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Updated at 1:33 p.m., Monday, January 19, 2009

KGMB to air 'all Obama, all the time'

Advertiser Staff

On KGMB-9 tomorrow, it will be "all Obama, all the time," says news director Chris Archer.

Coverage of Barack Obama's inauguration kicks off at 2 a.m. on KGMB, The Advertiser's television news partner. From 4:30 a.m. to noon, catch local news cut-ins, with KGMB reports from Washington, D.C., along with national coverage of the inauguration.

And at noon, KGMB will re-play Obama's swearing-in and inauguration speech.

The swearing-in and speech will air live around 7 a.m.

Archer said KGMB has three reporters in the nation's capital for the inauguration. They'll bring Hawai'i viewers reports throughout the day, including for a special, two-hour evening news broadcast from 5 to 7 p.m. and an hour-long 10 p.m. broadcast.

KGMB will also air news segments on the inauguration in Hawaiian tomorrow morning.

Archer said the station is "going all out" for its inauguration coverage in an effort to bring Hawai'i viewers a complete picture of the festivities.

"I can't think of a bigger, more important event, not only for the nation, but also for Hawai'i, given Obama's ties to the state," Archer said. "We want our coverage to reflect the enormity of the inauguration."