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Legendary Broadcaster Pat Harvey Celebrates 25 Years In LA

STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — This week marks a special anniversary for one of our very own here at the CBS2/KCAL9 newsroom.

Legendary broadcaster Pat Harvey celebrated her 25th anniversary working in Los Angeles news.

CBS2's Paul Magers shared a look back to some of her unforgettable moments over the past few decades.

Harvey began her career in Los Angeles when she made the jump in 1989 from working in Chicago.

"When you see all those videos of different hairstyles," said Harvey. "Then you know you've been doing this a long time."

Since that year, Harvey covered some of the biggest history making stories in Southern California.

In fact, it's hard to find a celebrity she hasn't interviewed over her career so far.

In 1991, she interviewed Magic Johnson, which soon turned into a five part series on living with HIV.

Harvey was also one of the first people to interview Johnny Cochran after the OJ Simpson verdict came down.

When she wasn't reporting locally, Harvey traveled around the world sharing history with viewers in Southern California.

She spent time in El Salvador, Russia and even Italy.

When apartheid came to an end, Harvey was in South Africa to report the life changing news.

Overall, Harvey has made her trademark by earning the trust of people she's interviewed throughout the years here in Los Angeles.

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