Former KGO-TV GA Reporter Laura Marquez Succumbs To Cancer; Hal Ramey OUT at KCBS

 KGO-TV (ABC7) General Assignment reporter, Laura Marquez died late last week. Marquez succumbed to cancer, a battle she fought for over sixteen years.

Marquez also spent time at ABC News as their political reporter. Funeral Services are pending.

*Longtime KCBS Sports Director, Hal Ramey was fired on Friday, according to a 415 Media source. Ramey had been at KCBS for 28 years. (His bio was removed from the station's website) Former KGO Sports anchor, Kevin (The Rat) Radich recently joined KCBS and figures to become the permanent replacement for Ramey.

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ABC cuts ties with Laura Marquez; SF bureau chief

ABC News, as part of a wholesale cutback in its news division, formally fired Laura Marquez.

Marquez, who joined the alphabet network in 2004 and worked locally for KGO-ABC7, reported on both California gubernatorial races and presidential elections. In 1999 she traveled to Washington, DC to cover President Clinton's impeachment hearings.

ABC also pink-slipped several of its LA bureau personnel, including Brian Rooney, (son of Andy). The moves come as ABC has notoriously begun hiring "digital journalists."

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