Kontji Anthony

Action News 5 Anchor/Reporter

Kontji is an award-winning news broadcaster with more than a decade of combined experience anchoring, reporting, producing and writing for network news affiliates across America.

She anchors and reports for Memphis, Tennessee's top news station, WMC-TV NBC. During her time in Memphis, Kontji has performed live on CNN, aired reports on the Today Show, appears as a guest announcer on regional radio, and has conducted interviews for E! News Network.

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March shows desire for student voice in school merger posted on Saturday, April 20, 2013 - 7:44pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - As tensions flair in the Memphis and Shelby County school merger fight, students are now letting their voices be heard. More than 1,000 marchers joined Saturday's Student... read more...
'Zombie Title Crisis' costs Memphis taxpayers posted on Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 6:52pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC - TV) - A little known foreclosure nightmare is draining money from upstanding taxpayers in Memphis. When homeowners can no longer afford to pay their mortgage, some institutions... read more...
Education leader wonders if Memphis, Shelby County merger will stick posted on Sunday, January 6, 2013 - 9:52pm One of Memphis' top education leaders wonders if a Memphis and Shelby County schools merger will stick. Memphis school union president Keith Williams questions if the November 2010 Memphis schools... read more...
City Council could vote soon on whether to close Whitehaven Golf Course posted on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 - 7:51pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - The Memphis City Council will soon vote whether to close the Whitehaven golf course. As we first reported, Councilman Edmund Ford, Junior, who is also a math teacher, found... read more...
Controversy over proposed public golf course closures posted on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 - 7:46pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Controversy over the proposed closure of a popular public golf course in a Memphis neighborhood continues as Memphis City Council delays the vote another two weeks."I said, '... read more...
Parents, students express concern over vote to close six schools posted on Friday, November 30, 2012 - 6:09pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - The Shelby County School Board voted to close six schools in Memphis Thursday, but one school closure in particular is drawing ire from the North Memphis community. "There... read more...
Excitement over holiday parade could prelude community turnaround posted on Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 9:09pm The Whitehaven Christmas Parade kicked off the holiday season on the heels of tree lighting ceremonies all over town last night.Some say the high turnout Saturday could be a prelude to a... read more...
Excitement over holiday parade could prelude community turnaround posted on Saturday, November 17, 2012 - 9:08pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - The Whitehaven Christmas Parade kicked off the holiday season on the heels of tree lighting ceremonies all over town. Some say the high turnout Saturday, could a prelude to a... read more...
Memphis residents trying to curb the city’s “fat” status posted on Saturday, June 23, 2012 - 9:15pm MEMPHIS, TN- (WMC-TV) - Residents are taking matters into their own hands, after Newsweek Magazine named Memphis the fattest city in America. People in urban areas of the Bluff City say they're... read more...