Drew Soicher is leaving 9NEWS & Channel 20 effective Friday.

9NEWS Announced Friday that long time sports director Drew Soicher would not be with the station in 2017. His last day with the station turned out to be Friday December 30th.  The station has not announced who his replacement will be.     Could this be part of Tegna's nationwide cost cutting moves or something else? 

Here's the official station announcement: http://www.9news.com/about-us/drew-soicher-leaves-9news/380674251