Brooke Lennington's phone buzzed late one night in 2016, a week before Thanksgiving. Her younger brother, Hunter, was calling, frantically saying a nurse at a hospital had called about their father.

Today, as the face of KSNT News, Brooke Lennington is a picture of poise and professionalism. That wasn't always the case, and it wouldn't be the case now if not for several influential teachers ...