''Currents News'' is an American daily Catholic

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on New Evangelization Television (NET), broadcast five days a week from its studios in

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. The program examines current events through the perspective of the Catholic faith.

History

In October 2008, NET hired Deacon Greg Kandra to oversee the development of the program. Kandra was a 26-year veteran of CBS News, and had won every major award in broadcasting. Kandra became NET's first Director of News, and began collaborating with Quinn and studio director Cedric Chin to create the new program. The team selected the title "Currents"—a nod to Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio's frequent exhortations to "put out into the deep," a recurring theme of the New Evangelization. (Kandra later added the tagline that appears at the beginning of every program: "The news show that goes against the tide.")Pronchen, Joseph. “Putting Out into the Deep to Cast the NET.” National Catholic Register. Circle Media, 24 April 2010. Web. 24 April 2010. . Kandra hired a news team that included local newswriter Christopher Iasiello (from 1010 WINS), coordinating producer (later Assistant News Director) Shu-Fy Pongnon,

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news anchor/reporter Matt McClure, former

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anchor Tai Hernandez,

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producer and reporter Nathalia Ortiz, and

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personality

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. The program premiered on June 1, 2009, with co-anchors McClure and Hernandez, along with reporters Nathalia Ortiz and Lino Rulli.

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