By Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Stu Mundel, perhaps the most well-known of L.A.’s TV helicopter reporters — specifically for his frequent coverage of police car chases and brush fires across Southern California — is boarding a new chopper.
Mundel has exited his longtime perch at the CBS-owned KCBS/KCAL duopoly for a new gig at crosstown rival KTTV “Fox 11.” KCBS/KCAL confirmed the departure, and Fox 11 plans to make a larger announcement when he officially starts in June.
KTTV VP/news director Erica Hill-Rodriguez announced the hire in a memo to staff: “Stu Mundel will be joining Fox 11 as an aerial breaking news reporter, bringing us the important information on brushfires, pursuits, dramatic rescues, and all breaking
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