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Gray Television’s Las Vegas Fox affiliate KVVU will air its weekday Fox5 News at 7 p.m. with limited commercial interruption. The move to more news and fewer spots is made possible thanks to a first-of-its-kind sponsorship with Ed Bernstein Injury Lawyers. This new format will go into effect on Monday, Nov. 11, with anchor John Huck.
“We are beyond excited about this partnership and what it will do for our FOX5 viewers,” said Michael J. Korr, KVVU VP-GM. “Working with Ed Bernstein Injury Lawyers to bring news to our local viewers with limited commercials in this landmark television experience is an amazing feat that came to fruition at just the right time.”
Ed Bernstein Injury Lawyers is a longtime KVVU community partner, sponsoring the station’s closed captioning for over 10 years. According to the station, “Ed Bernstein’s standing in the community is well-known and his history with Las Vegas goes back to 1977, when he first began practicing law in Nevada.”
Bernstein said: “An opportunity to partner with Fox5 on a new venture that will bring more news and information to our local residents is something we can get behind. And we want to support anything beneficial to our community and its members.”
KVVU produces 16 hours of live, local content every weekday. “This is a remarkable step for us to take as a news station and it’s the right move,” said Tom Bell, KVVU news director. “We’re meeting our viewers’ needs for more in-depth coverage and it affords our news team the chance