Reporter Luis De Leon has left 9NEWS & Channel 20, his last day was Thursday April 27, 2023. No word yet on where he is headed. He was at 9NEWS & Channel 20 for a little more than a year.
H/T: https://www.earnthenecklace.com/luis-de-leon-leaving-kusa-tv-9news/
(Photo: KUSA/KTVD)
KOAA NEWS5 has announced that Meteorologist Sam Schreier is leaving the station and getting out of the business all together. He is changing carriers and becoming a water conservation specialist.
More on that here: https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2023/4/26/leaving-the-business
H/T: FTVLIVE.
Scripps last week announced that Brian Joyce has been named to the G.M & station manger position. Replacing Dean Littleton who is joining Scripps corporate to oversee the local broadcast properties. Bryan comes to KMGH/KCDO from KPAX the CBS Station in Missoula, MT a post he has held since January 2021. Prior to that he was in Tucson AZ at KGUN-TV.
If he sounds familiar that is because he is no stranger to Denver TV, he was a sports reporter at KUSA from 2005-2007.
Bryan Joyce (Photo--Scripps Media)
Anchor Brian Flores has been named to take over for Domnic Garcia, Mr. Flores comes to KCNC from FOX O&O, KCPQ FOX 13 in Seattle, WA. He will be taking over for Dominic Garcia who has moved to the evening shift to take the place of the retired Jim Benemann. Prior to KCPQ he worked for FOX O&O FOX2--KTVU in Oakland/San Fransisco.
So welcome to Mr. Flores.
H/T: AdWeek.
https://www.adweek.com/tvspy/kcpqs-brian-flores-leaving-seattle-to-work-in-denver/247534/
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| Brain Flores (Picture: KCPQ/Fox Television Stations, LLC) |
Megan Jurgemeyer told staffers that she was leaving KUSA & KTVD on Thursday afternoon. On Monday her bio was scrubbed from 9NEWS.com, could she wind up across the street at KMGH & Scripps broadcasting? That could be a possibility, but at this time no one knows.
KMGH has an open news director position, that was posted April 4, 2023. Former KMGH news director Holly Gauntt decided to retire back in January. The job posting is still up for a news director on the Scripps website as I type this. Tegna has not posted an open news director position for KUSA/KTVD just yet. This will be 9NEWS's 3rd news directer in 5 years, after Patti Dennis took a corp recruiting job with Tegna.
She was named news director in 2019 & started at 9NEWS & Channel 20 in 2013.
So stay tuned.
Megan Jurgemeyer (Photo:KUSA/KTVD)
This Friday CBS Colorado anchor Jim Benemann will retire after 40 years on the air, most of the 40 years in Colorado. He had 2 stints at KCNC one in the late 1980s and again in the early 2000s. Between his two stints he worked at KGW in Portland, OR & 9NEWS--KUSA in 1997 alongside Adele Arakawa taking over the anchor chair from Ed Sardella, when he retired in 2000.
Jim has covered everything from major Wild Fires to major Flooding in 2013, to school shootings (Columbine, Platte Canyon High School, S.T.E.M. School--Highlands Ranch, to the most recent the shooting at Denver East hight school.), blizzards & 9/11. Jim was a calming voice for many of us during breaking news situations.
Jim Enjoy your retirement!!!
We will try to post more pictures from Jim's retirement on Friday... SO Stay Tuned.
On Friday CBS4/CBSNEWS Colorado: said goodbye to Anchor Dominic Garcia, he is off to California after his wife took a job opportunity there. He has been with the station since 2006 when he started off as an intern at the station.
Here is a video clip on his last day: https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/video/dominic-garcia-looks-back-on-his-time-at-cbs-colorado-on-his-last-day/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h#x
Dominic, you will be missed--good luck on your new adventure.
