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2010's Newsies who Tweet

Numbers don’t lie. But in television news, it’s how you twist them that matters. When every station claims to be #1 in the Nielsen...
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Ch12 to kill afternoon newscast; Tram Mai, Fay Fredricks swap shifts.

First KPNX (Channel 12) ditched the name of its early evening newscast; now it's ditching the whole show. The "12News Evening Edition at 4:30...
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Gina Maravilla returns to TV

Gina Maravilla prepares traffic maps “Don’t laugh at me but I’ve become a total traffic geek!” Gina Maravilla gives a...
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Another 3TV'er returns to TV

Sometimes, Amanda Jahn doesn’t even bother putting on make-up for her new job in broadcasting. While that thought gives most female...
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Brad Perry's Lucky Break

Exclusive! Brad Perry has landed a new TV gig. The former KTVK (Channel 3) weather forecaster will host an American Idol-esque show airing Saturday...
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Channel 15's Amber alert: comings and goings

Fresh faces, familiar faces and missing faces for KNXV (Channel 15). First up, the missing. It's probably the station's most-asked question for the...
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Kaley O'Kelley moves to KTVK

Dialing down: Kaley O'Kelley will leave her job forecasting weather for KNXV (Channel 15) and move to KTVK (Channel 3) beginning September 14. O...
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Helicopter crash - spirits soar

What follows here is a continuation of an earlier story.. republished (and slightly adapted) at readers' and the Cox family request. Please leave...
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Helicopter crash - moment of impact

What follows below is a true story I have personally told to only a few. Originally written for a blog I maintained as a producer at KTVK, this ...
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Chopper crash animations too graphic?

No more imagining what the July 27, 2007 television news helicopter crash might have looked like. Animated versions of the Phoenix tragedy are...
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