Paris native Jackie Hays has announced her impending retirement as a television news anchor in Louisville, Ky., after 32 years in broadcasting. Contact reporter Krista Johnson atkjohnson3@gannett.com. Be Truthful. WHAS-TV went on the air . "This case may be the first time in broadcast history that a station fired an employee and then took that employee to court to keep her from working for a competing station," The Courier Journal reported in 1979. She replaces former GM Ken Selvaggi, who had been in his role for more than a decade. During 195859, WAVE-TV produced in its studios educational programs for Jefferson County Schoolsthe forerunner of WFPK-TV (channel 15, now WKPC-TV). 2023 www.courier-journal.com. Eventually, the Norton holdings became known as Orion Broadcasting, headquartered in Louisville with WAVE-AM-TV as the flagship station. Jackie Hays joins Hall of Fame - WAVE 3 News - Louisville, Kentucky. But"I don't think that she ever looked at that as she was a woman, but that she was a person who was good at her job, period," Gibbs said. In 1991, the station unveiled a new broadcast tower in Oldham County, KY. Costing $5 million and standing at 1,739 ft, the tower is the tallest structure in the state. The station shipped a canned newsreel of the event to NBC to broadcast nationally. The case was dismissed, with the court siding with Forsythe. This ended in 2009 when Raycom Sports, coincidentally a subsidiary of WAVE-TV's current owner, lost the rights to ESPN Regional Television at the end of the 200809 basketball season. pic.twitter.com/PrDr0YO5r3, 'I feel very blessed': Former WAVE3 anchor, meteorologist Lauren Jones announces new job. WAVE had been carried on Frankfort Plant Board's cable system in Frankfort, which is part of the Lexington market; cable providers in Frankfort have carried stations from both Lexington and Louisville for decades. On June 30, 2008, WAVE became the first television station in the Louisville market to begin broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition. He has worked with the area's best meteorologists: Tom Wills and John Belski, Kevin's mentor. Boel was an anchor at CBS-affilate WLKY for 20 years until he was fired in November 2010 following a DUI arrest. The station notably refers to its coverage area as "WAVE Country", echoing a popular jingle and image campaign that the station introduced in the early 1970s. The station shipped a canned newsreel to NBC for national broadcast. The starboard side of the copter displays a "Sky 11" decal (referencing WHAS-TV), while the port side carries the "Air 3" logo (referencing WAVE).[15]. It is so important that they get this shot, Morgan said. On July 9, 1990, WAVE debuted the first local 5:00 PM newscast. But its hard leaving something that you love.. WAVE-TV became part of Liberty's broadcast arm, Cosmos Broadcasting, while WAVE-AM was sold off. Hays, the daughter of Jack and . Taylor Durden, a WAVE 3 news anchor and reporter will join the relatively new Louisville-based communications firm as a content strategist later this month. Seemingly healthy people are dying, others are struggling to stay alive and long-haulers like me are lost in a sea of pain desperately trying not to drown. Localized flooding is possible.. Thunderstorms likely, especially this evening. My life has been turned upside down.". each comment to let us know of abusive posts. He anchored Emmy Award-winning severe weather coverage. Dawne Gee Anchor, reporter, host Dawne Gee is an anchor and reporter at WAVE News, and also hosts WAVE Country with Dawne Gee. Don't Threaten. According to her sister, Forsythe died of natural causes at her Louisville home just before her 72nd. The national coaxial cable did not reach Louisville until 1950, so prior to that, NBC programs were shown on film, as was national and foreign news. WAVE currently uses the Working for You slogan for promotion. Neurological issues such as torturous migraines, brain fog and memory problems are stumping doctors around the globe. Former chief meteorologist Tom Wills holds the record as the station's longest-tenured on-air personality, having been with WAVE from 1969 until his retirement in July 2009; Wills stated that he would serve as a fill-in whenever one of the station's meteorologists was on vacation, and announced that he was considering a return to the University of Louisville to teach meteorology as he did for several years. His family and co-workers were the guests. Started as. Three years later, in 1962, channel 3 became the first station in the region to transmit live, locally produced programming in color. Obviously its a daily challenge but were optimistic hes put it behind him., Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, One Year After DUI Arrest, Former WLKY Anchor John Boel Joins Rival Station WAVE, An error has occurred, please try again later. We'd love to hear eyewitness WEAR, ABC 3 is the ABC affiliate for Northwest Florida and South Alabama that provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, notices of events and items of . The station has been a primary NBC affiliate since its debut, owing to its sister radio station's longtime affiliation with the NBC Red Network; however, it also initially carried secondary affiliations with ABC, CBS and the DuMont Television Network. Once a week, youll receive stories and insights from the Norton Healthcare family, right in your e-mail inbox. Mark Miller, the weekend sports anchor for many years at WPSD left to do sports for FOX 27 and KOLR 10 in Springfield, Missouri. Former sports anchor Bob Domine, whos also a Vietnam veteran and stroke survivor, is getting back out there and rolling up his sleeve to get the COVID vaccine. WAVE 3 News anchor Shannon Cogan shared an update regarding his surgery on February 8, 2023. Enjoy your retirement Jackie. Owned by Branson Visitors TV; Gray holds a 50.1% interest in this company. With WAVE-TV-AM serving as the flagship station, Orion greatly expanded its news, weather, editorials, agricultural programs, and documentaries. In 2014, after the University of Louisville joined the Atlantic Coast Conference, WAVE and WHAS-TV began sharing Raycom Sports' ACC Network package until its discontinuation in 2019.[16]. My before and after look much different, but one thing that hasnt changed is my overwhelming sense of responsibility to get it right. When news of the coronavirus first started trickling in more than a year ago, I felt such an overwhelming sense of responsibility to get it right. In March 2011, WAVE and WHAS-TV began sharing a news helicopter supplied by St. Louis-based Helicopters Inc., through a Local News Service agreement, allowing the two stations to share news video, especially during breaking news events, while also partitioning time for individual use of the chopper. that is degrading to another person. Former WHAS TV & WAVE TV anchor Melissa Forsythe has died. I did everything I was supposed to do, but COVID-19 didnt care. Harned began his career at WAVE 3 in June 1998. Jackie Hays retired from WAVE in 2009 and was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in 2011. As a healthy naive woman, I never thought it could happen to me. Its a vicious cycle that millions are trying to survive each and every day. Mark and his wife have one son. Former Louisville news anchor Melissa Forsythe dies, Precautionary boil advisory issued for water customers in east Jefferson County, Police: Woman accused of buying nearly $9K in clothes with stolen credit card, WAVE Weather Now Syncbak Channel Embed for PBE Page, Christina Applegate attends last awards show as an actress, 15-year-old shot, killed in Smoketown neighborhood identified, LMPD: Man in hospital after shooting in St. Denis nieghborhood, Man in hospital after shooting in Russell neighborhood. ", "You have been my heartbeat for the last 10 years," Jones said. Furious parents say Kentucky middle school body-shamed girls wearing leggings, $500 a month and no strings attached. As of 2008, Chief Meteorologist Tom Wills holds the record as the station's longest-tenured on-air personality, having forecast the weather at WAVE since 1969. Anchors Katie Collett Madison Pearman Bianca Holman Aesia Toliver Stephanie Hudson Regina Mobley Marielena Balouris Tom Schaad Amy Avery Jon Dowding Kiahnna Patterson Reporters Andy Fox Brett. (incidently, this is the same station that former WPSD news anchor, Polly Van Doren(Orr) is the news director). WAVE presently broadcasts 51 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}8+12 hours each weekday, four hours on Saturdays and 4+12 hours on Sundays); in addition, the station produces two live call-in discussion programs each weekday, Listens Live at noon (following WAVE News Midday) and WAVE Country with Dawne Gee at 2 p.m. (before WAVE News at 3:00 p.m.). The coronavirus crept into our community, and destroyed countless lives. WLKY is Louisville's top source for Live. This award is given to people and organizations that have won the "Best of Louisville" award more than 10 times. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. Support strong local journalism in our community bysubscribing to The Courier Journaltoday. Story by: Lauren Jones on April 15, 2021. Story by: Lauren Jones on April 15, 2021 On December 20, 2017, the Frankfort Plant Board announced that it would drop WAVE and competitor WHAS on January 1, 2018 in order to curb rising retransmission consent costs that were being passed on to its customers. Matt Lauer, formerly of NBC News Today. Over the years, the Nortons acquired three other television stations and two other radio stations, including WFRV-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin (and semi-satellite WJMN-TV in Marquette, Michigan); WMT-AM-FM-TV in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and WFIE in Evansville, Indiana. "I was always very proud of her," Gibbs said. Natasha Collins Arrested Louisville Ky . 72. Louisville, KY 40202. Anchor since: 1965 to 1968 (beginning at age 26), then "World News Tonight" in 1978 (became sole anchor in 1983). Kevin Harned is an American meteorologist who serves at WAVE 3 News as the Chief meteorologist. The meteorologist was first married to his beautiful wife, Carrie Harned, a morning news anchor at Wave 3 News. Marty Gonzalez - host/reporter/producer (1980-1987; now at KRON as weekend morning anchor in San Francisco) David Gregory (now moderator of Meet the Press) Kristine Hanson - sports anchor/weather anchor/entertainment reporter (1980s; former Playboy Playmate) Ethan Harp - reporter (2000-2003; later at KNTV in San Jose/San Francisco, now . He is 46 years old as of 2022. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, There is an army of long-haulers out there with far more grit and determination than I have, staring this monster down and ready to fight. DuMont (1948-1955)[1] During her seven years with WAVE, Forsythe moved from field reporting onto the anchor desk. As Business First previously reported . In fact, that very jingle served as the image campaign of the Al Ham-composed news music package "Home Country. Dominic anchored Channel 3's main newscasts at 6, 7 and 11 p.m. from 1965-1972. Its tested my physical and mental health to an unimaginable degree, that most days I feel like a skeleton of who I once was, like a stranger living in my own body. Im in it for the long haul, but now as a long-hauler. It is the only commercial station in Louisville that has never changed its affiliation.[2]. Reach reporterMary Ramsey atmramsey@gannett.com, and follow her on Twitter@mcolleen1996. The telecast was the first use of a Zoomar Lens in a television sports broadcast. WAVE discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 3, on June 12, 2009, the . Another local who did well and we should be proud! I followed the rules, I memorized the playbook to a T, and when it was game time, I grabbed my mask and hand sanitizer, and was ready to go. He's not the only former Louisville-area personality to return to the region via Spectrum former WHAS meteorologist Kristin Walls joined the station's morning show in August. Hays co-anchors the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts on WAVE. Now Im going to take some time off, smell the roses and look for something fun to do, she said. Their digital transmitter and antenna (over the air channel 47) are co-located with the digital antenna and transmitter of WLKY near Floyds Knobs in New Albany, Indiana. "Today was my second day of a new adventure in a familiar city! Every day is a struggle to be the loving wife and mother I was before the darkness set in. In 2016, the 7 and 7:30p.m. newscasts began simulcasting live on Bounce 3.2. Nicole Lapin, CNN, CNN Pipeline, HLN. As an Army pilot who flew during Vietnam, Domine had no hesitation pulling into the VAs mobile clinic. Meteorologist John Belski, who left the station in September 2010, received numerous awards during his 20+ years at WAVE, including being named named "Best Of Louisville" by the readers of Louisville Magazine for a number of years and was named "Best of Kentucky" by the readers of Kentucky Monthly magazine. Jones, who'd been with the Louisville-area NBC. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. Orion merged with Liberty Corporation in 1981. The WAVE 3 meteorologist joined the University of Purdue in 1994, a public land-grant research university in West Lafayette, Indiana, where he with a degree in meteorology in 1998. The southern Indiana native was first woman to anchor at WAVE. On December 28, 2020, the FPB Board of Directors voted to approve a retransmission consent agreement with Gray Television negotiated by the National Cable Television Cooperative for WAVE and in-market CBS affiliate WKYT, bringing the NBC affiliate back starting in January 2021. morning show at WKYC Studios in Cleveland, Ohio. Williams returns to Louisville after about four years as Indiana Statehouse bureau chief for WISH-TV in Indianapolis. Hays, the daughter of Jack and Betty Hays of Paris, is a 1975 Henry County High School graduate and is a Murray State University graduate. For more than 130 years, Norton Healthcares faith heritage has guided its mission to provide quality health care to all those it serves. Today, we update you on people and places from the recent past and decades ago. Morgan was thrilled to administer not only Domines shot, but one to her own father, Donald Kadetz, another Army veteran with pre-existing conditions. [21] WAVE and WHAS were dropped in January 2018 from the SCRTC's systems in Barren, Hart, Metcalfe and Monroe Counties due to local NBC affiliate WNKY (and in Monroe County's case, WSMV-TV) claiming market exclusivity. [20] After the three year hiatus, WAVE officially returned to its former channel slots on 3 and 503 on January 12, 2021. Use the 'Report' link on Cogan said, "Watching him anchor the news, you likely don't notice the pain he is in every single minute because he hides it so well. WAVE-TV lost CBS in 1950 when WHAS-TV signed on, and lost DuMont programming in 1956 when that network folded, but shared ABC with WHAS-TV until 1961 (when WLKY-TV signed on). You have permission to edit this article. On weekends, the station presents an additional two hours of news. Jones is married to WDRB meteorologist Jude Redfield and previously worked for WLKY. Harned has an estimated net worth ranging from $300,000 to $770,000 as of 2022. Wave 3 News Anchor Arrested. Heather Childers . Boel was an anchor at CBS-affilate WLKY for 20 years until he was fired in. Raised in Southern Indiana, Forsythe started her broadcast career in Louisville in 1972, eventually becoming the first woman anchor at WAVE. Ive been talking about retirement for the last two contracts and Im very excited, Hays told The Courier-Journal newspaper. A graduate of Indiana University, Forsythe began her career at WAVE as a reporter in 1972. WAVE (channel 3) is a television station in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, affiliated with NBC and owned by Gray Television. Let's take a look back at TV broadcasters over the years and see how they have changed. A long-hauler is someone who exhibits symptoms of COVID-19 months after being diagnosed, but is no longer contagious. Kathleen and Josh Ninke joining WAVE 3 Louisville, Kentucky Kathleen and Josh Ninke, the married KBTX News3 Bryan-College Station morning anchor team, are leaving for Gray owned sister-station WAVE 3 Louisville, Kentucky. Harned is a graduate of Purdue University. Here, former local television news anchors Jerry Slabe and Marta Carreira-Slabe. Danielle Wiggins anchors the 4:30 a.m. half hour and the Saturday edition of the GO! After COVID-19, my spirit was shattered, my smile was gone, and so was my job. "Despite my best efforts to stay, I will not be continuing my journey with WAVE3 News. He has also worked at TV news stations in Florida, North Carolina and Texas. In a tearful video posted to social media Sunday, longtime WAVE3 anchor and meteorologist Lauren Jones announced she's leaving the station. That move provided short-term help in accounting but the station's prestige and ratings glory soon slid away. Louisville launches guaranteed income program. It currently operates its digital signal on digital channel 3 (UHF 47). Danielle Wiggins, 3News Anchor & Reporter. Her at-home death was announced in a tweet by Proffitt. It was a job I treasured for the past decade. The weatherwoman recently chronicled her experience testing positive for COVID-19 more than a hundred days ago. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The television news reporter who made history as Louisvilles first woman reporter has died. It continued to finish second at 11 pm. The station also dropped the "3" from its branding to become simply, "WAVE. The Garden, facing on Broadway, is a small park with water and greenery, now dedicated to the late George Norton. WAVE is the only one of two stations that broadcast at least some portion of their newscasts in HD; footage shot in-studio is broadcast in high definition, while all news video from on-remote locations is broadcast in standard definition. Hall of Fame jockey Pat Day and other horse racing notables also attended the event, which was emceed by Jackie Hays, former WAVE 3 news anchor. WAVE referred to its coverage area as WAVE Country in the past, echoing a popular jingle and image campaign the station launched in the early 1970s. Megyn Marie Kelly was born in 1970. The station honored him by having a special two-hour edition of its local talk show "WAVE 3 Listens Live". Brown had been on the air in Las Vegas for nearly 30 years and was a 2009 inductee into . Mr. Keeler made some intemperate remarks concerning Ms. Forsythe's future, the substance of which was that while male news announcers achieve greater credibility with age, female news anchors tend to lose credibility with age. WAVE also carries This TV on digital subchannel 3.2. Jim Lehrer (deceased), The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer ( PBS) Don Lemon, CNN. accounts, the history behind an article. The station's digital signal remained on its pre-transition UHF channel 47. Domine said getting to be with his children and seven grandchildren and with the family of his fianc Melanie once again, means everything. This year's recipients are WAVE 3 news anchor Dawne Gee and former Louisville basketball star Junior Bridgeman. Wbre Tv Staff .. 2 days ago Robin Roberts, ABC's "Good Morning America" Co-Anchor - Show Air Dates: July 19 - July 23, 2021; LeVar Burton, Actor & Former Host Fox News has parted ways with a host who dismayed fellow staffers when she came to work while visibly sick in the early days of the coronavirus crisis. Reception may vary by location and some stations may only be viewable with. She stayed at WHAS11 until 1991. Change. Every long-hauler, and health care worker alike, are searching for answers, but are met with I dont know time and time again. Precautionary boil advisory issued for water customers in east Jefferson County, Police: Woman accused of buying nearly $9K in clothes with stolen credit card, WAVE Weather Now Syncbak Channel Embed for PBE Page, Christina Applegate attends last awards show as an actress, 15-year-old shot, killed in Smoketown neighborhood identified, Several Ky. organizations working to help with Medicaid reimbursements, Eli Lilly announces insulin cap at $35 a month, UofL Health ENT Surgeon gives tips on how to lessen impacts of allergy season. Becoming the city's first female reporter who worked at two of its major stations, Forsythe had an enormous following and top journalism skills, Proffitt said. She announced her retirement last week. In 1953, WAVE-TV moved to channel 3 due to interference from WLWT in Cincinnati and was beginning to outgrow its first studio at 334 E. Broadway (the current home for Metro United Way). It's heartbreaking for me, but I wanted you all to hear it from me," she said. Please disable your ad blocker, whitelist our site, or purchase a subscription. 6 talking about this. [4] This increased WAVE-TV's coverage by 66%. Thunderstorms likely, especially this evening. Wave 3 News Anchor Arrested 331K likes. All rights reserved. This sale was completed January 31, 2006. I am so happy to tell you that I have started a new job as an anchor/reporter for Spectrum News 1 in Louisville, Kentucky! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The darkness and I, we have become one and the same since Nov. 13, 2020. Olivia is originally from Louisville, Ky. She graduated . In between two stints at WAVE, she also worked in Philadelphia, the nations fourth-largest TV market, for a time in the mid-1980s. The two men went right after each other in the clinic line. By Merrill Knoxon Dec. 20, 2011 - 10:32 AM. Even with the mask on, its a face many folks still recognize and hes still driving a bright yellow Mustang, with a plate that reads, Domine Does it.. Shannon Cogan Age | Birthday He joined the station in June 1998 and has worked there for more than ten years. Hays and co-anchor Don Schroeder were voted "Best TV News Anchor Team" and the station itself was chosen as "Best Source for Local News" by readers of Louisville Magazine. WAVE began broadcasting on November 24, 1948, originally on channel 5 using 24,100 watts of power. 2023 www.courier-journal.com. Megyn Kelly says "I will be leaving Fox News" on youtube. This is sad. Now, former sports anchor Bob Domine, whos also a Vietnam veteran and a stroke survivor, is getting back out there and rolling up his sleeve with a goal to set an example by getting the COVID-19 vaccine. wave3.com. Kayla VanMeter Wife. Most days it feels like Im navigating through an endless sea of pain, drifting further away from shore, until the only thing I recognize is the darkness of night. Channel 3 WTKR celebrates its 60th anniversary with friends and familiar faces - current anchor Kurt Williams conducted a series of interviews with past anchors, reporters and meteorologists.. Im excited about this, Domine said. "Thank you from the bottom of my heart you know who you are.". Jones, who'd been with the Louisville-area NBC affiliate for a decade, said her contract won't be renewed when it expires March 1. To use my voice to serve and protect, to educate and inform this is what being a journalist is all about, to be present in times of crisis. From 1954 to 1962, WAVE-TV also produced in its studio Tomorrow's Champions, a police-sponsored program for young amateur boxers. The midday newscast was rebroadcast at 1:00p.m. on independent station WBNA (channel 21). His back is causing him so much pain. [18] While they announced the continued carriage of WHAS[19] on December 29, 2017; WAVE was still dropped on January 1. Channel 3 continued to share ABC programming with WHAS-TV until WLKY (channel 32) signed on as a full-time affiliate in September 1961. Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. Kevin receives a salary ranging from $49,000 to $71,497 per year. Nov 3, 2009. Copyright 2022 | MH Magazine WordPress Theme by MH Themes, Privacy Policy and Terms of Service for FactsBio, Dalia Dippolito (2021) Bio-Wiki, Age, Height, Son, Net Worth, Call girl, Now, Rita Edochie Wiki, Age, Height, Family, Husband, Kids, Net Worth, Movies, Stephen Odimgbe Wiki Age, Height, Family, Wife, Net Worth, Movies and Biography. This prestigious national award was presented on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. Sports Director Kent Taylor was voted Kentucky TV Sportscaster of the Year by the Associated Press in both 2008 and 2009. At first, it carried programming from all four networks, but was a primary NBC affiliate. Lauren Jones offers a raw look at her life as a COVID-19 long-hauler, Wave of Light: Honoring Pregnancy and Infant Loss, Institute for Health Equity, a Part of Norton Healthcare. I will anchor the weekday 9pm newscast. It currently operates its digital signal on digital channel 3 (UHF 47). They send long-haulers into awful episodes of depression. This brought it a new sister station nearby in the Cincinnati market to the north, Fox affiliate WXIX-TV. The latter practice ended when in-market NBC affiliate WLEX-TV replaced their MeTV affiliation with Grit in September 2022. The station added a half-hour 3 p.m. newscast on January 28, 2019; it expanded to a full hour on September 9. 1. After graduating from MSU, she began her professional career at WPSD Channel 6 in Paducah before moving to Louisville in 1980. "Thank you so much for supporting my family and allowing me into your homes for the last 10 years. They later broke up and divorced due to unknown reasons. In 2013, WAVE began airing a rebroadcasts of its 7:00 and 7:30p.m. newscasts on its Bounce TV-affiliated third digital subchannel at 8:00p.m. John Boel, who was fired last year from WLKYin Louisville, is joining rival station WAVE, louisvilleky.com reports. [3] WAVE was the first television station to sign on in the state of Kentucky, and the 41st to debut in the United States.[4]. As the radio station promptly changed its call sign to WAVG, Cosmos dropped the "-TV" suffix from the WAVE callsign in 1987. On June 25, 2018, Atlanta-based Gray Television announced it had reached an agreement with Raycom to merge their respective broadcasting assets (consisting of Raycom's 63 existing owned-and/or-operated television stations, including WAVE), and Gray's 93 television stations) under Gray's corporate umbrella. His primary source of income is his career as a journalist. Copyright 2021 WAVE 3 News. Please purchase a subscription to read our premium content. George Norton's wife, Jane Morton Norton, an accomplished artist herself, also commissioned original paintings for the building and statues for the adjacent WAVE Garden. or anything. Following the last acquisition, the Norton holdings became known as Orion Broadcasting, "after a prominent and brilliant constellation". A Las Vegas news anchor was arrested after being found naked and passed out in her car, police said. Its been a treacherous and confusing journey, having a foreign virus invade my mind, body and soul. Kevin Harned WAVE 3 News Harned began his career at WAVE 3 in June 1998. Upon John Belskis retirement in September 2010, Kevin was named Chief Meteorologist at WAVE 3. Close friends say she died at home at age 72. Spirit was shattered, my smile was gone, and follow her on Twitter @.... 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