Rudat started his professional career as an intern on the '' Today Show '' in New York City and a producer for WNBC 's '' Today in New York '' where he covered the 9/11 terrorist attacks and aftermath . Rudat then relocated to Maryland where he worked as the morning anchor and reporter for WHAG-TV , NBC 25 . Rudat has also worked as a political reporter for a cable news network in New York and a fill-in anchor at WVIT based out of Hartford , Connecticut , notably for his investigative reporting of illegal street vendors and manufacturers of illegal fire extinguishers . Rudat worked with the 7News team out of Boston , Massachusetts , until April 2009 and subsequently went to KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles from June 2009 until April 2010
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Brandon Lee Rudat