Sonja Bailes is KTBS 3's morning news anchor as well as consumer and investigative reporter. She came to KTBS 3 in May 1995 after working for three years at KNOE-TV in Monroe as a reporter and anchor.
Sonja is a hometown reporter who grew up in Bossier City. She graduated from Airline High School and attended Louisiana Tech where she graduated with a Journalism Degree in 1992.
Sonja's reporting has won her numerous awards. She's taken first place honors from the Louisiana Associated Press for investigative reporting; named Consumer Reporter of the year twice by the Shreveport-Bossier Better Business Bureau and has received the Altrusa Award by the Volunteers of America. Sonja is a board member of the Shreveport Journalism Foundation . She is married and has a little boy named Jackson.
If you have a story idea or email for Sonja, contact her at sbailes@ktbs.com. |