor's Prayer Breakfast for years, Conners was also the master of ceremonies at the Gubernatorial Ball following the Inauguration of John Ashcroft. Since 1994, Conners has been the producer, writer and narrator of "American Radio Stations," a