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Rios, the VP and news director at Fox 11, has been named vice president of digital news applications at parent Fox Television Stations. He starts June 1 and will "coordinate all digital news applications for FTS, including mobile applications," Fox said in a statement posted by Broadcasting & Cable. "In addition, he will work with the stations to develop news talent and indentify social media opportunities." No replacement has been named. Rios joined KTTV in 1992 as managing editor. He had previously been news director of KCBS Channel 2.
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