"Hey," an alert reader breathlessly tells your humble correspondent on the phone, "John Alston now is working for Channel 13. I saw him myself on the noon news."
So, we checked it out. And it's true ... but also not true.
Alston, the former KCRA anchor who left the station a few months back in a contract dispute, has covered a couple of breaking-news stories for Channel 13 and sister station Channel 31's "Good Day Sacramento." But he's not under contract.
We talked to Alston, and he confirmed it's strictly a freelance gig.
"From time to time, they ask me if I'll cover something," Alston says. "So this morning I went out to cover a grass fire in Suisun City."
Alston is looking for a full-time anchor gig, in Sacramento or elsewhere.
"But life is good," Alston says. "I'm enjoying myself."
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