James Packard

James Packard

James Packard

Anchor/Producer

James Packard is an anchor and producer at Scripps News. You'll find him fishing for smart interviews, digging for the heart of the story and spelling out how the news shapes what happens next. He's a Denver-raised graduate of the University of Missouri's journalism school. He's also an actor, a writer and a pilot. He enjoys new perspectives, rich conversation and witty jokes. So, if you offer any of those, please reach out.

Recent Work
Angel Flight West

Virtual flights around the world will fly for 7 days for charity

Demonstrators protest the Israel-Hamas war

Israel-Hamas conflict creating culture wars among Americans

People hold signs in front of the Hawaii State Capitol during a rally calling for the closure of Red Hill

US Military starts long-awaited defueling process in Red Hill

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Hot air balloons grace the sky during the 'ring of fire' eclipse

Missle launching

Israel's Iron Dome system is a major defensive asset

An aerial view of rubble in Gaza City.

Why is Gaza the heart of global conflict?

An airliner approaches the runway

What a government shutdown means for air travel

Gamblers play slot machines at a casino

How can you protect yourself from being a victim of a cyberattack?

Southwest airplane

Pilots and flight attendants using labor muscle to negotiate contracts

Protestors rallying for the shutdown of Red Hill

Families in Hawaii fighting for compensation from Red Hill fuel leak

Pilots in the cockpit of a plane

FAA: 5,000 pilots failed to report health issues that may ground them

Firefighters clearing mud off the road

Officials are preparing to clean up after Tropical Storm Hilary

A vehicle drives through a flooded freeway entrance in Palmdale, California.

Hilary loses tropical storm status as flooding continues

Aftermath of the Camp Fire

Paradise, California, installing new siren system for wildfires

Airliners at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York

Forecasters say summer storms are going to snarl air travel more often

Air traffic controller

There are growing concerns over an air traffic control shortage

A chef prepares Good Meat's cultivated chicken.

How can meat be grown and cultivated in a lab?

Dead dolphin washing up on the shore

Toxic algae in Southern California is injuring and killing marine life

Alef Aeronautics' flying car.

Alef Aeronautics CEO: Our flying car is 'safer than regular cars'

Propstore Los Angeles VP of Business Development & Marketing discussing Hollywood costumes and props on display.

Hundreds of historical Hollywood props, costumes hit the auction block

A graphic shows the depth of a submersible and the wreck of the Titanic

The science that put the Titan submersible at risk of implosion

President Joe Biden speaks in Palo Alto, California.

President Biden announces $600 million in climate investments

Conservative groups and LGBTQ+ rights supporters protest  outside a school board meeting.

Multiple arrests at school board meeting over Pride Month

Credit cards

US credit card debt nears $1 trillion

Child uses smartphone

White House takes new steps for kids' mental health and online safety

Water flows along a canal.

3 Western states have agreed to cut water consumption

Brittney Griner on the basketball court

Brittney Griner starts a new season with a new spotlight on the WNBA

Flowers bloom in a field.

California's wet winter fueled flowers, but will also fuel wildfires

A traveler inserts her ID card while using the Transportation Security Administration's new facial recognition technology.

TSA testing facial recognition technology, prompting privacy concerns

Jimmie Allen arrives at the American Music Awards.

Country singer Jimmie Allen sued for sexual assault by former manager