Emily Gagnon
Sports Anchor/Reporter
Atlanta, GA
Emily Gagnon joined the Atlanta News First Sports Team in January 2017. She's elated to be back in the South. She comes to the Peach State from Wichita, Kansas.
As the sports director at KSN, Emily covered two World Series with the Royals, a Sweet Sixteen with the Shockers and an Elite Eight with the Jayhawks. This is her second stop in Atlanta. Emily was a sideline reporter at Comcast Sports Southeast before working in Kansas. She covered the SEC while she was with CSS.
Emily graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Florida in Tampa… Go Bulls! She majored in Telecommunications/News and minored in Spanish.
She was born and raised in Canada but she also claims the Sunshine State as home. She moved to Florida in middle school. Her first language is French.
Emily began making her big sports dreams a reality at WTOK in Meridian, MS. There, she won the 2011 Associated Press “Best Sports Story” award for a special series, “Libby’s Life: Cheering Through CF.” After a year in the Magnolia State, Emily moved to Cowboys Country to work at KYTX in Tyler, TX.
Her older sister, Amy, also works in television but behind the scenes at FOX in New York City. Emily’s two cats, Ronde and Tiki, have lived in five different states, thanks to her career… Yes, they’re named after the Barber brothers!
The top-ranked Dawgs continued their preparations for the SEC Championship Game on Tuesday afternoon. They practiced from their outdoor facility in Athens. They’ll face 8th-ranked Alabama at 4 p.m. on Saturday from Mercedes-Benz Stadium for the right to punch their ticket to the College Football Playoffs.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta United defeated Columbus Crew in their second match of the first-round of the MLS playoffs.
At Vanderbilt this past Saturday, the top-ranked Georgia Bulldogs watched one of their best players get injured in the second quarter of the game. Last year’s Mackey Award winner, Brock Bowers, limped off the field at FirstBank Stadium to never return.
Atlanta United clinches an MLS playoff berth with their 4-1 win over Montreal.
Former Braves outfielder Andruw Jones will be honored by the organization Saturday, September 9th when his number is retired. No other Brave will wear the number 25 again.
When the Yellow Jackets take the field at 7:30PM, Haynes King will make his first start for the team. King beat out Zach Pyron and Zach Gibson, two returning quarterbacks. Pyron will back up King.
If you ask the Falcons who haven’t played yet this preseason, how badly they want to compete against opponents who aren’t their own teammates, they’ll tell you – they can’t wait.
Georgia Tech continues fall camp on the flats. The Yellow Jackets get to kick off their 2023 campaign ahead of most schools. They start their season on a Friday night, September 1st against Louisville. The two ACC foes face off at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Kickoff is set for 7:30PM.
During Day 6 of Falcons training camp in Flowery Branch, team owner Arthur Blank met with the media.
Fall camp kicked off for the two-time defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs on Wednesday. The team’s first practice will be Wednesday morning from UGA’s facility in Athens.
The 2023 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday in Kansas City, the home of the reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Pettway comes to the Owls from the University of Alabama, where he was an assistant coach for 15 years.
Veteran Atlanta News First Sports Director and legendary sports reporter Fred Kalil officially retired after more than 31 years of working in Atlanta and more than 40 years on TV.
A million thoughts must be going through the Georgia Bulldogs’ minds after trouncing TCU 65-7.
National championship media day gives both media and fans the opportunity to hear from players who might not otherwise take the spotlight.
Washington didn’t have a boot or crutches during media day, typically a good sign for an ankle injury.
Carter’s talent is vast, his size can be seen from miles away and his strength isn’t hard to spot.
Former Georgia Tech quarterback Taquon Marshall could not have guessed where his career has gone after leaving the Yellow Jackets.
Defending national champion Georgia needed only two games to convince voters it should return to the top of the AP Top 25.Coach Kirby Smart says September rankings are “never a big deal.”
The third-ranked Georgia Bulldogs started their 2022 season with a win over #11 Oregon at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
College football is back and the Dawgs aren’t wasting time, starting the season with a tough opponent.
Georgia is looking to get started on another national championship season against No. 11 Oregon and former defensive coordinator Dan Lanning.
In previous seasons, Bennett said he wasn’t as in tune as he is now entering the opener. That’s because he wasn’t the starter; he wasn’t even the backup.
A total of three former Georgia dawgs are on the Falcons roster. That’s the most since the 2017 season which is also the last season the Falcons had a winning record and clinched a playoff berth.
This year’s Georgia Bulldogs will look a lot different than the one that won the program’s first national championship in more than 40 years.
The Braves beat the Mets 13-1 to move within 4.5 games of the division leaders.
The Falcons took training camp to Mercedes-Benz Stadium. They’re hosting their first night practice of the season tonight at the stadium.
Now that the initial shock of long-time quarterback Matt Ryan’s absence has worn off, the focus turns to the future at Falcons’ training camp.
While the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive and defensive units continue battling each other as training camp practices ramp up, they had to face another battle collectively on Friday: the unpredictable weather elements in Georgia.
Veteran Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett and rookie receiver Drake London were among the many players who addressed the media during day 2 of training camp held at the team facility in Flowery Branch on Thursday.
Rookies and veterans for the Atlanta Falcons reported for day 1 of training camp together at the team facility in Flowery Branch on Wednesday.
With the number of days until the defending NCAA Champion Georgia Bulldogs kick off their title defense ticking, the University of Georgia looked ahead and hope they will be able to ‘run it back’ in the 2022 season.
The Atlanta Braves and Make-A-Wish Foundation teamed up on Monday to make a young Braves fan’s wish come true.
The beloved fan-favorite Freddie Freeman spent 12 seasons as a first baseman for the Atlanta Braves, so playing at Truist Park is not new to him. But, this will be the first time he plays on this field as an opponent.
Rain on Tuesday temporarily interrupted the mandatory Atlanta Falcons mini-camp in Flowery Branch.
The University of Georgia became the first school ever to draft five defensive players in the first round of the NFL draft this year.
CBS46 sports anchor/reporter Emily Gagnon goes one-on-one with Hawks guard Kevin Huerter before Atlanta's Play-In Tournament game at the Cleveland Cavaliers. If the Hawks beat the Cavs, they'll move on to the First Round of the NBA Playoffs.
Sports anchor/reporter Emily Gagnon spoke with Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela ahead of their Play-In game against the Charlotte Hornets.
The Panthers are a No. 16 seed. They’ll take on No. 1 seed Gonzaga on Thursday, March 17th in the First Round of the Big Dance. They’re in the West Region so they’ll play in Portland, Ore at the Moda Center.
It’s Day 93 of the MLB lockout. League commissioner Rob Manfred has canceled the first two series of the season. More could come if the MLB and players’ union can’t agree on a new labor deal.
