Fort Worth Station to Debut 4 p.m. Newscast

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KTVT(TV) Fort Worth, Texas, will add a new hour-long 4 p.m. newscast starting Jan. 5.

It will be anchored by Jody Dean, formerly of KDFW-TV Dallas, and Maria Arita, whose background mixes news with TV acting stints on Dallas, Walker, Texas Ranger and movie roles in Jailbirds and Universal Soldiers.

The hour newscast replaces syndicated fare Millionaire and Hollywood Squares. Squares is moving to 11 a.m., while Millionaire is moving off the station. It will now air at 12:37 a.m. and 3 p.m. on co-owned UPN affiliate KTXA(TV).

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.