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California’s KVCR lays off 35 staffers as it scales back local production strategy
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“Going forward we generally want to mitigate production risk,” said interim GM Keith Birkfeld.
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“Going forward we generally want to mitigate production risk,” said interim GM Keith Birkfeld.
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