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KTLA’s morning news team (from l.): Mark Kriski, Jessica Holmes, Frank Buckley and Sam Rubin.
Local News Close-Up: L.A. News Battle Begins Before Sunrise

By Michael Malone Published

Stations use all available dayparts, platforms to connect with Angelenos

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Ken Kolker is a key figure in WOOD's Target 8 investigative team.
Local News Close-Up: Grand Rapids Leader Stays Hot, Knock on WOOD

By Michael Malone Published

Three cities, two ABC affiliates in multi-hyphenated market

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Vanessa Ruffes and Colin Mayfield anchor WCNC's 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts.
Local News Close-Up: News Battle Royale in Queen City of Charlotte

By Michael Malone Published

WSOC still rules news in North Carolina’s largest market, but ratings race is getting tighter

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Maria Stephanos and Ed Harding cover the Boston Marathon for Hearst TV's pace-setting WCVB Boston.
Local News Close-Up: Better Things Are Bruin in Boston

By Michael Malone Published

Patriots don’t look like world-beaters anymore, but WCVB still does

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WFAA's late news crew includes (from l.): chief meteorologist Pete Delkus, anchors Chris Lawrence and Cynthia Izaguirre, and sports anchor Joe Trahan.
Local News Close-Up: North Texas Stations Cowboy Up

By Michael Malone Published

Ratings race is competitive and Dallas-Fort Worth residents hope Dak and the boys are, too

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Tom Wills arrived at WJXT in 1975, and anchors the independent station's leading newscasts.
Local News Close-Up: Jacksonville Is Hot, and We’re Not Talking Weather

By Michael Malone Published

Florida market’s WJXT is the rare independent station that rules ratings

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WLS Chicago anchors Terrell Brown and Tanja Babich
Local News Close-Up: Chicago Is the City of Big Stories

By Michael Malone Published

Second City offers weather, crime and news from market’s many distinct neighborhoods

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Gillian Brooks reporting for WBRC Fox 6 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Local News Close-Up: Birmingham Stations Make a Little Magic

By Michael Malone Published

WBRC sings a familiar tune in the heart of Alabama

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NewsChannel 5 meteorologist Lelan Statom offers WTVF viewers the weather in Nashville.
Local News Close-Up: Nashville Newsrooms Catch Their Breath

By Michael Malone Published

Relentless rash of breaking news in Tennessee boomtown

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WRC Washington new set
Local News Close-Up: Capital Improvements in D.C.

By Michael Malone Published

Washington stations cover Commanders sale, along with the usual blockbuster Beltway news

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