Behind HNN's digital coverage of the Native Hawaiian Convention
Jul 23, 202619mEp. 40S2026
Digital reporter Kay Thomas returns to Sunrise Xtra to talk about her experience reporting on the first day of the Native Hawaiian Convention.
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Hosted by Hawaii News Now · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 32 episodes
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Go behind the broadcast with Sunrise Xtra! Producer Kate Bowermaster sits down with the cast and crew of Sunrise to give you an inside look at what it takes to put Hawaii News Now’s morning show on the air. Tune in for candid conversations and behind-the-scenes stories, every weekday at 9:15 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time. <div id="QuestionId_rcf70f9f74bea41c6932b21e3a53ab7e0" clas
Hawaii News Now hosts Sunrise Xtra, a tv show with 32 episodes published.
Digital reporter Kay Thomas returns to Sunrise Xtra to talk about her experience reporting on the first day of the Native Hawaiian Convention.
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Daryl Huff opens up about covering tragedy in Hawaii and working on a range of different stories in the community.
Anchor Grace Lee gives an inside look at her daily routine and her process for preparing for an interview.
Steve and Casey take on Sunrise Xtra in our first dual guest episode. They talk about what it's like to anchor together and life as part of the Sunrise cast.
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Guy Hagi joins Surnise Xtra to talk about this year's hurricane season. He covers what to expect this El Nino year, and how to prepare for a severe weather event.
Jonathan Masaki shares about serving in the Army and how he got his start at Hawaii News Now. He also talks about his series Stories of Hawaii and his streaming show, The Rally Point.
Digital Producer Jocelyn Saribay talks about her first six months working at Hawaii News Now, and her role as the digital producer for Sunrise Weekends.
Lynn Kawano makes her first appearance on the show! She dives deep into her path to Hawaii News Now, her process for researching investigative stories, and her history in sports journalism.
Technical Media Producer Tahina Tomaszek talks about her first week working on Sunrise, and shares how the Kalele program changed her life.
Howard Dicus makes his first appearance on Sunrise Xtra! He sits down with Kate to talk about how he broke into the world of business reporting and shares his favorite memories on Sunrise.
Sunrise Producer Kate Bowermaster shares highlights from today's episode of Sunrise.
Kyle Chinen joins Sunrise Xtra to share what lead him to Hawaii News Now, and his path to becoming a sports reporter. He also shares highlights of his travels reporting on the road.
Billy V sits down with Kate to talk about his work in entertainment reporting and his HNN streaming show "Billy V Live".
Natalie Duran shares her amazing journey from UCLA, to American Ninja Warrior, to Hawaii News Now. She dives deep into why she moved to Hawaii and shares her advice to aspiring athletes.
Digital reporter/producer Kay Thomas shares behind the scenes stories from the premiere of Disney's upcoming live-action film 'Moana'.
Mark Carpenter talks about what it takes to become a sports reporter and shares his favorite moments from hosting The Long Game Podcast. He also gives us behind the scenes insight on what it took to create Hawaii News No
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