Mike Galanos (born November 7, 1964) is a former American

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for HLN, currently appearing as part of the team on '' Morning Express with Robin Meade''. Based in

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's world headquarters in

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, Galanos joined the network in May 2002. He graduated ''

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'' from

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. Galanos was the local sports anchor on KTVN-TV in

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from 1991 to 1994 with Ric Renner as the weekend anchor, and was well known for his excellent knowledge of sports in northern Nevada.

Early life and career

Galanos was born November 7, 1964. He is of

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origin. He started out as a news cameraman,

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operator and video

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at CNN Headline News for news anchors Don Harrison and Bobbie Battista in the late 1980s. Then he moved to Reno, Nevada and was the on air sports commentator and reporter for KOLO TV. After leaving Reno, he moved up the ranks to

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as an anchor but later Galanos was at CNN Headline News,as a general assignment news anchor for the network. He formerly co-anchored Prime News with Erica Hill until Hill was named the sole anchor. After Hill was reassigned to

's program ''

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'' in early 2008, Galanos returned to the program as her replacement.

Current position

Galanos was the host of Prime News on HLN (formerly CNN Headline News). The show is designed to present the featured stories of the day including the insight and input from viewers (hence HLN's slogan: "News and Views"). His critics feel Galanos frequently doesn't follow journalistic independence while presenting the news during the show, as he often expresses his opinion on the topics and people's views. As of August 16, 2010, Galanos ceased to host "Prime News" (his last air date was August 13, 2010). This was announced via the Prime News Facebook account by Galanos. He has two sons.

References

Mike Galanos web page
from CNN

External links

Living people American people of Greek descent American television journalists San Francisco State University alumni CNN people American male journalists 1964 births {{US-journalist-1960s-stub