It was a cold January day when news broke of an affair -- and 
alleged blackmail -- involving Missouri's newly elected, renegade 
Governor. Day after day for about six months, KMOX reporters 
advanced the story using their long-cultivated sources and shoe- 
leather reporting. KMOX has St. Louis' only commercial broadcast 
bureau inside the state capitol, which is two hours from the big 
cities, which brought our audience instant information and 
reaction. Our journalists sat in court, then described complex 
legal wranglings in understandable terms. The story finally 
concluded on the steamy first day of June, with KMOX providing 
live play-by-play of the Lt. Gov.'s taking a new oath. To compile 
this entry, we combed through more than 5,000 mentions of 
"Greitens" on our air during that period, resulting in hours of 
raw product, edited down to 30 minutes.

It was a cold January day when news broke of an affair -- and alleged blackmail -- involving Missouri's newly elected, renegade Governor.&nbsp;Day after day for about six months, KMOX reporters advanced the story using their long-cultivated sources and shoe- leather reporting. KMOX has St. Louis' only commercial broadcast bureau inside the state capitol, which is two hours from the big cities, which brought our audience instant information and reaction. Our journalists sat in court, then described complex legal wranglings in understandable terms. The story finally concluded on the steamy first day of June, with KMOX providing live play-by-play of the Lt. Gov.'s taking a new oath. To compile this entry, we combed through more than 5,000 mentions of "Greitens" on our air during that period, resulting in hours of raw product, edited down to 30 minutes.

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