▁them ▁moving ▁to ▁K T TV ▁and ▁K CO P - TV ), ▁and ▁the ▁station ▁ran ▁fewer ▁off - network ▁sit com s . ▁It ▁did ▁continue ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁week day ▁children ' s ▁show ▁called ▁Fro oz les , ▁which ▁ran ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁It ▁also ▁produced ▁many ▁half - hour ▁public ▁affairs ▁programs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁local ▁talk ▁show ▁called ▁Mid - Mor ning ▁L . A . ▁The ▁first ▁hosts ▁were ▁Kath y ▁McK ee ▁and ▁Sand y ▁Baron ▁on ▁the ▁Mid ▁Day ▁and ▁Good ▁Mor ning ▁L . A . ▁talk ▁shows . ▁Both ▁were ▁h ired ▁by ▁K H J ' s ▁then - station ▁manager ▁L ional ▁Sch a en . ▁Bob ▁Hil ton , ▁Mer ed ith ▁Mac R ae , ▁Geoff ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Reg is ▁Phil bin ▁also ▁hosted ▁programs ▁on ▁the ▁station ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Mac R ae ▁won ▁Em my ▁Awards ▁for ▁their ▁hosting ▁duties ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Some ▁other ▁locally ▁produced ▁public ▁affairs ▁programs ▁included ▁the ▁investig ative ▁show ▁Camera ▁ 9 ▁and ▁The ▁Ch anging ▁Family , ▁a ▁program ▁about ▁family ▁and ▁social ▁issues ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁K H J - TV ▁was ▁perce ived ▁as ▁an ▁also ▁ran ▁while ▁K T LA ▁was ▁the ▁leading ▁independent ▁station , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁similar