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[tyrannical bastard 4693]

Emily Leonard, longtime WTVA anchor is leaving to join former co-worker Matt Laubhan's online venture, which is now adding news to their Mississippi Live Weather channel and will be known as Mississippi Live.

Even though Gray now owns WTVA, the damage Allen Media has already done still lingers and this venture can be seen as a way broadcasters will have to compete with the internet when enterprises like these become powerful enough to hire broadcast journalists away from TV stations.

Edited July 1 by tyrannical bastard

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1161]

1 hour ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Emily Leonard, longtime WTVA anchor is leaving to join former co-worker Matt Laubhan's online venture, which is now adding news to their Mississippi Live Weather channel and will be known as Mississippi Live.

Even though Gray now owns WTVA, the damage Allen Media has already done still lingers and this venture can be seen as a way broadcasters will have to compete with the internet when enterprises like these become powerful enough to hire broadcast journalists away from TV stations.

I was wondering when she was going to move on over... It's a great move for her

[TheRolyPoly 3563]

2 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Emily Leonard, longtime WTVA anchor is leaving to join former co-worker Matt Laubhan's online venture, which is now adding news to their Mississippi Live Weather channel and will be known as Mississippi Live.

Even though Gray now owns WTVA, the damage Allen Media has already done still lingers and this venture can be seen as a way broadcasters will have to compete with the internet when enterprises like these become powerful enough to hire broadcast journalists away from TV stations.

 

Not surprising, considering that Emily and Matt are married to each other.

[Dave Lampstein 310]

Two more meteorologists leaving WISN. Just saw Molly Bernard is leaving at the end of July. 
 

Gino Recchia also made a sudden departure on June 28th. 

 

 

 

 

[TheRolyPoly 3563]

After 2.5 years, mainly as WEAU's lead evening anchor, Heidi Paxson will be leaving the station to do mornings at WGHP in the Triad.

 

https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1462412039023734&id=100057648567218

[trustno1 8]

On 7/2/2026 at 4:13 AM, TheRolyPoly said:

 

Not surprising, considering that Emily and Matt are married to each other.

I think the clip of Matt proposing to Emily is still around on YouTube somewhere

[TheRolyPoly 3563]

I didn't know about this but since February, Steve Savard has returned to St. Louis television to be a part of the KSDK news team.

 

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/outreach/press-releases/ksdk-5-on-your-side-welcomes-steve-savard-to-highlight-local-veterans/63-8f33f663-2f94-4713-a4a7-30c1b681131c

[ScottSchell 424]

Former KTEN meteorologist Christine Gormley is joining KOKI/KTUL as the evening meteorologist for 8 (Tulsa’s News Pulse) and helping FOX23 during severe weather coverage on both stations as FOX23 has been and will be handling all weather coverage in Green Country for both stations.

Edited yesterday at 02:33 PM by ScottSchell

[MichiganNewsGraphicsJunkie 1161]

Former WRTV met Todd Klaassen has joined BAM Weather - a private weather firm out of Greenwood, Indiana.  Posted on his Facebook page.

[TennTV1983 871]

WSMV announced during its 3:00pm newscast today that Chief Meteorologist Lisa Spencer will be retiring after nearly 3 decades at the station. Her final day in a full-time role is August 7th. She will still be around in a part-time capacity as needed.

 

https://www.wsmv.com/2026/07/06/greatest-blessings-my-life-beloved-wsmv4-chief-meteorologist-makes-major-announcement/

[tyrannical bastard 4693]

Kelly Foster, a longtime anchor and meteorologist at NBC 15 in Mobile who left the station earlier this year, has resurfaced on WALA Fox 10 as a meteorologist working the midday shows.

[TheRolyPoly 3563]

7 hours ago, tyrannical bastard said:

Kelly Foster, a longtime anchor and meteorologist at NBC 15 in Mobile who left the station earlier this year, has resurfaced on WALA Fox 10 as a meteorologist working the midday shows.

 

Whoever's left at "WPMI" can please turn off the lights...

 

Sounds like an eventual drawdown to essentially become a WEAR simulcaster at some point down the line.