Stacia Naquin co-anchors KKTV 11News This Morning and 11News at Noon with John Harding every weekday. She previously served as Morning Anchor/Executive Producer in her hometown of Lawton, Oklahoma for four years.
Starting as a tape editor, Stacia worked her way up through the newsroom ranks with jobs as a producer and reporter.
She has been acknowledged by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters for Outstanding Achievement in a Feature Series for both her coverage of the 10th Anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing in 2005 and the Miss Oklahoma Pageant in 2006. Stacia even traveled to Las Vegas to report from the Miss America Pageant in 2007.
Stacia has a master’s degree in Communications from the University of Oklahoma. In addition to her newsroom duties, she has also spent the last three years teaching Public Speaking. Currently, she teaches at Pikes Peak Community College, but has also taught at Cameron University in Oklahoma.
Stacia has also been active with the Miss America Pageant system, YMCA, Armed Services YMCA and the American Heart Association.
She loves reading to kids and has had the opportunity to visit classrooms all over the area, sharing the importance of 4 skills with hundreds of local students: reading, writing, listening and speaking.
In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Spencer, and their two German Shepherds, Charley and Payton. Stacia is a classically trained singer and has been performing for most of her life.
Fun Facts:
Favorite Movies: Jaws 1, 2, 3, and especially 4!
Favorite Celebrity: Angelina Jolie
Favorite TV Shows: House, Smallville and Arrested Development
Favorite Classic TV Shows: America’s Funniest Home Videos and Full House
Favorite Song: Too many to name
Favorite Snack: Anything that comes out of a vending machine
Favorite Meal: Rotisserie chicken, mac & cheese, green beans, carrot cake
Favorite Animal: Killer whale
Favorite Pet: Two of them! Charley and Payton, my German Shepherds
Favorite Vacation Spot: Anywhere with a beach
Favorite Website: People.com
Guilty Pleasure: Celebrity gossip
Favorite Sport: College football
Favorite Sports Team: Anybody in the Big 12, but definitely the CU Buffs and Oklahoma State (my husband is from Stillwater)
Your Most Memorable Interview: Lauren Nelson (from my hometown of Lawton) and her family after she won the Miss America Pageant in 2007
My Role Models Are: My mom & Diane Sawyer
I wish I could: Cook!!!!
I’m happiest: At home with my husband watching a movie
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