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First Look with Scott Cox

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    'First Look': Leticia Perez emphasizes practical approach to issues

    Tuesday, Jun 04 2013 11:24 AM

    Sixteenth Senate District candidate Leticia Perez emphasized what she called her pragmatic approach to issues Tuesday during a conversation on "First Look with Scott Cox." And it was a conversation. She appeared on the simulcast with...

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    'First Look': Metro Galleries owner talks about downtown, First Friday

    Tuesday, Jun 04 2013 09:55 AM

    Don Martin, owner of Metro Galleries, talked about downtown development, new art exhibits and First Friday on "First Look with Scott Cox." This Friday, Martin's adding about 1,000 square feet to his space, he said Tuesday on the simulcast...

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    'First Look': First News for June 4

    Tuesday, Jun 04 2013 07:29 AM

    Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Big 6: ELECTION TODAY: Today's the day voters in Bakersfield's Ward One will choose their new city council member. The special election fills the seat vacated when Rudy Salas left for the...

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    'First Look': Save a life — Sidewalk CPR Day is Tuesday

    Monday, Jun 03 2013 11:16 AM

    Ron Klawitter knows a thing or two about CPR. He was down in his home, non-responsive and eyes fixed. His wife, who teaches CPR, was home. Klawitter was in sudden cardiac arrest. "I was dead. Basically I was gone," Klawitter said Monday...

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    'First Look': Bakersfield to be featured on C-SPAN tour

    Monday, Jun 03 2013 10:19 AM

    Bakersfield will be featured on C-SPAN's 2013 Cities Tour. Expect everything from the Bakersfield Sound to the Kern County Museum to Col. Thomas Baker to Chief Justic Earl Warren to be included. Debbie Lamb, a coordinating producer for...

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    Miguel, REO Speedwagon, Los Lobos to play the fair

    Monday, Jun 03 2013 09:47 AM

    Ticketed entertainment will return to the Kern County Fair’s grandstand rodeo arena stage with best-selling Latin crooner Luis Miguel appearing on opening night. Other big names to perform this year are REO Speedwagon, Disney Star...

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    'First Look': First News for June 3

    Monday, Jun 03 2013 07:31 AM

    Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Big 6: MISSING MAN FOUND: A Bakersfield man who went missing Tuesday has been found alive after his pickup tumbled 300 feet down a mountainside in Sequoia National Park. Sixty-three-year...

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    'First Look': Learn about development of Col. Baker book

    Friday, May 31 2013 11:25 AM

    Attention history buffs! You can learn more about Bakersfield's founder, Col. Thomas Baker, during a presentation and book-signing Saturday. "Colonel Baker's Field: An American Pioneer Story," was written by retired teachers Judy...

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    'First Look': Ward 1 council candidate Vereen pitches run

    Friday, May 31 2013 10:44 AM

    With military medals in hand, Donald Vereen had a message: "I wanted to show the people of Ward 1 and Bakersfield that I am a doer." The 59-year-old candidate for the Ward 1 Bakersfield City Council seat focused on what he's done for...

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    'First Look': Ward 1 candidate Rivera pitches run

    Friday, May 31 2013 09:29 AM

    As Willie Rivera campaigns for the Ward 1 Bakersfield City Council seat, two issues keep emerging: The people seek greater infrastructure investment, and they want to feel safe in their community. "Government is oftentimes way too...

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    'First Look': Take the kids to aircraft fly-in

    Friday, May 31 2013 08:51 AM

    By the year 2025, we'll need 400,000 new commercial pilots. So why not introduce a love of flying to kids at an early age? That's what Chapter 71 of the Experimental Aircraft Association hopes to do Saturday at an open house and fly-in at...

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    'First Look': First News for May 31

    Friday, May 31 2013 07:23 AM

    Lead stories from "First Look with Scott Cox's" Big 6: PANTHER? Is there a panther on the loose in Shafter? Some folks think so. Several Shafter residents are buying the story that the large non-native black cat has made a home in the...

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    'First Look': Congressman tackles VA backlog, valley fever

    Thursday, May 30 2013 11:58 AM

    Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Bakersfield, zeroed in on two main topics Thursday during an appearance on “First Look with Scott Cox” — the backlog in processing disability claims at the Veterans Administration and valley fever. “That is so...

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First Look with Scott Cox
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at The Bakersfield Californian
7 a.m. to 8 a.m.

First hour, your first look at the news that matters most to you from The Bakersfield Californian and NewsTalk KERN 1180. Top stories, what's trending along with local weather, traffic and your first look at the markets.

8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Scott Cox talks what's moving in Bakersfield and Kern County from newsmakers to music to food. This hour will be your destination each morning to get to know what's going on, what's trending and hear and see what Scott is talking about.

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Join Scott and the staff of The Bakersfield Californian as they discuss top news stories, interview newsmakers, give you a preview of your weekend activities and provide you the stories behind the stories.

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