Jason Barr is KGUN-TV's sports director and anchor, and he appears regularly on KGUN newscasts.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Arizona men's basketball freshman KJ Lewis grew up in El Paso but also lived for two years in Tucson, where he attended Mesquite Elementary School.The youth team he laced up his sneakers for played its title game at McKale Center, where he hit the game winning shot.Recently, the 19 year-old Lewis picked up where the fifth grader left off by winning the slam dunk contest at the team's preseason Red-Blue showcase.
"I'm an athletic wing who can get to the foul line and guard the other team's best player," said Lewis."My shooting is underrated." Earlier this year, Lewis volunteered his time at the Tucson Summer Pro League, working with kids who are similar in age to when he was living in Tucson.Now, Lewis will try to make some more memorable moments at McKale Center.Jason Barr is a sports anchor and reporter for KGUN 9. Jason's stories have won KGUN four prestigious regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for sports reporting. He has also won two Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards for sports reporting.
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