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/ 12.08.2010 12:00AM
KARE-TV Launches 11 a.m. Weekday Newscast
MINNEAPOLIS and ST. PAUL, MINN.: KARE-TV
said this week it will move its mid-day newscast to 11 a.m. The Gannett-owned
NBC affiliate will start doing 60 minutes of local news on weekdays at the
pre-lunch hour in the new year.
“‘KARE 11 Today’ will. . . be a blend of
daily news and lifestyle segments, with online and social media interaction during
the program,” the station’s announcement said. The program will immediately
follow NBC’s fourth hour of the “Today Show.”
The new show replaces “Showcase Minnesota,” which has aired at 10 a.m. weekdays
for the past four-and-a-half years. The new program debuts on Jan. 10, 2011. It
will be anchored by Diana Pierce and Pat Evans, who also anchor “KARE 11 News @4,”
Monday through Friday. The station also does news at 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.
weekdays, and on weekends from 5 to 7 p.m. and at 10 p.m.
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Broadcasters File Suit Against FCC’s Political File Rules
“The FCC decision to put the political files online will bring broadcasters into the 21st century, and will make already public information more easily accessible to everyone.” Free Press Senior Policy Counsel Corie Wright.