Jennifer Makelky

I started out in Nursing school but ended up here, in television. I have a bachelor’s in marketing from Minot State and I consider Minot my hometown My first home was in Berthold ND.

I have called many places home. I have also lived in Arizona, Colorado, and Texas and in 11 different cities. I have had 32 different addresses and attended 13 schools. I grew up in many different neighborhoods with many different friends.

I started at KFYR-TV in 2014 in the Creative Services Department as an Account Manager and later became Creative Services Team Lead. I am now on the news side of the station, producing the morning news, Country Morning Today (CMT).

Fun Fact: I had my DNA processed and it turns out, I am 95% Norwegian, 3% Swedish and 2% Irish. I love these results. I plan to visit Norway in 2025.