Graham Ulkins

Anchor

Washington, D.C.

Graham Ulkins is the evening anchor for Gray Television’s Local News Live. He helped launch the 24/7 streaming channel in Spring 2021.

Previously, Graham spent 13 years as an anchor and reporter for WAFB-TV in his hometown of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He covered a wide range of stories, including several major hurricanes, the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the 2016 ambush shooting of six police officers, countless colorful political campaigns, and major sporting events like Super Bowl XLVII.

While anchoring the station’s top-rated morning show, the team won two regional Emmy awards and one regional Edward R. Murrow Award.

Graham has taken part in several exchange programs in Europe, including a 2014 fellowship awarded by the Radio Television Digital News Association to study journalism in Berlin, Brussels, and Prague.

In his free time, Graham enjoys feeding his travel bug and entertaining his rescue dog, Katie Couric.

Bildung

Louisiana State University: Broadcast Journalism

Awards

RTDNF Fellowship in Germany

Local News Live

Investigating drowning machines

Updated: Aug. 26, 2024 at 9:35 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins and Camila Rueda

Local News Live

Anchorage officers shoot, kill 16-year-old girl

Updated: Aug. 16, 2024 at 9:38 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins and Camila Rueda

Local News Live

LNL correspondent John Grinvalds shares stories from his independent trip to the war-torn...

War-torn: Stories from Ukraine

Updated: Aug. 15, 2024 at 9:51 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins

LNL correspondent John Grinvalds shares stories from his independent trip to the war-torn country of Ukraine.

Local News Live

10 years after Michael Brown's Death

Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 3:11 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins

Local News Live

LNL's Graham Ulkins speaks with podcaster Allison Gill about the enthusiasm on the Democratic...

LNL: Many Democrats enthusiastic about Harris-Walz ticket

Updated: Aug. 6, 2024 at 9:00 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins

The new Harris-Walz ticket has less than three months to lay out their message to the American people. LNL's Graham Ulkins speaks with podcaster Allison Gill about the enthusiasm on the Democratic side, and the potential challenges that lie ahead.

Local News Live

The cost of rabies

Updated: Aug. 2, 2024 at 6:00 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins

National

Acting U.S. Secret Service Dir. gives update on assassination attempt

Updated: Aug. 2, 2024 at 4:49 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins

On July 20, the new acting director of the U-S Secret Service Ronald Rowe says his agency failed.

Local News Live

Author and American University professor emeritus W. Joseph Campbell breaks down recent...

LNL: Polling shows Kamala Harris gaining ground in swing states

Updated: Aug. 1, 2024 at 4:39 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins

Author and American University professor emeritus W. Joseph Campbell breaks down recent swing state polling that shows Kamala Harris gaining ground against Donald Trump.

Local News Live

Cameron Khansarinia, vice president of National Union for Democracy in Iran, speaks on the...

LNL: Analyzing the assassinations of Hamas, Hezbollah leaders

Updated: Jul. 31, 2024 at 3:00 PM EDT

By Graham Ulkins

Cameron Khansarinia, vice president of National Union for Democracy in Iran, speaks on potential regional impacts after the killings of Ismail Haniyeh and Fuad Shukr.

Local News Live