Avery Ikeda
Assistant News Director
Avery Ikeda is the Assistant News Director at KSWO 7News, leading the newsroom's day-to-day operations.
She's worked almost every job in the news department, from shooting breaking news to presenting during shows. Officially, she got her start at KAUZ News Channel 6, joining the station as a digital producer in August 2021 before being promoted to assignment editor in February of the next year. In this role, she developed story content for newscasts and coordinated the team's journalists and photographers.
Born and raised in California, Avery's loved getting to know Texas and Oklahoma. Her story sources often joke she's been adopted by both states.
The only thing she still struggles with is severe weather: her first go at producing a newscast was interrupted by a tornado.
Avery's focus has always been accurate but engaging storytelling and making news accessible to the community. Feel free to drop her a line with feedback, a story idea, or just to say hi.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 7:59 PM CDT
|By Seth Marsicano and Avery Ikeda
Close to 25 planes practiced transporting the base’s assets during the operation, taxiing down the runway and taking off in close succession.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 5:00 AM CDT
|By Avery Ikeda
Answer the trivia question from March 24 by 9:30 p.m. for the chance to win some free KSWO swag!
Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 10:18 PM CDT
|By Avery Ikeda
The car -- and its precious cargo -- was discovered abandoned around 30 minutes after it was reported stolen, according to officials.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 5:00 AM CDT
|By Avery Ikeda
Answer the trivia question from March 17 by 9:30 p.m. for the chance to win some free KSWO swag!
Updated: Mar. 10, 2023 at 5:00 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Answer the trivia question from March 10 by 9:30 p.m. for the chance to win some free KSWO swag!
Updated: Mar. 9, 2023 at 10:40 AM CST
|By Cade Taylor and Avery Ikeda
He was originally charged with first-degree murder, and could have faced life in prison or the death penalty.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 5:00 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Answer the trivia question from March 3 by 9:30 p.m. for the chance to win some free KSWO swag!
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 12:00 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Every Friday morning in March our newscasts will include a trivia question about the station. Go to the contests section on our website to enter, and you could be a winner!
Updated: Feb. 27, 2023 at 11:33 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Check out our virtual trade shows, find 5th season stories and enter to win a new generator here.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 10:23 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda and Kevin Haggenmiller
The conversation started with Ukrainian soldiers on Fort Sill, and quickly expanded to topics affecting Oklahomans and the nation at large.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 8:41 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
The awards are given to 100 high school seniors, who each receive a $1,500 merit-based cash award and a medallion.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 4:01 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda and Jarred Burk
The school is located about an hour north of Lawton in Caddo County.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2023 at 4:48 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Alexis will host Medwatch 7 and join Kyle Weatherly to wake up Texoma.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 2:50 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda and Dakota Mize
Sources said the suspension was the result of repeated violations of regulations around hunting on post.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:31 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Ice storms and climbing thousand-foot towers are both factors in recent reception issues.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 10:20 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
N 2220 Rd., just south of E 1630 Rd., reportedly closed around 9 a.m. due to a car accident.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 10:01 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Police found good Samaritans trying to help a man with serious injuries at a Lawton hotel on Wednesday. He has reportedly passed away.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 4:14 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
The remains are expected to be transported to the Medical Examiner’s Office in Oklahoma City for identification.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2023 at 12:30 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
The OSBI asked the public to not self-deploy to search for Athena, citing risks of trespassing or contaminating potential evidence.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 9:41 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
The second caregiver for Athena Brownfield has allegedly been arrested in Arizona.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 5:26 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
OSBI confirmed a connection to a missing 4-year-old from Cyril Thursday.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 3:39 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Penny Brownfield says she is the paternal grandmother of Athena Brownfield, who was reported missing around 2 p.m. Tuesday after her 5-year-old sister was found by a postal worker, according to OSBI.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 12:17 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
7News confirmed details on FBI involvement, timeline details, and an explanation of the crime tape around Athena's house.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 10:51 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Athena Brownfield’s home was cordoned off with crime scene tape at around 9 p.m.
Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 9:59 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Now that 2022 has closed the book, 7News is looking back on the year’s top stories.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 6:25 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Kyle's tenure as sports director was full of state championships and highlights, but he's excited for KSWO's morning anchor desk.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2022 at 12:13 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
The 22-year-old employee reportedly had sex with the student twice, according to court documents.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 7:16 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
There are significant differences between the reports given to the council Tuesday and the press release from the City Wednesday.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 10:02 AM CDT
|By Jarred Burk, Avery Ikeda and Kevin Haggenmiller
According to court documents, the dog probably died of heatstroke after being left in the car for about 38 hours.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2022 at 4:06 PM CDT
|By Avery Ikeda
Noel and his family are looking ahead to their next chapter as they move to Charlotte, North Carolina to be closer to family.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 7:24 PM CDT
|By Avery Ikeda
The charges were related to "feloniously pointing a firearm" and asking a teenager to take the fall for illegal gun ownership.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 12:54 PM CDT
|By Avery Ikeda
Police said the person died of injuries inflicted by someone currently under investigation.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 11:50 AM CDT
|By Mandy Cunningham and Avery Ikeda
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt held a ceremonial bill signing in Lawton on Tuesday, which recognized multiple new bills passed in the last legislative session to help support Oklahoma veterans.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 8:26 AM CDT
|By Avery Ikeda and Seth Marsicano
The 2-day event began in the classroom before heading out into real-life scenarios.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2022 at 11:20 AM CST
|By Tyler Boydston and Avery Ikeda
Irvin Carter, 65, was arrested for DWI, evading arrest, and an accident that damaged another car.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2022 at 4:47 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda and Andrew McMunn
A father in Texas has been arrested after police allege he pulled a knife on his high school daughter's bullies.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 1:02 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
She had allegedly lived with the decomposing body for three to four weeks without reporting the death.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2021 at 1:56 PM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
Residents can still barbecue, but all other flame-related activities should halt for the next week.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2021 at 9:41 AM CST
|By Avery Ikeda
The Clay County DA’s Office said it has been recused from the investigation and prosecution.
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