Christopher Conover joined the KUAT/KUAZ team in January of 2005. Conover's main beats are politics, the military, and the environment, and he brings a wealth of expertise to the position.

He began his news career in 1989 as an intern at a Miami, Florida, radio station, where he was bitten by the "news bug." He has 13 years of experience covering the Florida legislature for both television and radio.

Conover is no stranger to public broadcasting. Before moving to Tucson, he worked for WFSU-TV/The Florida Channel, where he worked with the staff of Florida Public Radio to coordinate statewide coverage. He anchored a weekly newsmagazine and provided daily legislative coverage for television and radio, and also produced half-hour television documentaries.

Before moving to WFSU-TV, he worked for WFSU-FM and Florida Public Radio for seven years in positions as a reporter and news director. He holds a bachelor's degree from Florida State University in Tallahassee.

During his career, Conover has witnessed history including the Election 2000 recount which took place during his tenure as news director of the Florida Public Radio Network. He has also done a few things some might call crazy, such as flying through the eye of a hurricane, piloting an F-16, climbing the ratlines above the rolling decks of a square rigger, and wading hip-deep through the Everglades -- all to get the story.

Broadcasting is the family business for the Conovers. His wife, was an Emmy-nominated reporter and documentary producer for public television in Florida. She is now pursuing a Ph.D at the University of Arizona. Other family members in broadcasting include his grandfather was a broadcaster for WICC in Bridgeport, CT. and an aunt who worked for ABC covering the Munich, Innsbruk, Montreal, and Lake Placid Olympic Games.

When the Conovers aren’t working they spend most of their free time outdoors. Both are certified rescue divers with advanced first aid training. They also spend the spring and fall hiking throughout southern Arizona. So far they have conqured, Mt. Wrightson, Picacho Peak, the Chiricahua Mountains, and plenty of trails in the Coronado National Forest.

Conover has won numerous journalism awards for his news documentaries, feature stories, deadline reporting and investigative reporting. He has been recognized with a national Edward R. Murrow Award, a National Society of Professional Journalists award, three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, ten regional awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, and numerous awards from the Associated Press, and an Emmy nomination.