The news comes just weeks after Somerville returned to KTVU after an inexplicable nine-week absence from the broadcaster’s “The Ten O’Clock News”. Somerville was reportedly informed of his “indefinite suspension” by broadcasters’ management the next day. His request reportedly sparked disagreement with KTVU’s news director Amber Eikel, who said the slogan was inappropriate. Frank Somerville, anchor for Fox Bay Area news affiliate KTVU, has been pulled off air by the network over a behind-the-scenes dispute concerning. Somerville, the father of a black adopted daughter, reportedly shared these beliefs and wanted to add a short slogan criticizing the extraordinary media coverage that Petitos’ story had gathered at the end of a scheduled news coverage of the details of the case. Roy is among those who believe the coverage of Petito’s disappearance is an example of the media phenomenon that the late journalist and broadcaster Gwen Ifill described as “missing white women syndrome,” where the media has a one-sided focus on missing white women and girls lay without reporting for similar cases of missing colored women. Mike Mibach, who has been with the station for 17 years and has most recently served as a. The search for Petito has sparked national media hype, although some in the journalism industry, most notably Joy Reid of MSNBC, have described the attention it has received as inappropriate. After nearly six months, venerated KTVU anchor Frank Somerville’s replacement has been made official. The conflict reportedly came to a head after Petito’s body was discovered in Wyoming earlier this week after being reported missing while on a camping trip with her boyfriend off-road. He has been taking many steps to address the circumstances that led to this case, including attending meetings and working on himself so that nothing like this ever happens again,” Dugan said.Somerville, 63, has reportedly been “suspended indefinitely” by Channel 2 management following a disagreement over ongoing coverage of the Gabby Petito missing and murder case. Somerville takes these charges very seriously. In a statement Thursday afternoon, Somerville’s attorney Shannan Dugan acknowledged the charges. 08, with an added clause for having a level over. On Tuesday, the district attorney’s office charged Somerville with driving under the influence of alcohol, as well as driving with a blood-alcohol level over. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, booked into Santa Rita Jail on that charge and later released with a citation to appear. A search-warrant obtained blood sample later yielded a result of. Frank Sommerville, born Frank William Somerville is an American journalist who anchors the five-oclock, six-oclock, ten-oclock, and eleven-oclock news hours. 219 blood-alcohol levels, according to the statement. When an officer-administered field sobriety test showed signs of impairment, Somerville consented to an alcohol screening test he blew two tests, registering. (Jane Tyska/Staff) The public silence from Channel 2 and Fox, its parent network, has fueled community frustration over the ostensible reason he was. Officers who spoke with Somerville said he “exhibited symptoms of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage: bloodshot/watery eyes, thick/slurred speech, and odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person.” Somerville anchors the news at 5, 6 and 10 pm.
At that point, Somerville stopped driving police arrived a short time later. During his three decades at KTVU in Oakland, California, Somerville received three Emmy Awards, including one for best on-camera news anchor.
They learned that Somerville had been driving a 2014 Porsche east on West Grand when he rear-ended an Audi stopped at the intersection.Īfter the collision, the Audi’s driver managed to get out of their car, according to the statement, but Somerville kept driving east on West Grand, pushing the Audi across the intersection until it hit a pole on the southwest corner. Frank Somerville (born March 19, 1958) is an American television journalist. By Chuck Barney Bay Area News Group PUBLISHED: Augat 11:34 a.m. OAKLAND - The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office has filed two misdemeanor charges against former KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville in connection with his arrest late last year on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said.Īccording to a police statement in charging documents obtained Thursday, officers responded to Broadway and West Grand Avenue at about 8:20 p.m. Veteran anchor Frank Somerville returned to the KTVU anchor desk Wednesday, after a long absence.