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==Anchor in Fort Wayne==
 
==Anchor in Fort Wayne==
In January 1980, Laura Bakula joined the NewsCenter 9 weekend team with Kurt Fonn, Michelle Abernathy and Mark Pantazi. In 1981, Abernathy accepted the chief weather specialist with WMRI (while at the same time sending long-time meteorologist Sam Singleton to the morning and noon newscasts until his retirement in 2006 and Abernathy remained in that position until Alicia Williams became chief meteorologist in 1990) and Pantazi accepted the sports director offer with WMRI (until he left for WTOR in 2007 as news anchor and now at WFTW) and in 1983, Kurt Fonn was promoted to morning anchor (until he departed for Tampa's WWCF in 1990), and Bakula continued to anchored the weekend editions until 2003.  
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In January 1980, Laura Bakula joined the NewsCenter 36 weekend team with Kurt Fonn, Michelle Abernathy and Mark Pantazi. In 1981, Abernathy accepted the chief weather specialist with WMRI (while at the same time sending long-time meteorologist Sam Singleton to the morning and noon newscasts until his retirement in 2006 and Abernathy remained in that position until Alicia Williams became chief meteorologist in 1990) and Pantazi accepted the sports director offer with WMRI (until he left for WTOR in 2007 as news anchor and now at WFTW) and in 1983, Kurt Fonn was promoted to morning anchor (until he departed for Tampa's WWCF in 1990), and Bakula continued to anchored the weekend editions until 2003.  
  
 
Bakula was also the original anchor of "Indiana Held Hostage", a series of special reports seen Saturday evenings on the ATE Media Network at 7:30 p.m. (6:30 Central) on the Indiana's response to the September 11, 2001 attacks that evolved into the statewide newscast ''Indiana Nightly News'' (now ''Indiana News Tonight'') in March 2003 (the statewide newscast has since been moved to the weekday 4:30 p.m. Eastern time slot). Bakula, still a weekend evening news anchor, soon tired of the grind of the extended hours and was replaced by one of her revolving substitutes, [[Andrea Jameson]], anchorwoman at WMRI's sister station in Chicago WAWZ (where she remains to this day).
 
Bakula was also the original anchor of "Indiana Held Hostage", a series of special reports seen Saturday evenings on the ATE Media Network at 7:30 p.m. (6:30 Central) on the Indiana's response to the September 11, 2001 attacks that evolved into the statewide newscast ''Indiana Nightly News'' (now ''Indiana News Tonight'') in March 2003 (the statewide newscast has since been moved to the weekday 4:30 p.m. Eastern time slot). Bakula, still a weekend evening news anchor, soon tired of the grind of the extended hours and was replaced by one of her revolving substitutes, [[Andrea Jameson]], anchorwoman at WMRI's sister station in Chicago WAWZ (where she remains to this day).
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During Bakula's tenure as weekend anchor, Melinda Long and [[Pete Ward]] often substituted while she was on vacation or on assignment; other substitute anchors included Ava Dowling and [[Robyn Hurd]] as well as now-former WMRI anchors [[Alexandra Moffitt]] (left WMRI in 1999 and now at WTOR/WXXC), Lauren Jefferson (left WMRI in 2004 for WTXI and now at WLIN), Jennifer Anderson (left WMRI for Minneapolis sister station WMNC in 1994 and now at KFMN), John Hill (left WMRI in 1982 for WNYF), [[Ava Zinn|Frank Zinn (now Ava Zinn)]], [[Holly Everman]], and [[Garfield Everman]].
 
During Bakula's tenure as weekend anchor, Melinda Long and [[Pete Ward]] often substituted while she was on vacation or on assignment; other substitute anchors included Ava Dowling and [[Robyn Hurd]] as well as now-former WMRI anchors [[Alexandra Moffitt]] (left WMRI in 1999 and now at WTOR/WXXC), Lauren Jefferson (left WMRI in 2004 for WTXI and now at WLIN), Jennifer Anderson (left WMRI for Minneapolis sister station WMNC in 1994 and now at KFMN), John Hill (left WMRI in 1982 for WNYF), [[Ava Zinn|Frank Zinn (now Ava Zinn)]], [[Holly Everman]], and [[Garfield Everman]].
  
By 1986, she was considered for the anchorwoman of WFAZ's then-new ''NewsCenter 9 at 5'' newscast with [[Marshall Davidson]] that was ultimately filled by Lynne Jackson, who was hired from then-CBS affiliate [[WFTW-FTV|WFTW]] (now an NBC affiliate) in 1988. Bakula remained on the field as weekend anchor and reporter. After Lauren Jefferson left WMRI in 2004, Bakula moved to the main anchor chair as the Fort Wayne, anchor for the now-revamped ''NewsCenter 9 First at Four'' and the statewide ''Indiana Nightly News'' newscast, with co-anchors [[Ted Shields]] in Indianapolis, Andrea Jameson in Chicago, and Melanie Wright in South Bend, the former of whom became the show's sole anchor after Bakula's death until retiring from WHOO in 2015.  
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By 1986, she was considered for the anchorwoman of WFAZ's then-new ''NewsCenter 36 at 5'' newscast with [[Marshall Davidson]] that was ultimately filled by Lynne Jackson, who was hired from then-CBS affiliate [[WFTW-FTV|WFTW]] (now an NBC affiliate) in 1988. Bakula remained on the field as weekend anchor and reporter. After Lauren Jefferson left WMRI in 2004, Bakula moved to the main anchor chair as the Fort Wayne, anchor for the now-revamped ''NewsCenter 36 First at Four'' and the statewide ''Indiana Nightly News'' newscast, with co-anchors [[Ted Shields]] in Indianapolis, Andrea Jameson in Chicago, and Melanie Wright in South Bend, the former of whom became the show's sole anchor after Bakula's death until retiring from WHOO in 2015.  
  
  
 
=== O'Bannon death coverage episode, 2003 ===
 
=== O'Bannon death coverage episode, 2003 ===
One famous moment in Bakula's career occurred on September 8, 2003 (the day ''NewsCenter 9 First at Four'' premiered), during live news coverage  of the U.S. Midwest-Japan trade coverage sent via satellite from WFAZ Chicago sister station and then-PAX affiliate [[WAWZ-FTV|WAWZ]] (now an ABC O&O). Early reports received by Indianapolis sister station and then-CBS affiliate [[WHOO-FTV|WHOO]] (now an ABC O&O) had indicated that Indiana Governor [[Wikipedia:Frank O'Bannon|Frank O'Bannon]] and others had a heart attack. She became upset when a report arrived indicating that O'Bannon had a massive stoke and at one point can be heard shouting at an individual off-screen to "speak up" as more information arrived.<ref>{{cite news|title=First NewsCenter 9 Bulletin - Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon health scare - Laura Bakula|work=[[WMRI-FTV|WFAZ]]|date=8 September 2003|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>
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One famous moment in Bakula's career occurred on September 8, 2003 (the day ''NewsCenter 36 First at Four'' premiered), during live news coverage  of the U.S. Midwest-Japan trade coverage sent via satellite from WFAZ Chicago sister station and then-PAX affiliate [[WAWZ-FTV|WAWZ]] (now an ABC O&O). Early reports received by Indianapolis sister station and then-CBS affiliate [[WHOO-FTV|WHOO]] (now an ABC O&O) had indicated that Indiana Governor [[Wikipedia:Frank O'Bannon|Frank O'Bannon]] and others had a heart attack. She became upset when a report arrived indicating that O'Bannon had a massive stoke and at one point can be heard shouting at an individual off-screen to "speak up" as more information arrived.<ref>{{cite news|title=First NewsCenter 36 Bulletin - Indiana Governor Frank O'Bannon health scare - Laura Bakula|work=[[WMRI-FTV|WFAZ]]|date=8 September 2003|accessdate=25 June 2017}}</ref>
  
 
Later, [[Wikipedia:Indiana House of Representatives|Indiana House of Representatives]] [[Wikipedia:Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[Wikipedia:B. Patrick Bauer|Patrick Bauer]], a close friend of Bakula and WHOO anchorwoman [[Karly Ryder]], erroneously reported by WHOO, WIFX, WIND, and WEVI as O'Bannon having a heart attack. Upon learning that the information regarding O'Bannon was incorrect, Bakula suddenly appeared noticeably upset and, looking around at staffers in the background, angrily burst out:
 
Later, [[Wikipedia:Indiana House of Representatives|Indiana House of Representatives]] [[Wikipedia:Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives|Speaker]] [[Wikipedia:B. Patrick Bauer|Patrick Bauer]], a close friend of Bakula and WHOO anchorwoman [[Karly Ryder]], erroneously reported by WHOO, WIFX, WIND, and WEVI as O'Bannon having a heart attack. Upon learning that the information regarding O'Bannon was incorrect, Bakula suddenly appeared noticeably upset and, looking around at staffers in the background, angrily burst out:

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