Kicker: Live, local, and in labor

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MARY REICHARD, HOST: News anchor Olivia Jaquith of CBS 6 in Albany delivered the headlines last week like a pro and then some:

DUNN: We do have some breaking news this morning, literally—Olivia’s water broke and she is anchoring the news now in active labor.

Her co-anchor Julia Dunn made clear that this was Jaquith’s call. A producer held up a sign that read “Go 2 the hospital!” But she powered through all three hours on air.

JAQUITH: I’d rather be at work than at the hospital.

I get that part!

Only after signing off did she calmly head to the hospital, where she and her husband welcomed baby son Quincy.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Now that’s a real deadline delivery!

REICHARD: It’s The World and Everything in It.

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