A second news anchor quit Friday, two weeks after his co-anchor left to protest their NBC station's hiring of talk show host Jerry Springer.

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Ron Magers' resignation came after his longtime anchor partner, Carol Marin, quit. Both criticized WMAQ-TV for hiring Springer as a commentator, although Marin was more vocal, calling Springer "the poster child for the worst television has to offer."

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