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Ed Arnold
Co-Host, Managing Editor
Popular, Southern California news and sports anchor, Ed Arnold, is the co-host and managing editor of KOCE’s prime-time news program, Real Orange.  Arnold teams with co-host Ann Pulice in reporting daily happenings in Orange County.  Ed has a proven track record in broadcasting and a trusted presence in the community. He works with civic organizations, youth groups, and various charities.

 

Ann Pulice
Co-Host, Managing Editor
Ann brings local experience to Real Orange.  She began working in Orange County in 1994 as a reporter/anchor at OCN (Orange County News Channel).  Before that, her professional broadcast career began at an NBC affiliate in Chico, California.  Ann graduated from Brigham Young University in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature.  Born in Orange County, she spent most of her life in Northern California, and is the youngest of three children.

 

Maria Hall-Brown
Producer/Reporter
Maria Hall-Brown has called Orange County home for more than 15 years, and she's no stranger to local broadcasting. Maria's been seen and heard for many years in radio and on television. As part of the Real Orange team and host of the KOCE Series Bookmark with Maria Hall-Brown that airs, Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Maria brings a wealth of experience as someone who really knows the people, places and stories of Orange County.

 

Michael Taylor
News Director 
Michael has a background in network news (NBC) Abilene, Texas, which includes reporting anchoring and producing.  His credits include the United Press International's "Best Investigative Story for 1995."  Michael grew up in Orange County and is a graduate of Cal Sate Fullerton's Broadcast Journalism program.

 
Jennifer Bauman
Reporter 
Jennifer Bauman has been part of the Orange County market for the past 30-years. Her eclectic journalism career includes jobs at KOCE, the Financial News Network and the Orange County NewsChannel as well as KFI and KFWB. Jennifer lives in Huntington Beach where she enjoys peddling her rusty, but classic Schwinn bicycle to the beach.
 
Rick Mielke
Anchor/Reporter
Rick is now in his 25th year of broadcasting and his second stint as an anchor/reporter with KOCE. His background includes main news anchor roles at two stations and main sports anchor roles at two others. Rick grew up in Huntington Beach and attended Marina High School. He has an undergraduate degree from UCLA and a master's degree from Northwestern University.
 
David Nazar
Reporter 
David Nazar has nearly two decades of news broadcasting experience. David has been a reporter with NBC and CBS news affiliates across the country. He later worked as a reporter at the Orange County News Channel. David is also the reporter and associate producer of KOCE's Inside OC.

 
Shelly Guthrie
Editor/Photographer/Associate Producer
Shelly came to us from KCPM in Chico where she directed the morning news program and shot and edited commercials.  Later, she worked for the Willows Journal as an ad designer.  Shelly has a degree in Communication and Information Studies from California State University, Chico.