He proposed to his wife Donna on the Phil Donahue show live while anchoring Mornings on 2 in San Francisco. The station never acknowledged whether Somerville voluntarily dropped out of the newscast, or was pulled by management. KTVU News Anchor Frank Somerville and Donna Wright have been married for decades. June 1, 2021: KTVU television news anchor Frank Somerville has been taken off the air after an incident Sunday evening in which he slurred his speech while struggling to read a prepared script off.
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Co-anchor Julie Haener finished the newscast alone.
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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. The dude who helped her prolly doesnt do this to get noticed thats the kinda people you respect. but even she admits that she looks like shes about 15. Somerville has received three Emmy awards at KTVU, including one for best on-camera news anchor. initially i thought that was her older daughter. 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. Frank Sommerville, born Frank William Somerville is an American journalist who anchors the five-o’clock, six-o’clock, ten-o’clock, and eleven-o’clock news hours at KTVU in Oakland, California. KTVU Anchor Frank Somerville Slurring His Words on Sundays Broadcast. 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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