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Laura Lee Leaving KAAL After 13 Years

By Kevin Eck on Mar. 30, 2023 - 9:06 AM

The Rochester, Minn., ABC anchor announced the news on social media, saying that "sometimes, in life it's all about timing. And the time has come for a new adventure."

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ABC Affiliates | Anchors | Revolving Door

After 49 Years, Ross Becker Steps Down from TV News

By Kevin Eck on Aug. 19, 2021 - 11:04 AM

The KAAL anchor is "working on a project with two other longtime broadcast and digital professionals," he told TVSpy.

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ABC Affiliates | Revolving Door | TV Biz

KAAL Hires Former Detroit News Director as General Manager

By Kevin Eck on Aug. 12, 2021 - 9:26 AM

Lavelle was the news director at WXYZ in Detroit until December 2020.

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ABC Affiliates | Weather

Minnesota Meteorologist Fights Back Against Baby Bump Shamers

By Kevin Eck on Nov. 25, 2015 - 9:31 AM

"I will embrace my pregnancy and will gladly continue to visually offend those who disagree."

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ABC Affiliates | Anchors | Mornings | ShopTalk

KAAL Adds AM News Anchor

By Kevin Eck on Oct. 13, 2014 - 1:12 PM

Rachel Wick is joining Rochester, Minn. ABC affiliate KAAL as a morning news anchor. Wick was an anchor at Rochester NBC affiliate KTTC until 2011 when she stopped working in local TV after the birth of her first son. “My career ...

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Ericka Miller Joins KEYE From WXII

By Merrill Knox on Oct. 16, 2013 - 3:50 PM

Ericka Miller has joined Austin CBS affiliate KEYE as the weekend anchor, Houston media blogger Mike McGuff reports. Miller most recently worked at WXII, the NBC affiliate in Winston-Salem, as a weekend news and sports anchor. She ...

ABC Affiliates | ShopTalk

Anchor Thanks Viewers for Support After Husband’s Motorcycle Accident

By Kevin Eck on Jun. 11, 2013 - 10:25 AM

Laura Lee, (pictured right) anchor for Rochester, MN, ABC affiliate KAAL, gave viewers a heartfelt “thank you” after returning to air following her husband’s motorcycle accident. “These last three weeks hav ...

CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk

KGAN Reports on Former News Director’s Continued Investigation into Disappearance of Local Anchor

By Andrew Gauthier on Feb. 17, 2012 - 2:22 PM

Cedar Rapids CBS-affiliate KGAN recently reported on some renewed interest in the disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit, who began her broadcasting career with the station. Huisentruit disappeared in 1995, a short time before she was ...

ShopTalk | Top 10 | Weather

Meteorologist Steve Sosna Says Goodbye to KAAL, Hello to WNBC

By Andrew Gauthier on Oct. 21, 2011 - 4:20 PM

Meteorologist Steve Sosna said goodbye to KAAL today after three years with the Rochester, MN ABC-affiliate. According to the station, he has accepted a position with WNBC. “Well this is it my friends, it’s time to h ...

Anchors | ShopTalk

Former KAAL Anchor Beth Bednar Writes Book about Disappearance of Jodi Huisentruit

By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 15, 2011 - 11:36 AM

Longtime KAAL anchor Beth Bednar has written a new book about a former colleague of her’s, KIMT anchor Jodi Huisentruit, who disappeared in 1995. “This case still haunts the entire TV industry as well as her family and fri ...

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