Fred Kalil
Sports Anchor
Atlanta News First
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Fred Kalil joined Atlanta News First News as a sports anchor in March 2015.
Kalil comes to Atlanta News First from WXIA where he's been for the last 22 years. While there he received 12 Southeastern Regional Emmy Awards and six of them were for Best Sportscaster. He also was awarded seven Gabby Awards and two Associated Press (AP) Sportscaster of the Year awards.
Prior to coming to Atlanta, he was the Sports Director at WISH-TV in Indianapolis. Kalil has also held Sports Reporting positions in Phoenix and Cincinnati and got his start in Huntington, WV.
Kalil is a graduate of Indiana University where he was a walk-on football player under Lee Corso.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2023 at 7:34 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
“We’re making history. We don’t take it lightly,” Head Coach Toni Fuller said.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 6:54 PM EST
|By Alexandra Parker and Fred Kalil
Nielsen was the co-defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints last season.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:55 PM EST
|By Fred Kalil
Fred Kalil discusses Dan Quinn’s candidacy for the head coaching vacancy of the Arizona Cardinals.
Updated: Dec. 17, 2022 at 7:37 PM EST
|By Fred Kalil
The Chicago Cubs and Dansby Swanson agreed to a $177 million, seven-year contract on Saturday, adding the All-Star shortstop to their rebuilding project.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 6:06 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
CBS 46′s Fred Kalil is at Northcut Stadium as Marietta hosts Walton in the Peachtree TV Game of the Week!
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 6:37 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Fred Kalil
The Corky Kell Classic is underway at Johns Creek high school Wednesday evening.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 10:45 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
The Braves made some trades before MLB 6pm deadline, sending relief pitcher Will Smith to Houston for pitcher Jake Odorizzi, getting Robbie Grossman from the Tigers and then just before the 6pm deadline the Braves landed Los Angels Angels closer Raisel Iglesias for reliever Jesse Chavez and pitching prospect Tucker Davidson.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2022 at 9:17 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
The Falcons signed third-round draft pick Desmond Ridder.
Updated: Jul. 17, 2022 at 9:17 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil and Miles Montgomery
Georgia high school baseball is once again on display in the Major League Baseball draft as three of the top four draft picks played high school baseball in Georgia.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2022 at 10:51 PM EDT
|By Miles Montgomery and Fred Kalil
The first Induction Class for the Georgia High School Football Hall of Fame was announced Thursday.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2022 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
The St. Louis Cardinals are in town for a 4-game series against the Atlanta Braves.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2022 at 8:47 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
The defending national champion Georgia Bulldogs landed three players on the 2022 Walter Camp Football Foundation preseason All-American team.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 4:31 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil and Miles Montgomery
Atlanta Hawks fans hope the team will add some key new pieces to their team that features rising star Trae Young when the 2022 NBA Draft gets underway Thursday evening at 8 p.m. at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2022 at 11:43 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
Atlanta Braves second baseman Ozzie Albies suffered a broken foot in the 5th inning of the Braves game at Washington.
Updated: May. 2, 2022 at 9:13 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
Towers High School’s baseball team hadn’t been in the Georgia state playoffs for 35 years until Cristalyn Savage took over as the head baseball coach.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2022 at 10:58 PM EDT
|By Fred Kalil
Georgia Lady Bulldogs head coach Joni Taylor is leaving UGA to coach Texas A&M.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2022 at 2:25 PM EDT
|By Joyce Lupiani, Fred Kalil and Adam Murphy
ESPN’s Jeff Passan is reporting that the Oakland Athletics are sending star first baseman Matt Olson to Atlanta.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2022 at 12:46 PM EST
|By Adam Murphy and Fred Kalil
The Atlanta Braves season is saved after Major League Baseball and its players reached a labor agreement on Thursday.
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