KDSM Launches Primetime News

KDSM Des Moines debuts a 9 p.m. news on Tuesday, Sept. 2. Produced by WHO, the hour-long newscast will be anchored by longtime weekend face Lynn Melling, along with meteorologist Ed Wilson and sports guy Keith Murphy. It’ll be a half-hour show on weekends.

WHO Regional V.P./GM Dale Woods called it "a tremendous new opportunity to service central Iowa viewers."

Adds KDSM General Manager Mike Wilson: “With the Channel 13 news team and resources we will be able to bring Central Iowa great coverage and more in-depth stories of local community news, sports and weather.”

Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.