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Article: `Rolonda' In Season: Talk Show Now Into First `Full Year' Broadcast

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Jim Nelson
Sacramento Observer
10-26-1994
`Rolonda' In Season: Talk Show Now Into First `Full Year' Broadcast.

Starting with the recent beginning of the fall TV season, "Rolonda," the daily one-hour talk show, begins its first, full broadcast season.

Launched just six months ago, "Rolonda" has already established itself as a unique presence in the highly competitive world of TV talk.

Fueled by host Rolonda Watts's unique combination of journalistic and talk show experience, "Rolonda" has successfully identified itself as a serious, topical and issue-oriented talk show.

Formerly a news anchor and beat reporter with a graduate degree in Journalism from Columbia University and a recipient of a ...

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