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Anchor Kim Passoth leaving CBS46

She is moving back to Los Angeles
Kim Passoth's final day with CBS46 was August 12, 2018.
Kim Passoth's final day with CBS46 was August 12, 2018.
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Aug 13, 2018

Originally posted Monday, August 13, 2018 by RODNEY HO/rho@ajc.com on his AJC Radio & TV Talk blog

Weekend anchor Kim Passoth signed off from CBS46 Sunday night after three-plus years with the station.

She will be returning to her hometown of Los Angeles to work for Spectrum News, according to CBS46 news director Steve Doerr. Charter cable is launching a new 24/7 news operation in Los Angeles.

Passoth was hired in 2015 to be a mid-day anchor and reporter but in 2016 was moved to weekend anchoring (with some mid-week reporting).

She had originally been hired to replace Jocelyn Connell, coming from a station in Oklahoma City.

Kai Beech, who joined the station as a multi-media reporter in 2016, has left as well. Doerr said he's going to Palm Springs, Calif. to anchor.

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Rodney Ho writes about entertainment for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution including TV, radio, film, comedy and all things in between. A native New Yorker, he has covered education at The Virginian-Pilot, small business for The Wall Street Journal and a host of beats at the AJC over 20-plus years. He loves tennis, pop culture & seeing live events.

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