 From there, he went on to work as a noon and 5 p.m. anchor at ABC affiliate WHBQ-TV in Memphis (now a Fox owned-and-operated station); followed by a return to New York City when he was recruited to help launch a new network - Court TV, where he served as a national correspondent covering a wide range of stories including the high-profile trial of the Menendez brothers and the parole hearing of infamous killer Charles Manson inside the maximum security Corcoran State Prison.Thorne later joined KCOP in Los Angeles, where he served as a general assignment reporter.His primary beat was breaking news.