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VIDEO: Hooters Girls Join KTLA Morning Newscast - Posted May 10, 2012
KTLA invited a couple of Hooters girls to be a part of the station's morning newscast on Wednesday. Meteorologist Henry DiCarlo introduced the girls, who are set to compete in a local swimsuit competition, during the 6 o'clock hour, as anchors ... [TVSpy]

VIDEO: Anchor Shows Up Late for Morning Newscast - Posted May 4, 2012
KTLA began its morning show on Thursday without one of its anchors. Megan Henderson was conspicuously absent from the opening seconds of KTLA's 4:00 a.m. newscast, leading co-anchor ... [TVSpy]

KTLA Chopper Video: Texting Man Comes Face to Face with Bear - Posted April 10, 2012
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KTLA Captures Texting Man Crossing Paths With Bear - Posted April 10, 2012
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Tribune Reaches a New Deal with DirecTV - Posted April 4, 2012
A four-day blackout has come to an end as the Tribune Co. and DirecTV have reached a new deal on retransmission consent fees. For local DirecTV customers, this means the return of KTLA and CW ... [GalleyCat]

Tribune Reaches a New Deal with DirecTV - Posted April 4, 2012
A four-day blackout has come to an end as the Tribune Co. and DirecTV have reached a new deal on retransmission consent fees. For local DirecTV customers, this means the return of KTLA and CW ... [FishbowlLA]

After Technical Difficulties Hit Satellite Truck, KTLA Reporter Uses iPad to Cover iPad Event - Posted March 7, 2012
In San Francisco this morning to cover the unveiling of Apple's new iPad, KTLA reporter Rich DeMuro had to think fast when his crew encountered techincial difficulties wi... [TVSpy]

KTLA's Sam Rubin Calls Out KFI, John and Ken - Posted February 17, 2012
KTLA entertainment anchor Sam Rubin delivered a wonderful tw0-minute analysis of KFI's suspension of ... [FishbowlLA]

VIDEO: KTLA Hands Over Weather Forecast to Lingerie Models - Posted February 15, 2012
In a weather update that began as a Valentine's Day joke and ended as an advertisement for lingerie store Frederick's of Hollywood, KTLA invited two lingerie models on to do the weather Tuesday morning (video above). Dressed as cupid, AMS-certified meteorologist ... [TVSpy]

KTLA's Henry DiCarlo On Tantrum: 'It Wasn't A Pretty Sight For Me To Act Like That' - Posted December 23, 2011
Facing an onslaught of media coverage after Henry DiCarlo's "fit" went viral earlier this week, the KTLA meteorologist and his producer addressed his behavior on yesterday'... [SocialTimes.com]

VIDEO: KTLA Turns Audio Mishap Into Running Joke About The Station's Intern - Posted December 22, 2011
It started last Wednesday, when audio of KTLA reporter Rich Demuro asking an intern for a cup of coffee accidentally aired at the top of a report on cell phone bans. It was a common-enough mistake (remember ... [SocialTimes.com]

VIDEO: KTLA's Henry DiCarlo Throws A Fit When There's Not Enough Time For His Forecast - Posted December 21, 2011
Weather is clearly important to KTLA meteorologist Henry DiCarlo, so when something else cuts in to his allotted forecast time, he's probably going to be upset. "When you send a weatherman out to do the weather, but you're also sending him to do a stor... [TVSpy]

'Elmo Shirt Guy' Talks to KTLA About His Run-In with KRON's Stanley Roberts - Posted November 9, 2011
The young man known as "Elmo Shirt Guy" on YouTube went on KTLA this week to talk about his notorious run-in with KRON reporte... [TVSpy]

Jermaine Jackson Tells KTLA that Conrad Murray Looked 'Very Guilty' Following Michael's Death - Posted September 28, 2011
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LA Weathercasters Go Head-to-Head in Charity Battle - Posted July 22, 2011
Weathercasters, start your engines! Mark Kriski of KTLA and Dallas Raines of... [TVSpy]

Using the Infamous Shake Weight, KTLA Morning Team Proves It's Never Too Early for Sex Jokes - Posted May 9, 2011
In an apparent effort to rid the world of future ... [TVSpy]

Tony Cassara Named Young CEO - Posted April 28, 2011
Tony Cassara is the new CEO of Young Broadcasting. The company announced this week that Cassara, a current board member, would succeed longtime boss V... [TVSpy]

Morning Anchor Chris Burrous Transfers from New York to Los Angeles - Posted March 28, 2011
Anchor Chris Burrous, who joined New York's WPIX just last June, is switching coasts and joining KTLA. WPIX ... [TVSpy]

LAT In 90 Seconds - Posted September 17, 2008
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UPDATE: ERSNews.com: KTLA Axes 7, Hires 1 - Posted July 1, 2008
ERSNews.com is reporting that Sam Zell-owned KTLA laid off seven News Department employees ... [FishbowlLA]

ERSNews.com: Sam Zell Fires Vinnie Malcolm - Posted February 20, 2008
It's nice to know that someone watches KTLA enough to care about the minutiae of our local TV station. ... [FishbowlLA]

ERS: KTLA Gets Rose Parade Ratings Hit Post Edwards. Is Eubanks Next? - Posted January 8, 2008
ERSNews.com loves pretty flowers and old ladies. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. So it makes sense that they'd be up in arms over the ouster of Stephanie Edwards from the Rose Parade two years ago... [FishbowlLA]

LA Times/ KTLA Launch Fire Relief Fund, Perhaps to Compensate for KTLA's Lack of Coverage - Posted October 25, 2007
The Los Angeles Times Media Group today announced the establishment of the Los Angeles Times Family Fund/KTLA-5 Charities Fire Relief Campaign, a joint effort by the McCormick Tribune Foundation, The Times and KTLA. For every dollar donated, up to the first $500,000, the McCormick Tribune Foundation will donate an additional... [FishbowlLA]

KTLA Fingers Brad Grey for John McTiernan - Posted September 25, 2007
KTLA reports on director John McTiernan getting a four-month sentence on Monday for lying to an FBI agent about Anthony Pellicano. You know, this guy: Or do they mean ... [FishbowlLA]

ERSNews.com Flips LAT The Bird - Posted August 2, 2007
ERSNews.com mocks the LAT for its handling of the affair between Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Telemundo reporter Mirthala Salinas, taunting the paper of record for continuing to "to bring up the rear in reporting on this story." The fellas at ERS are making a name fo... [FishbowlLA]

KTLA Checks In, Asks About Mom - Posted May 2, 2007
We got the sweetest little reminder note in our in-box today from someone named NewsDog who was pimping the KTLA Web site's coverage of the Phil Spector trial. KTLA is carrying the Spector Trial gavel-to-gavel on their web site (ktla.com). News anchor Marta Waller... [FishbowlLA]

It's Spring, And Jeff Leeds Is On The Air - Posted March 27, 2007
Jeff Leeds' NYT article about how the album is falling out of favor has been the talk of music industry wonks, wonkettes and wannabes all week. But the LA-based journo's more interesting work isn't about the fate of music albums, but a glimpse into the fu... [FishbowlLA]

FBLA To LATimes.com: Start Hiring Video Gurus Now! - Posted January 25, 2007
FBLA hopes that the new web regime at the Los Angeles Times makes good use of the vast amount of talent here in the city. Arch-rival NYTimes.com is going to feature user-produced options around Valentine's Day for couples featured in the paper's ... [FishbowlLA]

Chellie Campbell Offers Financial Advice For Freelancers - Posted January 16, 2007
Who wouldn't take financial advice from a former musical comedy actress? Chellie Campbell, who has gone from hoofing it for a living to actually making money, now offers financial advice to people -- people who pay for her books and seminars. But she appeared for free on KTLA... [FishbowlLA]

LAT in 90 Seconds - Posted January 9, 2007
Rut-Ro. LAT Creeps Us Out: The one word you don't want to see next to a link for an obit? "Video." But we swallowed hard and clicked the link about the death of Iwao Takamoto, the creator of Scooby-Do... [FishbowlLA]