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Bay Area Legend (with a stop in LA) Wendy Tokuda talks about her career and barriers she experienced as an Asian American. We are wrapping up AAPI month. Glad to see Wendy is doing well.

Liz's retirement tour at WPEC continued with special appearances from former anchors Suzanne Boyd, Eric Roby, and former sports director Pat Murphy. EDIT: Also, this is not my photo (found via Facebook), but the WPEC studios are now named after Liz. Later today (as of this post), she'll deliver her last newscasts before signing off for good for retirement. If video of such a sign off shows up, you'll see it here.

Today is a big day in the WCCO household. 30 years ago, we got introduced to someone new. I think we've heard of her before... Amelia Santaniello. She's become A Minnesota Original (a KTCA phrase) since then and has also given us the longest husband-and-wife anchoring duo as well with Frank Vascellaro (two decades now at the desk).

Let’s take a little trip down the Channel 7 memory lane because 15 years ago today, EYEWITNESS NEWS FIRST @ 4PM debuted. As many of us know, this newscast replaced The Oprah Winfrey Show, which ended the day before (May 25, 2011) and ran for 25 years and seasons respectively. Today on FIRST @ 4PM, Liz Cho, David Novarro, and chief meteorologist Lee Goldberg celebrated the milestone. FIRST @ 4PM DEBUT VIDEO FROM 15 YEARS AGO (MAY 26, 2011) https://youtube.com/watch?v=cvUPsa63Lrs&si=Y7E4vqbzhYWtVXGA FIRST @ 4PM 15TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO FROM TODAY (MAY 26, 2026) https://youtube.com/watch?v=eqv9tjVhvcc&si=7EGkYWMWXdklVAzY

Also out are Cecilia Vega and EP Tanya Simon, among others, as Nick Bilton (a former NYT columnist with no experience in TV news) is named the new EP

My best wishes to Chris Parente, the KWGN Daybreak anchor alongside Spencer Thomas. He announced his cancer diagnosis a few days ago.

Sharyn Alfonsi is out at 60 Minutes https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/cbs-news-declined-renew-contract-60-minutes-correspondent-who-clashed-with-bari-2026-05-27/