Newscasts
Local Edition produced numerous weekly newscasts, covering both the Cadillac–Manistee–Ludington and Traverse City cable zones. New editions for each of the two zones were posted on the program's web site Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, and aired on cable Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday. Re-runs of older editions aired on cable Monday, and Tuesday and Thursday. On Sundays, Local Edition aired a cooking segment featuring Chef Hermann Suhs, a well-known chef in the Cadillac area.
Because the operation had limited manpower, most of the news covered occurred in Cadillac and the nearest surrounding communities (most notably, Lake City). Occasionally, though, video from Manistee or Ludington would be featured on the newscast. Each newscast was five minutes long, and began with a longer-format feature story that generally ran two to two and a half minutes. The feature story was generally followed by a one-minute commercial break, and the newscast wrapped up with a short, 30- to 60-second story.
Local Edition's on-air appearance simulated that of the HLN network it aired on, with a lower-third featuring a news ticker and story highlights visible throughout the newscast.
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