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Doug Lund was the former co-anchor of the 5 and 6 news at KELO-TV.

Biography

As a child, Doug Lund dreamed of being on television. He reported that the personalities at KELO-TV were idols of his; and, years later, they became his colleagues.

In 1974, Doug Lund started his career at KELO-TV as a commercial announcer. In 1975, he joined the Keloland news team; and, he and Steve Hemmingsen co-anchored of the 10pm newscast. In 1977, Lund and Hemmingsen co-anchored the 6pm newscast for the next twenty-five years. Later, Lund was moved from the 10pm newscast to the new 5pm newscast.

Doug Lund's last newscast was broadcast on December 29, 2006. KELO-TV aired a special on Doug Lund's career entitled, Doug Lund: 32 Years at Large.


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