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Tuesday, August 8, 2006
A Hadlock on NBC
If the face that keeps popping up on NBC and MSNBC from the Middle East lately looks vaguely familiar, there’s good reason: Reporter-producer Charles Hadlock is KXAN anchor Robert Hadlock’s younger brother.
Hadlock the Younger has had several stories on “NBC Nightly News,” including one last Saturday night from Gaza. And on Sunday he was moved to Metula, Israel, on the border with Lebanon.
KXAN’s Robert says several people have asked him if he’s related to the NBC Hadlock. The reply: “Yes, he’s my little brother. He’s in the danger zone — and I’m jealous. I’d love to have a chance to go cover something like that.”
It’s not as if Robert hasn’t ventured away from his Austin anchor desk. He has covered political conventions, inaugurations, terrorist attacks, hurricanes, tornadoes, space flights, the Branch Davidian standoff and three pilgrimages by the pope, including one to Cuba.
But so far, Robert has covered no wars, although political campaigns in Texas come close. He came to Austin in 1987 as weekend anchor for KVUE and has been the primary anchor at KXAN since 1990.
Both Hadlock brothers are native Texans and graduates of the University of Texas. Charles is based at the NBC News bureau in Dallas but has been in the Middle East for a couple of weeks. He has worked for WFAA and KPRC, and led KHOU’s Austin bureau for about a year before it closed down.
Some pre-fall finales
If you’ve become enthralled by some of the summer reality shows, get ready for some finales next week.
Fox’s “Hell’s Kitchen” closes Monday at 7 p.m.
Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance” shuffles off Wednesday at 7 p.m.
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” presumably finds some talent Thursday at 8 p.m.
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