Bob Hallmark

KLTV 7 Reporter

Bob Hallmark is a longtime reporter for KLTV. He grew up in Aldine, a south Texas town. At age 18, he joined the U.S. Navy. He later attended Chapman University in Orange, California.

Before moving to the Tyler-Longview area, Bob worked for Major League Baseball as network director of the Houston Astros Baseball Team. He was also network producer for Houston's International Hockey League, the Houston Aeros Hockey Team. Bob has also worked for radio/television stations in Boise, Idaho.

Since 2000, Bob has been a reporter and bureau chief in Longview. Bob is married to Norma Hallmark and has two sons: Jacob and Luke. Bob loves the outdoors. He owns a small farm in Hawkins where he raises livestock, including horses. He also does a little farming.

Recent Articles by Bob

Pilot and passenger injured in Wood county plane crash

A pilot and passenger are hospitalized tonight, after a plane crash near an East Texas airfield. First responders say the plane went down just before 9 am on FM 2869, between Hawkins and holly lake ranch. First responders were only a mile away when a small plane crashed near an airfield.

Bob Hallmark

Published June 13, 2019 at 6:55 PM

A steel works that once employed thousands of East Texans before massive layoffs, is now hiring again. The economy of Lone Star had been dependent on the prosperity of U.S. Lone Star steel for decades. and after years of layoffs, the company is now hiring again.

Bob Hallmark

Published February 10, 2019 at 11:21 PM

Sisters reunite for first time in 50 years

An East Texas woman was hoping for a different kind of present this season, one of family that she had not seen in 50 years. It's the story of two sisters, separated by adoption when they were babies. For years Michelle Crocker of Daingerfield had been searching for a long lost sister.

Bob Hallmark

Published December 23, 2018 at 11:41 PM

Longview holds Thanksgiving prayer service

A sign of the coming holidays played out on an East Texas courthouse lawn.

Bob Hallmark

Published November 15, 2018 at 8:48 PM

East Texas firefighters join California wildfire battle

The death toll from the California fires has risen to fifty eight people, and now Longview firefighters are in the area of the Woolsey fire where they have been attached to a hands crew unit.