, ▁K ABC - TV ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁In ▁April , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁O hl man ▁left ▁K ABC - TV . ▁O hl man ▁signed ▁on ▁with ▁K T LA ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁the ▁stations ▁new ▁anchor ▁alongside ▁Victoria ▁Rec añ o , ▁taking ▁over ▁the ▁station ' s ▁K T LA ▁News ▁at ▁ 6 ▁and ▁ 6 : 3 0 , ▁and ▁signature ▁broadcast , ▁the ▁K T LA ▁News ▁at ▁ 1 0 . ▁Em m ett ▁Miller , ▁who ▁had ▁held ▁the ▁main ▁anchor ▁post ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Hal ▁Fish man , ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Mor ning ▁News , ▁clear ing ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁O hl man . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁O hl man ▁has ▁anch ored ▁extensive ▁live ▁coverage ▁of ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁stories ▁Southern ▁California ▁has ▁seen ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁several ▁years . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁air ▁in ▁the ▁anchor ▁chair ▁as ▁the ▁magnitude ▁ 5 . 5 ▁Ch ino ▁earth qu ake ▁struck ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁O hl man ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Vietnam , ▁following ▁two ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁residents ▁who ▁were ▁among ▁several ▁Vietnam ese - American ▁ad op te es ▁returning ▁to ▁their ▁hom eland ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁Sa ig on ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁His ▁three - part ▁series ▁on ▁the ▁emot ional ▁home coming ▁earned