Hank Thornley was the station's first news anchorman (during the "Shell News" era), from 1955 to 1960. Paul Meeks was the station's first news photographer. In 2007, KXTV debuted "Friday Night Football", a weekly sports wrap-up program focusing on high school football games across the California Central Valley during fall season; as part of its high school football coverage, the station's news helicopter flew to various high schools in the area to capture aerial shots of each game. On February 5, 2007, KXTV unveiled the "News10 Information Center", which is located in the station's newsroom; "News10 Now" updates seen on the station are conducted from this area as are stories made available on the station's website.