Nancy Naeve

{{short description|American journalist}}'''Nancy Naeve''' is an American former news co-anchor of KSFY News weekday mornings on KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

==Biography== Naeve was born and raised in Spencer, Iowa.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=TV anchor Naeve leaving KSFY |url=https://www.aberdeennews.com/story/business/2015/03/27/anchor-naeve-leaving-ksfy/116885152/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Aberdeen News |language=en-US}}</ref> She graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1990 with a B.A. in communication and a minor in Spanish.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Nancy Naeve – South Dakota Broadcasting Hall of Fame |url=https://a7a.f2d.myftpupload.com/nancy-naeve/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

In June 1992, Naeve joined the KSFY-TV news team. In 1999, she and Mitch Krebs became co-anchors of the 6:00pm and 10:00pm newscasts at KSFY-TV until Krebs's departure. Later, Naeve co-anchored with meteorologist Shawn Cable every weekday morning on KSFY News from 5:00-7:00 AM.<ref name=":0" /> She received the 2005 Tom Brokaw Award from the South Dakota Broadcasting Hall of Fame.<ref name=":0" />

In May 2014, Naeve's comments went viral after she scolded viewers who called the station to complain about a tornado warning interrupting the season finale of the TV show ''Once Upon A Time.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Culpepper |first=Ben |date=2014-05-13 |title=Video: Watch local news anchor call out viewers for complaints over storm coverage |url=https://abc3340.com/archive/video-watch-local-news-anchor-call-out-viewers-for-complaints-over-storm-coverage |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=WBMA |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-04 |title=Cloudy With a Chance of Online Rage: Why Meteorologists Have so Many Haters |url=https://observer.com/2018/06/why-do-meteorologists-and-weather-reporters-receive-so-much-hate-mail/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}</ref>

Naeve retired from news anchoring in May 2015 and returned to her hometown of Spencer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eck |first=Kevin |date=2015-05-15 |title=Nancy Naeve Signs Off from KSFY |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/nancy-naeve-signs-off-from-ksfy/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.ksfy.com/about/bios/5554551.html Nancy Naeve's biography]

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