Thanks RightOnline!
I'm getting my program together now! It's hard to keep it local when there's so much going on nationally (and internationally). But, I shall heed your advice. I hope you get to listen :)
Since you have significant time to fill........cover local topics first, then national, then international. Might allow your audience to really tune in to the topics of greatest interest to them in an orderly (and somewhat predictable, but in a good way) manner. Those who care most about local, LA issues will tune in early without hearing about Iraq, etc. Make sense?