In 1980, Marlow left KNBC (whose newscasts were known at NewsCenter 4 at the time of his departure) and moved to CBS-owned KNXT (which became KCBS-TV in 1984) as its lead male anchor for Channel 2 News.
While at KNXT/KCBS, his co-anchors included Connie Chung, Sandy Hill, John Schubeck (who had also worked with Marlow at KNBC) and Colleen Williams.
[2] In addition, Marlow also resumed his role as moderator of KNBC News Conference, continuing in that position until he retired in December 2000.
[5] He had worked with many television news anchors during his period in Los Angeles, including Kelly Lange, Colleen Williams, Paul Moyer and his "Life & Times" co-host Val Zavala.
He was also very involved in professional journalism organizations, including to help found the Foundation for American Communications which, for more than a quarter-century, was the leading educator of working journalists.