' s ▁first ▁morning ▁new sc asts — ir on ically ▁though , ▁channel ▁ 9 ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁news - produ cing ▁station ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁that ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁news ▁program ▁on ▁week day ▁m orn ings . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁K C AL ▁announced ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁dro pping ▁its ▁hour ▁long ▁ 2 ▁p . m . ▁and ▁half ▁hour ▁ 3 ▁p . m . ▁new sc asts ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁Judge ▁Math is ▁and ▁The ▁People ' s ▁Court . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁ 4 ▁p . m . ▁new sc ast ▁was ▁trunc ated ▁from ▁an ▁hour ▁to ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes , ▁and ▁Inside ▁Edition ▁moved ▁from ▁ 3 : 3 0   p . m . ▁to ▁the ▁ 4 : 3 0   p . m . ▁slot ▁previously ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 ▁p . m . ▁new sc ast . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁September ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁K C AL ▁has ▁re inst ated ▁the ▁second ▁half - hour ▁of ▁the ▁ 4 ▁p . m . ▁new sc ast ▁and ▁making ▁the ▁news ▁a ▁full ▁hour . ▁ ▁Notable ▁al umn i ▁ ▁Andrew ▁Am ador ▁Larry ▁Car roll ▁Jerry ▁Dun phy ▁( d ied ▁ 2 0 0 2 ) ▁Mike ▁E manuel ▁Carter ▁Evans ▁( now ▁Los