Jeff Gillan

Jeffrey Scott Gillan (born June 1, 1957) is a retired American journalist and regional television news anchor.^[1][2]

Jeff Gillan
Born	Jeffrey Scott Gillan (1957-06-01) June 1, 1957 (age 68) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Education	American University (M.A.) Georgetown University (B.A.)
Occupation	Journalist
Years active	1986–2022
Employer(s)	Landmark Media Enterprises (2001–2009) Intermountain West Communications Company (2009–2014) Sinclair Broadcast Group (2014–2022)
Television	KFSM-TV (1986–1987) WSLS-TV (1987–1990) WKOW (1990–2001) KLAS-TV (2001–2009) KSNV (2009–2022)

Education

Gillan attended college in Washington, D.C., receiving his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University and his master's degree in journalism and public affairs from American University.^[3]

Career

Gillan worked for eight years as an anchor and the managing editor at the cable channel Las Vegas One and KLAS-TV (Channel 8) before joining KSNV-TV (Channel 3) in November 2009 as its assistant news director.^[2] He left a TV anchor job at WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin, after 11 years to take the Las Vegas One position.^[1][4]

In 2022, after 13 years as managing director and anchor at KSNV, Gillan retired, having worked for over 30 years in the broadcast news industry.^[5] Several Nevada dignitaries were part of his retirement announcement broadcast on KSNV, including former governor of Nevada, Steve Sisolak and former mayor of Las Vegas, Carolyn Goodman, among others.^[5]

Awards and nominations

• 2006, won Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award for KLAS-TV^[6]
• 2009, won Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award for KLAS-TV^[7]
• 2016, won Pacific Southwest Regional Emmy Award for KSNV^[8]