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In this week’s news I didn’t write up for one reason or another, we see a couple of political stories where a local journalist asks the hard questions and a longtime Tampa journalist dies after a battle with Parkinson’s.
Let’s do the thing:
Will Jones, a reporter with Michigan’s Local News 4, asked VP candidate J.D. Vance about Donald Trump’s ploy to overturn the 2020 election, which included the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, a question he didn’t answer when asked by Democratic candidate Tim Walz during this week’s debate.
“I spoke with some election officials last week about their concern with people who are trying to undermine our elections,” Jones said. “Why did you not answer the question last night during the debate about who won the 2020 presidential election?” Click here to read the story.
KERA reporter Caroline Love has spent much of the past year reporting on politics and elections. She recently looked at a concerted effort to remove thousands of Texans from voter rolls. And that led to a surprising discovery. Read about it here.
Mike Valente, who joined WTAE as a general assignment reporter in September 2022, posted to X/Twitter that his last day at the station was Monday. Read more here.
Caroline Fletcher was promoted to the News 12 KXII Sherman evening newscast co-anchor position in August 2024. Click here to see what Mike McGuff had to say.
More political news: A local Fox reporter in Michigan was treated to a round of boos for asking Sen. JD Vance whether his running mate’s rhetoric is too “aggressive.” Click here to read about it.
Maddie Kirker has joined Spectrum News 1 Texas as a morning meteorologist as of September 2024. Click here for the story.
Tom Curran, (pictured) who spent many years anchoring Good Day Tampa Bay on FOX 13, died at the age of 70 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Click here for more.
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