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On-air rapport became critical to the success of male-female anchor duos in the 1970s as local news stations began promoting their news teams as "families." KYW-TV anchor Mort Crim resented Jessica Savitch when she became the first female co-anchor at the Philadelphia station, but on the air, the two bantered like best friends. At KNXT-TV in Los Angeles, the on-camera chemistry between co-anchors Connie Chung and Maury Povich later led to their marriage. In New Orleans, WWL-TV co-anchors Angela Hill and Garland Robinette continued to trade happy talk on the air even after their divorce. |