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KENT SHOCKNEK JOINS KCBS/2
Veteran Southern California broadcaster Kent Shocknek joins KCBS/2
Thursday, April 26 as anchor of the station's 5 a.m. newscast. He
anchored the morning news for years on KNBC/4 with Kathy Vara, who earlier
this year moved over to KABC/7.

ANCHOR CHANGES AT KCBS/2
KCBS-TV, Channel 2, is making more changes for the fall.

Ann Martin will move to the noon half-hour newscast
"Woman 2 Woman" with Catherine Anaya. She will co-anchor with veteran reporter Mark Coogan at 5 p.m. At 6 p.m. and 11 p.m., it will be Gretchen Carr and Jonathan Elias.

The noon half-hour newscast will disappear Sept. 1 or Sept. 4, with "Woman 2 Woman" debuting Tuesday, Sept. 5. Kelly Lange is expected to be part of the new noon show. No word yet on the fate of morning co-anchor John Overall, a former anchor and reporter at Orange County News channel.

"Judge Judy" debuts at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 28.

Kelly Lange: Former TV Anchorwoman
Sexy, Smart, Funny On New Program

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