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Murder Suspect Calls KOVR During Police Standoff

By Merrill Knox on Dec. 10, 2013 - 2:43 PM

A man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend, William Gardner III, made a phone call to Sacramento CBS O&O KOVR during a police standoff in Las Vegas. The station played clips from the Gardner’s conversation with reporter ...

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Ron Jones Named KOVR Morning Co-Anchor

By Merrill Knox on Oct. 18, 2013 - 5:17 PM

Ron Jones has been promoted to morning co-anchor at KOVR, the CBS owned station in Sacramento. He will co-anchor alongside Audrey Asistio and meteorologist Laura Skirde beginning October 21. “Ron has a fascinating background ...

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Air Canada: ‘Inappropriate Comments Were Made’ in Accidental Email to KOVR

By Merrill Knox on Oct. 14, 2013 - 9:20 AM

Air Canada has released a statement saying “inappropriate comments were made” about a customer’s lost dog in an accidental email to KOVR last week. The airline was questioned by KOVR reporter Maria Medina after L ...

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Air Canada Spokesman Accidentally Sends Dismissive Email About KOVR to KOVR

By Merrill Knox on Oct. 11, 2013 - 10:17 AM

A lesson for media professionals everywhere: always check your to/from fields. In response to an inquiry from KOVR this week, an Air Canada spokesperson accidentally sent the Sacramento CBS O&O a response dismissing their inqu ...

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Blaise Labbe Named ND at WOAI-KABB

By Merrill Knox on Jul. 18, 2013 - 2:16 PM

Blaise Labbe has been named news director at KABB and WOAI, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Fox and NBC affiliates in San Antonio, Broadcasting & Cable reports. News of Labbe’s hire was first reported on Rick GeversR ...

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KPRC Meteorologist Mary Lee Leaving Houston For the West Coast

By Merrill Knox on Jul. 18, 2013 - 10:36 AM

KPRC meteorologist Mary Lee is leaving the Houston NBC affiliate to be closer to her family on the West Coast. “Before I head back home, I want to thank you. Over these last three years, I have come to love Houston and all o ...

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Tom Bell Named News Director at KOVR

By Merrill Knox on Apr. 19, 2013 - 1:40 PM

Tom Bell has been named news director at KOVR, the CBS O&O in Sacramento. Bell moves to California from Texas, where he has been news director at WOAI in San Antonio since 2009. He is a former news director at KTVX in Salt Lak ...

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Audrey Asistio Joins KOVR as Morning Anchor

By Merrill Knox on Jan. 28, 2013 - 2:16 PM

Audrey Asistio is the new morning anchor at KOVR, the CBS O&O in Sacramento. Asistio, a Bay Area native, joins KOVR from KSEE in Fresno, where she has been a reporter and anchor for two years. She has previously worked at KHSL ...

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KOVR News Crew Helps Nab Shoplifting Suspect in Station Parking Lot

By Kevin Eck on Dec. 11, 2012 - 3:23 PM

An alert Mike Dello Stritto, assistant news director for Sacramento CBS owned station KOVR, along with a station photographer successfully corralled a suspected shoplifter trying to elude police. West Sacramento Police told KOVR t ...

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For WNBC’s Checky Beckford, a Memorable Debut

By Merrill Knox on Oct. 29, 2012 - 1:53 PM

WNBC‘s newest general assignment reporter, Checky Beckford, is having a memorable first day at the New York City NBC O&O. Beckford made her debut this morning, reporting live on Hurricane Sandy from Long Beach. Morning a ...

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