Local TV news anchors have always occupied an outsized space in the communities where they work. When you are beamed into someone's home two or three times a day for years, familiarity sets in.

Few people know the power of local TV more than Mary Jo West. She was a Phoenix news anchor for years, which of course cemented a place for her in the Valley's consciousness. (A picture of her ...

Few people know the power of local TV more than Mary Jo West. She was a Phoenix news anchor for years, which of course cemented a place for her in the Valley's consciousness. (A picture of her ...