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9 Minute Blast of Local News at Weather at 9pm

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Published Fri Sep 05, 2008, 05:19 PM MDT
Updated Tue Apr 14, 2009, 07:43 PM MDT

Quick, compact, complete!

Every night at 9pm, you get the top stories of the day and your full First Alert forecast in just 9 minutes on News First Now.

Get everything you need for the night - in 9 minutes - at 9pm - on Comcast channel 9 in Colorado Springs, Comcast digital channel 247 in Pueblo, or over the air on DTV 5-2

The producer and main anchor, Laura Rojas, joined the News First team after working at several television stations in Texas.  The primary meteorologist, Mike Madson, has more than 20 years of local experience tracking Colorado Springs and Pueblo weather.

News First Now has been live, local, and non-traditional from the start - from political debates to Colorado Rockies baseball to the Colorado Balloon Classic.  This 9-minute news and weather blast at 9pm is right in line with that theme - live, local, and non-traditional.

News First Now is your home for local news and weather 24/7.  Learn more about the News First Now right here.

 

Night-by-night anchors of 9 minutes at 9pm:

Monday - Laura Rojas and Mike Daniels

Tuesday through Friday - Laura Rojas and Mike Madson

Saturday - Nicole Vandeputte and Mike Madson

Sunday - Nicole Vandeputte and Mike Daniels

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