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They were rookies together. Fernando Valenzuela and Fred Roggin each made his Los Angeles debut in September of 1980.Valenzuela threw his last pitch for the Dodgers 33 years ago. After a career of covering the likes of Valenzuela, Kobe Bryant, Wayne Gretzky and Al Davis for Channel 4, Roggin is hanging up his microphone. His last day as a sports anchor there is Thursday.It’s his choice, he says. He’ll still appear on his AM 570 radio show. He’ll explore opportunities in television production, whether hosting shows or…

KNBC-TV Channel 4 is losing five popular newscasters, including Chuck Henry, the evening news co-anchor.Henry, along with veteran reporters Beverly White, Vikki Vargas, Kim Baldonado and Angie Crouch, have accepted “voluntary early retirement” buyouts and will be leaving the station at the end of this month, according to two station insiders who were not authorized to comment. Vargas announced her retirement on social media Wednesday night. Company-wide, NBCUniversal has been offering incentives to encourage some longtime…

Local TV anchor Lynette Romero returned to Angelenos’ TV screens on Monday, making her debut on NBC’s “Today in L.A.” morning newscast. The Emmy Award-winning journalist greeted NBC audiences for the first time in the 4 o’clock hour Monday morning, telling viewers she has been “waiting for like you cannot believe.”“I am so happy to be here,” a beaming Romero continued. “I keep saying this, but my heart is so full. You know how you feel like your heart is gonna burst when you’re so excited? That’s how I feel.”Romero, 55,…

After a tumultuous exit from KTLA-TV Channel 5, news anchor Lynette Romero has landed at crosstown rival KNBC-TV Channel 4.The NBCUniversal-owned station announced Tuesday that Romero would become the new co-anchor of “Today in L.A.,” its early morning show, beginning Oct. 10. The position has been open since the departure late last year of Daniella Guzman, who moved to an NBC affiliate in her native Houston.The Times first reported that Romero was headed to KNBC. This is good news .... I have a new family. I have a new…