Devin Scillian ( ; born January 11, 1963) is a former American

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, musician and

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Broadcast career

While still a student at the

University of Kansas The University of Kansas (KU) is a public research university with its main campus in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. Two branch campuses are in the Kansas City metropolitan area on the Kansas side: the university's medical school and hospital ...

, Scillian began his television career at

WIBW-TV WIBW-TV (channel 13) is a television station in Topeka, Kansas, United States, affiliated with CBS and MyNetworkTV. Owned by Gray Media, the station maintains studios on Commerce Place (next to the interchange of Interstate 70 in Kansas, I-70, I ...

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. After graduating from the William Allen White School of Journalism at Kansas, Scillian worked from 1985 to 1986 at WAND-TV in Decatur, Illinois. He spent the next three years as the main anchor at

KLTV KLTV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Tyler, Texas, United States, serving East Texas as an affiliate of ABC and Telemundo. Owned by Gray Media, the station maintains studios on West Ferguson Street in downtown Tyler (between the ...

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, before moving to KFOR in Oklahoma City in 1989. He joined

WDIV WDIV-TV (channel 4) is a television station in Detroit, Michigan, United States, affiliated with NBC. It serves as the flagship broadcast property of the Graham Media Group subsidiary of Graham Holdings Company. WDIV-TV maintains studio facilit ...

as a reporter in 1995, and took an anchor position in 1996. Scillian retired from WDIV on December 13, 2024. Scillian has appeared as a television journalist in several films, including ''

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'', '' The Double'', and ''

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'', as well as a recurring role on ''

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'' as a news anchor in a "Breaking News" skit. He and his anchor partner Kimberly Gill appear as reporters on

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's twelfth

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, ''

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''.

Books

His 22 books include ''A Is For America'' (2001), ''Fibblestax'' (2000), and ''Memoirs of a Goldfish'' (2010). He has co-written two books with his wife, Corey. ''One Kansas Farmer'' illustrated by Doug Bowles, was released in 2009. Their previous book, ''S Is For Sunflower'', won the Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award in 2007. His most recent book is ''Memoirs of a Dog'' illustrated by Tim Bowers (2024).

Music

Scillian has released four albums of his original country music. He won the

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for Best Country Vocalist in 2018 and Best Country Performer in 2001. He and his band Arizona Son make frequent appearances at summer music festivals. They've opened for the likes of

Toby Keith Toby Keith Covel (July 8, 1961 – February 5, 2024) was an American country music singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. Keith released his chart-topping debut single, "Should've Been a Cowboy", in 1993. During the 1990s ...

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and

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Discography

*''Argentina'' (1995) *''Tulsa'' (2000) *''A is for America'' (2001) *''Letter from London'' (2016)

Publications

*''Fibblestax'' (2000) *''A is for America'' (2001) *''One Nation: America by the Numbers'' (2002) *''P is for Passport'' (2003) *''Cosmo's Moon'' (2003) *''S is for Sooner'' (2003) *''S is for Sunflower'' (2004) *''H is for Honor'' (2006) *''Pappy's Handkerchief'' (2007) *''Brewster the Rooster'' (2007) *''One Kansas Farmer: A Kansas Number Book'' (2009) *''Memoirs of a Goldfish'' (2010) *''D is for Down Under: An Australia Alphabet'' (2010) *''Westward Journeys'' (2013) *''Memoirs of a Hamster'' (2013) *''Johnny Kaw: A Tall Tale'' (2013) *''Memoirs of an Elf'' (2014) *''Memoirs of a Parrot'' (2016) *''Mistletoe: A Very Confused Christmas'' (2017) *''Back Roads Country Toads'' (2019) *''Memoirs of a Tortoise'' (2020) *''A Parliament of Owls'' (2022) *''Memoirs of a Dog'' (2024)

Filmography

*''

'' (2011) - Reporter #3 *''

'' (2011) - News broadcaster *'' The Double'' (2011) - Newscaster * Die Hart 2:Die Harter (2024) - News anchor (uncredited)

References

External links

Devin Scillian's website
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