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FOX 4 station groundbreaking ceremony

FOX 4 breaks ground on new TV station in Las Colinas

On Tuesday, January 14, FOX 4 broke ground on a new TV station in Las Colinas. The new building on Royal Lane will be a two-story, 60,000-square-foot facility with a modern studio, a redesigned newsroom, and podcast suites.

FOX 4 Flashback

A blast from the past! Look back at segments, promos and newscasts throughout the history of KDFW.

Partial Solar Eclipse in North Texas (1979)

Partial Solar Eclipse in North Texas (Feb. 26, 1979)

Charles Johnson with Channel 4 News joins groups of people watching the Feb. 26, 1979 partial solar eclipse at SMU and the Fort Worth Museum of Science.

DFW Reacts to release of Empire Strikes Back (1980)

DFW reacts to release of Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Crowds lined up on May 21, 1980 for a chance to see Empire Strikes Back for the first time in theaters. KDFW-TV talked to Star Wars fans at Northpark in Dallas and at a theater in Fort Worth.

Texas Rangers Spring Training (1982)

Dale Hansen discusses the Rangers' prospects in the March 1982 newscast.

DFW crowds line up for Return of the Jedi (1983)

KDFW-TV talks to crowds at movie theaters for the release of Return of the Jedi on May 25, 1983.

Dallas Newspaper Wars (1984)

Report from August 1984 detailing the newspaper battle between the Dallas Times Herald and Dallas Morning News, which was at full throttle during the Republican National Convention.

Jim Varney's Channel 4 News Team Promo (1985)

Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell sells viewers on the news team of Clarice Tinsley, Steve Bosh, James Spann and Paul Crane.

Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion (1986)

Space Shuttle Challenger Explosion, 1986

Clarice Tinsley reports live from the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX on Jan. 28, 1986 after the fatal explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger during liftoff in Florida.

SMU football gets NCAA Death Penalty (1987)

Feb. 25, 1987 report on sanctions that wound up shutting down SMU's football program for two years.

George W. Bush at RNC (1988)

Clarice Tinsley interviews George W. Bush live from the convention hall as the 1988 Republican Convention gets underway in New Orleans.

Dallas Cowboys training camp (1988)

Paul Crane reports from what would be Tom Landry's final training camp as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys.

Mike Doocy's Debut Newscast (1994)

Watch Mike Doocy's debut newscast at KDFW on March 7, 1994.

10 p.m. News: O.J. Simpson Chase and Arrest (1994)

Channel 4's 10 p.m. news on June 17, 1994, the day of the OJ Simpson & the white Ford Bronco chase through Los Angeles.

Kelly Clarkson before she was famous (2002)

FOX 4 went to Kelly Clarkson's hometown of Burleson to learn what she was like before she made it big on American Idol.

Kelly Clarkson on FOX 4 after American Idol (2002)

Kelly Clarkson talks to FOX 4 about her experience on American Idol.

Dirk Nowitzki with FOX 4

Dirk 4 All

With Dirk Nowitzki going into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, here's a look back at some of the projects he's worked on with FOX 4.

Chipp Waggoner in helicopter crash (2007)

Chip Waggoner in helicopter crash (July 2007)

While reporting on a story FOX 4's Chip Waggoner, radio traffic reporter Julie DeHarty and pilot Curtis Crump had their helicopter fall out of the sky. Chip shares his story.

16-year-old Jordan Spieth (2010)

FOX 4's Max Morgan talks with then-high school junior Jordan Spieth about his golf journey.

Dallas Police Ambush (2016)

In The Moment - 7 Hours

This FOX 4 documentary details our coverage of the ambush attack in 2016 that killed 5 officers and injured a dozen others in Downtown Dallas. Cpl. Lorne Ahrens, Officer Michael Krol, Sgt. Michael Smith, DART Officer Brent Thompson and Officer Patricio "Patrick" Zamarripa were killed in the attack.

Texas Rangers World Series Parade (2023)

FOX 4's coverage of the victory parade for the 2023 World Series champion Texas Rangers