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Michael Malone

Local News Close-Up: L.A. News Battle Begins Before Sunrise

KTLA’s morning news team (from l.): Mark Kriski, Jessica Holmes, Frank Buckley and Sam Rubin.

Mornings are a massive priority in the Los Angeles TV scene. In January, KCAL launched a 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. monster block, matching the hours KTTV is live on weekday mornings. KTLA does them one better, or perhaps two, with the 4-11 a.m. block and local news continuing until 2 p.m. 

The 2 p.m. slot has Off the Clock, which Janene Drafs, KTLA VP and general manager, called “a localized version of The View.” Then it’s local news from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. 

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