9News started its run as the top-rated TV station in the Denver television market back in the late-1970s, and for decades each newscast ended with video of regular people holding up their index fingers to remind viewers (and competitors) who was No. 1.
Nexstar Media Group, owner of KDVR Fox31, and Tegna, the parent of 9News, last week announced their $6.2 billion megamerger had closed.
The news stoked fears that dozens of mostly 9News employees could be let go, accountability journalism could suffer and popular anchor Kyle Clark could find himself off the air…