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Student Auditions for KCCI as Traffic Reporter

Cassie at the Chroma Wall

Broadcast News junior-to-be Cassie Bishop became the fourth of seven Central Iowans chosen for on-air tryouts to join KCCI’s morning news team as traffic reporter.The Bondurant (Iowa) resident appeared between 6 and 7 a.m. April 14.

She was featured in two interview segments with morning news anchors Steve Karlin and Katie Ward. Bishop also updated the traffic report on a rainy morning.Bishop was selected from among dozens of applicants during auditions April 2 at Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny.

The station will soon add new mapping that shows where traffic is moving smoothly and where it’s not.