ST. LOUIS — 5 On Your Side News Director Art Holliday will accept the Lifetime Achievement Award at next month’s Paragon Awards ceremony.
The awards celebrate the achievements of Black men in the St. Louis community. Nine other men will be honored at the ceremony.
"Any recognition is nice, but when the words ‘lifetime achievement’ precede the award, it’s a sobering moment that makes you reflect,” said Holliday. “I’ve spent the majority of my lifetime reporting sports and news, anchoring our morning show, and serving as a news manager during my 45 years at KSDK. And I did it in my hometown. Thousands of stories and sportscasts and newscasts. All these decades later when an organization singles you out to say, ‘well done,’ it’s special and I’m grateful.”
Holliday has spent the last 45 years of his career serving St. Louis as a journalist at 5 On Your Side. He is a native of St. Charles, Mo. and came to KSDK in 1979 as a sports reporter. In 1989 he was named Jennifer Blome’s co-anchor of “Today in St. Louis,” a role he held for 22 years. He then spent time on the station’s Storytelling Unit and as Kay Quinn’s co-anchor at 4 p.m. before being named news director in 2021.
“Art’s dedication to St. Louis is not measured by his years of service but rather his passion and the impact he has made on countless lives,” said President and General Manager Alicia Elsner. “Art continues to make an impact in our newsroom through his stellar leadership and unparalleled recruitment talents. We are blessed to have him as our news director.”
Holliday has been recognized with numerous awards for his work through the years, including three sportscasting Emmys in 1985, 1988, and 1989. In 2022, Art was inducted into the Missouri Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. Also in 2022, he received the President’s Award from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2001, Art was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Greater St. Louis Association of Black Journalists. In 2002, the National Alliance on Mental Health presented Art its annual Media Award, and the following year the University of Missouri-Columbia selected him for its prestigious Faculty-Alumni Award. In 2009, Art was inducted into the St. Louis Media Foundation Television Hall of Fame.
The Paragon Awards are hosted by the Ivy Foundation of St. Louis, along with partners Omicron Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®; the Epsilon Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated®; and Epsilon Lambda Charitable Foundation.
Holliday will accept his award at a ceremony in mid-October.
About 5 On Your Side
5 On Your Side is the NBC affiliate in St. Louis, Missouri and has been a leader in local news, information, and community involvement for more than seven decades. 5 On Your Side is owned by TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), an innovative media company that owns and operates 64 television stations in 51 markets. To learn more about 5 On Your Side, please visit KSDK.com.
For more information contact:
Alicia Elsner, 314-444-5256
