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The first Hawaiian-language news segment on a network affiliate aired for the first time in March 2008 - a daily weekday feature in KGMB 9’s Sunrise show. That marked a major breakthrough in the promotion of the Hawaiian language to the entire state. Special correspondent Amy Kalili is so good on camera, she seems like a career broadcast journalist who just happens to be fluent in Hawaiian.  Not so. Amy’s journey to becoming the first Hawaiian-language news anchor was a long one, with many twists and turns along the way.

 

 Long Story Short - Amy Kalili - Hawaiian-Language News Anchor [26:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.

Leslie Wilcox continues her conversation with legendary Hawaii Newsman Bob Sevey.

 

 Long Story Short - Bob Sevey - Part Two [27:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.

Legendary Hawaii News Anchor Bob Sevey, fondly remembered as the Walter Cronkite of Hawaii, sits down with Leslie Wilcox to talk about Hawaii television then and now.

 In Part One of this special, two-part Long Story Short – the former KGMB News Director and Anchor begins by sharing what only a close circle of family and friends has known… he has inoperable cancer.

 

 Long Story Short - Bob Sevey - Hawaii's News Anchor - Part One [28:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

 Long Story Short with Leslie Wilcox is a production of PBS Hawaii.