Dennis Turner

Weekend Daybreak Anchor/Mississippi Reporter

Dennis Turner has very diverse responsibilities at News Channel 3.

During the week, Dennis is the DeSoto County reporter and on weekends he co-anchors and produces Saturday and Sunday Daybreak.

Dennis was born just a few hours north of Memphis in Southern Illinois.

He grew up in south Florida and attended the University of Miami.

Dennis began his television career in Miami as an anchor for a program on the PBS station WLRN and later at WTVJ, Florida's first TV station and a CBS affiliate, where he held a variety of positions. He then moved to WINK in Fort Myers where he won awards for spot news and feature reporting.

Dennis joined News Channel 3 as a reporter in 1987 and later headed west to Los Angeles to work for CNN and FNN. He rejoined News Channel 3 in 1991.

When Dennis isn't working, you can find him in the gym. He is a runner and participates in many 5K, 10K and triathalons each year.

When asked what he likes best about living in the Memphis area, Dennis says "It's big enough to have all the good things you'd hope to find in a GREAT place to live...plus you can still drive across town in less than an hour!"

Recent Articles

  • Results Of Southaven, Horn Lake, Olive Branch Races

    Posted on: 3:27 pm, May 7, 2013, by , and , updated on: 11:32am, May 8, 2013

    All results unofficial Read More ›

    munielex
  • Man Pleads Guilty in Girlfriend’s Death

    Posted on: 5:22 pm, May 6, 2013, by , updated on: 06:19pm, May 6, 2013

    accused of running down his girlfriend in 2011 Read More ›

    whittenchains
  • Southaven Attorney Arrested on DUI Charge

    Posted on: 4:45 pm, May 6, 2013, by , updated on: 04:46pm, May 6, 2013

    A Southaven attorney is in hot water on a DUI charge from late last week. Read More ›

    bentaylor
  • DeSoto County Cancels School Redistricting

    Posted on: 12:26 pm, May 1, 2013, by and , updated on: 05:00pm, May 1, 2013

    Originally we were told the redistricting needed to be done to avoid overcrowding Read More ›

  • River Worries at Tunica Lake

    Posted on: 4:57 pm, April 30, 2013, by , updated on: 06:34pm, April 30, 2013

    The rising Mississippi is already starting to flood the lowest lying areas of the Mid-South. Read More ›

    tulake13
  • Neighbors Say Dutschke Arrest Brings Peace

    Posted on: 3:33 pm, April 29, 2013, by , updated on: 06:09pm, April 29, 2013

    People in a Tupelo Neighborhood are relieved today after the arrest of the man down the street in the ricin letters case Read More ›

    dutschkesearch
  • Dutschke Arrest Seems Solid

    Posted on: 3:31 pm, April 29, 2013, by , updated on: 05:45pm, April 29, 2013

    The new suspect in the ricin letters case makes his first appearance in court, but it’s a short one. Read More ›

  • Family of Ricin Target Still Has Questions

    Posted on: 4:08 pm, April 24, 2013, by , updated on: 06:37pm, April 24, 2013

    Son of a Lee County Justice Judge, who received a ricin letter learns more about the person who may have made the threat Read More ›

    ricinsuspect
  • How the FBI Went After The Wrong Man In Ricin Case

    Posted on: 4:04 pm, April 24, 2013, by , updated on: 05:52pm, April 24, 2013

    FBI investigates suspect number two in the ricin letters case Read More ›

  • FBI: No Ricin Link To Corinth Man

    Posted on: 1:31 pm, April 22, 2013, by and , updated on: 06:21pm, April 22, 2013

    Federal investigators believed the letters were mailed by Kevin Curtis Read More ›

  • Horn Lake to Property Owners: “Clean up”!

    Posted on: 4:26 pm, April 17, 2013, by , updated on: 07:18pm, April 17, 2013

    Spring cleaning tops lots of people’s to do lists this time of year, and in Horn Lake they’re taking that seriously. Read More ›

    blighthouseHL
  • Suspect Identified in Honor Box Theft

    Posted on: 4:16 pm, April 17, 2013, by , updated on: 09:07pm, April 17, 2013

    A apparent thief in DeSoto County is caught in the act trying to steal from the honor system at a local lake Read More ›