View Post NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk KYTV’s First Anchor, Jerry Higley, Dies at 92 By Mark Joyella on Sep. 17, 2014 - 10:00 AM Back in 1953, Springfield NBC affiliate KYTV launched its very first newscast at 6 p.m., just over an hour after the station signed on the air. The anchor was Jerry Higley, who was a well-known radio broadcaster at the time. Higle ...