Kcal 9‘s weeknight anchor crew will be setting their alarm clocks a lot earlier. Sharon Tay, Rick Garcia and meteorologist Evelyn Taft are moving from Kcal’s weeknight 8 and 10 Pm newscasts to sister station CBS 2 for early morning duty. They’ll anchor the weekday 4:30 to 7 Am and 11- to 11:30 Am newscasts beginning November 18. They’re trading with current CBS 2 morning anchors Kent Shocknek and Suzie Suh and meteorologist Rich Fields who will move to the 8 and 10 Pm slot, also beginning on November 18. Sylvia Lopez and Leyna Nguyen will continue to anchor Kcal’s weeknight 9 Pm newscast. The moves were announced today by Steve Mauldin, President and General Manager, CBS 2 and Kcal 9. The trio of Tay, Garcia and Taft have proved to be a ratings success for Kcal 9 since they began working together in August 2010. Kcal 9 ranks first in viewers among newscasts in the highly competitive 10 Pm hour and has been No.
- 11/7/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
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