Laurel Ornish (first newscaster for station in 1973; first in market to "banter" with jock,) When the ZOO was created, Laurel was hired to be the station’s first morning-drive news anchor. "KZEW presented "alternative" news stories instead of standard rip-and-read," according to Laurel Ornish. With its joint News department with sister WFAA-AM, she also contributed stories as a reporter to both stations.