Local Edition

Local Edition was a five-minute newscast covering community interest stories from the Cadillac, Manistee, Ludington, and Traverse City, Michigan areas. The newscast aired throughout the day at 24 minutes past the hour as an insert on HLN (formally Headline News) via Charter Communications cable channel 63, and was available on demand on Charter digital cable channel 1. Local Edition was produced independently by Freelancer Productions.

History

Initial Launch as TV Cadillac

"Local Edition" was launched under the name "TV Cadillac" in August 2007 by Eric Wotila, a young entrepreneur from Cadillac, Michigan. The newscast began its life as a web-based program, covering community interest news stories from the Cadillac area. During almost all of its 7-month run as a web-exclusive program, TV Cadillac was produced singlehandedly by Wotila.

Cable Carriage & Name Change

A few months after being launched on the web, TV Cadillac gained recognition and was picked up by the local cable system. Shortly before gaining carriage on cable, two more reporters joined the newscast, and the name of the program shifted from "TV Cadillac" to "Local Edition." "Local Edition" premiered on cable in the Cadillac, Manistee and Ludington areas on March 24, 2008.