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L.A. Anchors Bring Authenticity to Jake Gyllenhaal Crime Film

By Mark Joyella on Oct. 1, 2014 - 8:47 AM

If you want to make a movie about Los Angeles and news, you could do a lot worse than having Pat Harvey and Kent Shocknek showing you exactly how it’s done. Shocknek, who just retired from KCBS–KCAL, and Harvey, who ha ...

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KCAL-KCBS Anchor Kent Shocknek Says Goodbye, Stars in Short Film

By Kevin Eck on Sep. 29, 2014 - 3:37 PM

Kent Shocknek signed off from CBS owned KCBS-KCAL Friday night. Shocknek worked in TV news for 36 years, 31 of those were in Los Angeles. Here’s his final goodbye: Today we find out he is starring in a short film. The nine m ...

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It’s Kent Shocknek’s Last Day At KCBS-KCAL

By Kevin Eck on Sep. 26, 2014 - 6:02 PM

Los Angeles CBS owned station KCBS-KCAL is saying goodbye to longtime anchor Kent Shocknek. The station put together a “Derek Jeter-esque” goodbye promo to let viewers know. On the website, they promised a send-off, &# ...

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L.A. City Council Honors Kent Shocknek

By Mark Joyella on Sep. 11, 2014 - 9:18 AM

The Los Angeles City Council took time this week to honor retiring KCBS/KCAL anchor Kent Shocknek, who announced earlier this month he would step down at the end of the month. L.A. council member Bernard C. Parks presented the hon ...

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Kent Shocknek Announces Retirement After 36 Years

By Kevin Eck on Aug. 4, 2014 - 3:24 PM

After more than 36 years in TV news, KCBS-KCAL anchor Kent Shocknek has announced his retirement from the Los Angeles CBS owned stations. Shocknek joined KCBS in 2001. He started anchoring the 10:00 p.m. show on KCAL in 2013. “F ...

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Anchor David Gonzales Out at KCAL in LA

By Merrill Knox on Dec. 11, 2012 - 4:46 PM

David Gonzales has parted ways with KCAL, the CBS-owned independent station in Los Angeles, a station spokesperson has confirmed to TVSpy. Gonzales anchored the station’s noon and 2 p.m. newscasts alongside Sandra Mitchell. ...

Los Angeles Stations Go Live for Endeavour Arrival

By Merrill Knox on Sep. 21, 2012 - 5:52 PM

As the space shuttle Endeavour made its final flight around Los Angeles Friday afternoon, every major station in the region was carrying live coverage of its arrival. KNBC anchors Michael Brownlee and Kathy Vara began anchoring co ...

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LA Stations Scramble to Cover Schwarzenegger Bombshell This Morning

By Andrew Gauthier on May. 17, 2011 - 1:13 PM

This morning KTLA reporter Eric Spillman was stationed outside of a Brentwood coffee shop that Arnold Schwarzenegger frequents, hoping to run into the former governor as local news outlets scrambled to cover his surprise admission ...

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