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KTLA Hires Five, Including Courtney Friel and Jillian Barberie - Posted April 30, 2013
KTLA news director Jason Ball has announced five new hires, ... [TVSpy]

KTTV Anchor Mistakes Basketball for Hockey - Posted April 5, 2013
Time was a Southern California sports anchor could be forgiven for making a flub while reporting about professional men's ice hockey. But since the Los Angeles Kings won the Stanley Cup in 2012, the bar has been set much higher. And while some ... [TVSpy]

KTTV, KCBS to Share Chopper in Los Angeles - Posted March 15, 2013
Fox-owned KTTV is entering into a helicopter sharing agreement in Los Angeles with CBS-owned KCBS-KCAL. The partnership, which officially begins Monday afternoon, is a pooling agreement on a ... [TVSpy]

Ramona Schindelheim Named Managing Editor at KTTV - Posted March 15, 2013
KTTV has hired a new managing editor. Ramona Schindelheim will start at the Los Angeles Fox O&O later this month. It is a return to KTTV for Schindelheim, who worked as a producer a... [TVSpy]

Buglary Suspects Lead Cops on High-Speed Chase in Los Angeles - Posted March 1, 2013
Los Angeles police chased a car with three buglary suspects through downtown Los Angeles today during the 12pmET hour. The chase was covered on the noon newscasts of NBC-owned KNBC and Fox-owned ... [TVSpy]

Pope Benedict XVI Bids Farewell to the Vatican - Posted February 28, 2013
Shortly after 11amET/8amPT, Benedict XVI departed the Vatican for the last time as Pope. Local stations in the top five markets broadcast special coverage of his departure and flight to Castel Gandolfo, the Vatican's vacation retreat. ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadel... [TVSpy]

Carter Evans Named CBS News Correspondent - Posted February 27, 2013
Carter Evans has been named a Los Angeles-based correspondent at CBS News, TVNewser reports. Evans has been work... [TVSpy]

Courtney Friel Out at KTTV in Los Angeles - Posted February 15, 2013
Entertainment reporter Courtney Friel is leaving KTTV, the Fox O&O in Los Angeles. A station spokesperson told TVSpy that Friel's contract was not renewed. Friel ... [TVSpy]

Dorner Standoff Leads to Ratings Spike For LA Stations - Posted February 14, 2013
Tuesday's coverage Christopher Dorner standoff and shootout gave stations in Los Angeles a big ratings boost for February sweeps. Local stations at least doubled their usual viewership, ... [TVSpy]

LA Stations Pivot From Dorner Coverage to State of the Union - Posted February 12, 2013
Despite breaking news in their backyard, local stations in Los Angeles pivoted away from coverage of the Christopher Dorner manhunt to broadcast President Barack Obama's State of the Union address Tuesday evening. CBS O&O ... [TVSpy]

FOX Television Stations Commit to 'TMZ Live' - Posted December 14, 2012
FOX Television Stations has announced "TMZ Live," a one hour show that takes viewers inside the TMZ newsroom, will now air on all of its FOX stations. FOX has been slowly adding the show to its station group since March 2012. After a test run in the Los Angeles market on... [TVSpy]

Maria Sansone Named Morning Co-Anchor at KTTV - Posted September 27, 2012
Maria Sansone has been named co-anchor of "Good Day LA," the morning newscast on Los Angeles Fox O&O KTTV. Sansone moves to Los Angeles from New York City, where she was most recently a f... [TVSpy]

LA Stations Pool Resources for Carmageddon II - Posted September 27, 2012
Los Angeles is gearing up for another "Carmageddon," a weekend closure of a 10-mile strech of the 405 Freeway. One of the major complaints during the last Carmageddon weekend was the helicopter... [TVSpy]

Los Angeles Stations Go Live for Endeavour Arrival - Posted September 21, 2012
As the space shuttle Endeavour made its final flight around Los Angeles this afternoon, every major station in the region was carrying live coverage of its arrival. KNBC anchors Michael Brownlee and ... [TVSpy]

LA Stations Go Live as Bank Robbers Lead Police on High-Speed Chase - Posted September 12, 2012
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LA Anchor Blogs About Firing: 'He Said I Made His Eyes Bleed' - Posted September 6, 2012
Dorothy Lucey, former co-anchor of the KTTV morning show "Good Day LA", offers a surprisingly candid look at why she thinks she was let go from the Los Angeles FOX affiliate.... [TVSpy]

KCOP in Los Angeles Launching 7 p.m. Newscast - Posted September 5, 2012
KCOP, the Fox-owned MyNetworkTV affiliate in Los Angeles, is launching a 7 p.m. newscast next week. KCOP is operated as a duopoly with KTTV, the Fox O&O in Los Angeles. The half-hour... [TVSpy]

KTTV Demonstrates a New Way to Watch TV - Posted August 13, 2012
Fox Networks SVP for corporate development Erik Moren... [TVSpy]

Ex-KTTV Anchor Dorothy Lucey to Co-Host 'The Young Turks' on Current TV Tonight - Posted June 15, 2012
Dorothy Lucey, who was ousted from KTTV last month after 17 years at the ... [TVSpy]

VIDEO: Confused LA Anchor Calls Kings Goalie Jonathan Quick 'Jonathan Swift' - Posted June 6, 2012
Apparently lost in a pun, KTTV anchor Christine Devine referred to Los Angeles Kings goalie Jonathan Quick as "Jonathan Swift" during a recent newscast, while sett... [TVSpy]

Longtime KTTV News Director Jose Rios Retires - Posted June 1, 2012
A year after being appointed to a corporate job with the Fox station group, longtime KTTV news director ... [TVSpy]

VIDEO: Jillian Reynolds Offers Teary Apology to Longtime KTTV Co-Anchor Dorothy Lucey - Posted May 24, 2012
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Morning Anchor Dorothy Lucey Out at KTTV; Station to Hold On-Air Auditions For Her Replacement - Posted May 21, 2012
Changes are coming to the morning newscast at KTTV. Longtime entertainment reporter Dorothy Lucey is leaving the Los Angeles Fox O&O, and co-anchor ... [SocialTimes.com]

Morning Anchor Dorothy Lucey Out at KTTV; Station to Hold On-Air Auditions For Her Replacement - Posted May 21, 2012
Changes are coming to the morning newscast at KTTV. Longtime entertainment reporter Dorothy Lucey is leaving the Los Angeles Fox O&O, and co-anchor ... [TVSpy]

VIDEO: Narrating Hockey Highlights, LA Sports Anchor Refers to Puck as 'the Ball' - Posted May 21, 2012
Even though the Los Angeles Kings are in the NHL western conference finals, the team has apparently failed to win the full attention of the city's news stations. After KNBC mistook the Sacramento Kings of the NBA for the LA Kings las... [TVSpy]

KTTV Hires Two New Reporters - Posted March 5, 2012
Get ready for two brand new faces on KTTV Fox 11. Our friends at TV Spy noted Monday the network has hired reporters Araksya Karapetyan... [FishbowlLA]

Two Reporters Hired at KTTV in Los Angeles - Posted March 5, 2012
KTTV, the Fox O&O in Los Angeles, has hired two new reporters: Araksya Karapetyan (pictured) and J... [TVSpy]

KTTV Reporter Goes Skydiving on Live TV - Posted February 9, 2012
In a segment that looked very similar to a scene from the movie "Morning Glory," KTTV reporter Lauren Sanchez went skydiving during the station's morning show on Wednesday (video... [TVSpy]

Fox News Channel's Courtney Friel Joining KTTV - Posted November 22, 2011
Courtney Friel, an entertainment reporter at Fox News Channel, is joining KTTV in Los Angeles next month. ... [TVSpy]

Fox's Michael Jackson Doctor Trial App Tops iTunes - Posted September 28, 2011
Fox Television Stations' Michael Jackson Doctor Trial app, which was released Monday for iPhones, iPads and Android devices, ranked number one yesterday among paid apps on the Apple store. Content on the 99-cent smartphone app is... [TVSpy]

Former Fox News Channel Reporter Lauren Sivan Joins KTTV in Los Angeles - Posted September 23, 2011
Lauren Sivan, a former Fox News Channel reporter, has joined Fox owned-and-operated KTTV in Los Angeles as a reporter. Sivan was hired at FNC in 2008 as the breaking news overnight ancho... [TVSpy]

Lucy Noland Named Anchor of KNBC's 12 p.m. News - Posted September 12, 2011
Lucy Noland, who joined KNBC in July after four years at KHOU in Houston, will anchor the s... [TVSpy]

KTTV Names Jeff Michael Anchor of 5 p.m. Newscast - Posted September 7, 2011
KTTV's brand-new 5 p.m. newscast, slated to launch next Monday on the Fox owned-and-operated station in Los Angeles, officially has an anchor: veteran KTTV personality Jeff Michael (picture... [TVSpy]

WFXT Uses #BeatLA Hashtag To Win Twitter War Against KTTV - Posted September 6, 2011
As local stations continue to incorporate social media into their reporting, Boston's WFXT has found one surefire way to increase Twitter followers: a little healthy competition. "A few months ago, we noticed to were close to being listed on Lost Remote's list for ... [TVSpy]

Political Reporter John Schwada Cut Loose at KTTV After 15 Years - Posted August 15, 2011
Veteran political reporter John Schwada -- who was told last month by KTTV that his contract would not be renewed after 15 years -- had his last day at the station on Friday. In his honor, ... [TVSpy]

Kat Von D Storms Off Set of 'Good Day LA' - Posted July 27, 2011
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Brand-New KTTV News Director Announces Launch of 5 p.m. Newscast - Posted June 21, 2011
Kingsley Smith began his tenure as KTTV news director with a big announcement. On his first day with the station this week, Smith announced that the Fox O&O woul... [TVSpy]

Veteran California Anchor-Reporter Gaylen Young Dies Tragically - Posted April 22, 2011
Gaylen Young, a veteran anchor and business reporter who worked at KGET in Bakersfield, CA for over two decades, died in a car accident on Thursday in central Utah. Young spent most... [TVSpy]

KTTV News Director Jose Rios Tapped to Oversee Fox O&Os' Digital News Apps - Posted April 20, 2011
Jose Rios, who has been news director of Los Angeles Fox O&O KTTV since 1992, has been appointed to vice president of digital news applications for Fox Television Stations. "... [TVSpy]

KTTV Launching Dating Site...Strange But True - Posted December 18, 2008
KTTV will launch a new online dating service that plays off the name of one it's flagship L.A. shows, "GoodDateLA." The site, if you're conservative enough to apply started accepting profiles on Wednesday and prospective dates are expected in mid-January. We here at FBLA assume that it might be ... [FishbowlLA]

Breaking: Carlos Amezcua Is In, John Beard Is Out at KTTV - Posted September 4, 2007
Courtesy of Mike Schneider at Franklin Ave. (and Variety): Longtime KTLA Morning Sh... [FishbowlLA]