Somerville, 63, won the awards at KTVU, which included an accolade for best on. The station never acknowledged whether Somerville voluntarily dropped out of the newscast, or was pulled by management. Frank Somerville is an American journalist and three-time Emmy Award winner. Every newscast Ive worked on has been number one. Co-anchor Julie Haener finished the newscast alone. Im a 40 year anchor including 30 years on KTVU in the Bay Area. KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville was removed from air after he attempted to shed light on the phenomenon known as 'missing white woman syndrome,' The Mercury News and SFGATE reported. newscasts, will be the first to tell you that he leads a rather ordinary life. A Bay Area news anchor has reportedly been suspended indefinitely following a conflict over coverage of the Gabby Petito case.
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Somerville, one of the Bay Area’s highest-paid and most visible TV journalists, alarmed viewers during a Sunday evening (May 30) newscast in which he appeared to be struggling to read news copy off the Teleprompter.Ībout 15 minutes into the broadcast, he was gone from the desk without explanation. KTVUs ever-popular Frank Somerville, who anchors the stations 5, 6 and 10 p.m. KTVU announced this week that anchor Frank Somerville will take an indefinite leave of absence to focus on his health after the veteran newsman was seen slurring and stumbling over his words. Victoria Gurrieri, a New York-based spokesperson for Fox - the network that owns and operates KTVU - said on Thursday, “We can confirm Frank is taking time away from the desk to focus on his health and we welcome his return when he is ready.” No other details were offered.
Four days after KTVU anchor Frank Somerville abruptly left the air during a newscast in which he repeatedly slurred and stumbled over his words, station management finally addressed the situation, saying the veteran newsman will take an indefinite leave of absence.
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