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Capitol Weekly podcast: John Hancock

John Hancock, CEO and president of the The California Channel. (Photo: California Channel)

For followers of state politics, Ground Zero is The California Channel, which started broadcasting more than 26 years ago and has never looked back. Okay, so it’s not the flashiest option on your TV dial and people have been known to turn it on late at night as a sleep aid. But among California politicos and policy wonks, the Cal Channel is must-see TV. Capitol Weekly’s John Howard and Tim Foster sat down with John Hancock, CalChannel’s president and CEO. Hancock — Capitol insider, devotee  of the arts and veteran TV executive who knows everyone in the broadcast biz — chatted about public affairs programming, viewership and the need for balanced coverage

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