State Historical Society of Iowa

News Anchor Rheya Spigner in Des Moines, Iowa, 2019

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Courtesy of KCCI Des Moines, Hearst Television, 2019

Description

These photographs feature KCCI news anchor Rheya Spigner in Des Moines, Iowa. Spigner is the third anchor on KCCI 8 News This Morning, and she also anchors traffic in the morning and KCCI 8 News at Noon.

Source-Dependent Questions

  • What do reporters need to be good at their job?
  • How is this job the same as jobs in the 1900 and 1950? How is it different?
  • About 25 percent of news anchors in the U.S. are women. What might be some reasons for this number?

Citation Information 

Hearst Television, 2019. Courtesy of KCCI Des Moines