Lee Zurick to anchor prime-time newscasts for WVUE

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Lee Zurik to anchor 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts for WVUE-TV

 

By Dave Walker, The Times-Picayune

 

On the bench since his departure from WWL-Channel 4 last year, Lee Zurik will join the WVUE-Channel 8 air staff as an anchor of the station's 9 p.m. and new 10 p.m. weeknight newscasts on May 5.

 

Zurik joins John Snell and Nancy Parker at 9 p.m. and Kim Holden, shifted from the station's early morning newscasts, at 10 p.m.

 

Zurik has been kept off the air by a non-compete clause in his WWL-TV contract, but has been working behind the scenes since joining WVUE's staff.

 

"Having Lee join John and Nancy at 9 and anchor the 10 p.m. shows the commitment we're giving to our late-night news, and how important that entire hour-and-a-half block is," said Mikel Schaefer, WVUE's news director.

 

Zurik, who won the prestigious George F. Peabody Award last year for an investigation of the New Orleans Affordable Housing program, will also contribute reporting to WVUE newscasts.

 

Reporter Jennifer Hale will replace Holden on the station's morning newcasts.

 

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