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Silence irks activists, stirs questions about suspension, Oakland NAACP calls for Frank Somervilles reinstatement at KTVU. In 2008, he was named co-anchor of the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts, replacing 40-year veteran Dennis Richmond. I would love to work at one of the other stations in the market. [10] In November 2021, he said in an interview with the Bay Area News Group that KTVU had not contacted him and that "All indications are that Im never going to anchor at Channel 2 again. 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.. I think its really indicative of the silencing and invisibility of Black and brown people, said Galvis, whose group worked with Restoring Justice for Indigenous Peoples to organize the rally. Somerville reportedly told the producer that Eikel had approved a shortened version, a source said. Sources said Eikel was willing to assign a reporter to do a separate, more in-depth story. The Alameda County District Attorney's Office filed charges against former Bay Area news anchor Frank Somerville following a Dec. 30 car wreck in a busy downtown Oakland intersection. In a May broadcast of KTVUs 10 p.m. news program, Somerville was recorded slurring his words and abruptly left midbroadcast with no explanation. Somerville was not involved in that flub. Hes one of the highest paid anchors in the Bay Area, but his contract is up in March. He also was off the air for much of last summer following a now-infamous May 30, 2021 newscast, when he repeatedly slurred and stumbled over his words and appeared to have trouble reading off the teleprompter. "No one at the station Fox/KTVU has contacted me. Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years. 2. Crime and Public Safety | The collision occurred eastbound on West Grand Avenue, Windham wrote. But the way this story captivated the nation has many wondering why not the same media attention when people of color go missing?" Get Morning Report and other email newsletters. Somerville did not reply to repeated efforts to contact him, nor did representatives from Fox News, who said last month only that the anchor had been suspended pending further review. No one at KTVU, including news director Amber Eikel, would speak on the record. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! More than a month after Frank Somerville was suspended from KTVU, the popular anchor remains off the air with no word from either him or the station about if or when he might return. He was named after his father's childhood friend, Frank Patty, and his paternal grandfather, William Somerville. "[11], On December 30, 2021, Somerville was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after an automobile collision. [2][3][4], Somerville was born on March 19, 1958, in San Luis Obispo, California, but was raised in Berkeley. So, nothing like this happens again. Since his departure from KTVU, he has steadily posted videos on Instagram featuring an assortment of commentary. Somervilles next hearing will take place May 6. The venerated KTVU anchor spoke to the Bay Area News Group in an interview published . 3bd. Who is Frank Somerville? On Wednesday night's 6 o'clock broadcast, Heather Holmes anchored the show with Andre Senior, saying at the top of the hour, "Frank and Julie are off tonight.". Silence irks activists, stirs questions about suspension. Born Frank William Somerville on 19th March 1958 in San Luis Obispo, California, Frank Somerville is a journalist. KTVU anchor Frank Somerville anchors the five o'clock news at the KTVU studio on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. It's been one year since Somerville replaced longtime anchor Dennis . The longtime KTVU news anchor is married to his wife, Donna Wright, a television producer. Somerville later excused that saying he had mistakenly taken an Ambien before going on the air. Following Somervilles suspension, two rallies were held outside the KTVU studios in Jack London Square in October, both sparked by his reported desire to address disparities in media coverage of White crime victims like Petito versus women of color. He's still in mourning over the cancellation of "Freaks and Geeks. Frank Somerville, the anchor for KTVU, has been 'suspended indefinitely' by the network Credit: Facebook/Frank Somerville. 2 Frank Somerville Credit: Facebook/Frank Somerville Who is Frank Somerville's wife? Thats just a guess. (He was a prolific Facebook user until September. Longtime KTVU anchor Frank Somerville shared a Facebook post Saturday reflecting on his arrest and his termination from KTVU nearly a year later. The local Fox affiliate has yet to comment on the incident, and as the Mercury News reported, Somerville has declined to respond to them for comment. The multiple Emmy winner lives in Oakland, grew up in Berkeley and graduated from Berkeley High and San Francisco State University. Seven weeks later, he was off the air again. Somerville, 63, won the awards at KTVU, which included an accolade for best on-camera news anchor. Stay up to date! His parents raised him in Berkeley, California. Theylearned that Somerville had been driving a 2014 Porsche east on West Grand when he rear-ended an Audi stopped at the intersection. Somerville displayed symptoms of driving under the influence of alcohol, with bloodshot eyes, slurred speech and odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person. After a field sobriety test showed signs of impairment, the documents said, two separate breathalyzer tests found that Somerville had blood alcohol levels of 0.239% and 0.219%. 2. It should have been much more about stepping into the journalism and giving respect and honor to the issue and people youre purporting to be in service of.. But beyond that, the outlet did not get much more information from Somerville, who has had a rocky 2021. As Somerville has pointed out on social media, he is the father of an adopted Black daughter. Since Somervilles suspension, two rallies have been held outside the KTVU studios in Jack London Square on Oct. 2 and and Oct. 12, both sparked by Somervilles reported desire to address disparities in media coverage of White crime victims like Petito versus women of color. George Galvis, executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, which helped organize the Oct. 12 rally, said KTVUs silence is a response.. Why is 'Gabriel Salazar car accident' trending? MSNBC host Joy Reiddiscussed the Gabby Petito case on her showon September 20. Somerville, who has an adopted black daughter, reportedly pushed back after the tagline was refused. Frank Somerville finally returns to KTVU: Are viewers owed an explanation? The collision took place near the intersection of Grand Avenue and Broadway Street just after 7:45 p.m. Dec. 31, 2021, Oakland police said at the time. Crime and Public Safety | The ABC News report also said that onlyabout one-fifth of missing person cases involving minorities are covered by the news, according to a 2016 analysis published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. Info stolen in Oakland ransomware attack set to be released DSW is closing on Powell Street, Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says the metaverse scares her, and SF Mayor London Breed has come out vocally in support of the recall of three school board members. As per the sources, he was named after his father's friend Frank Patty. His first newspaper job was as a Washington Post paperboy. He was named after his father's childhood friend, Frank Patty, and his paternal grandfather, William Somerville. 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Somerville, 63, took over as anchor of the six o'clock and ten o'clock news broadcasts at KTVU in 2008, following the retirement of Dennis Richmond. Frank Somerville has spoken out for the first time since his Dec. 30 arrest for a suspected DUI. On September 26, it was reported thatSomerville was pulled off the air over his coverage of Gabby's casejust days after Joy Reid's "missing white women" comments. TV Streaming | ", KTVU again removes Frank Somerville from the air, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Los Gatos: Hundreds still without power as Black Road repair project finishes early. But he wouldn't be back on the air until August, and then within weeks, this controversy erupted behind the scenes about the Petito case. 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Reynolds said Somerville may have been well-intentioned, and that he certainly seems passionate about fairness in coverage. Sources told the outlet that Somerville was informed by station management the next day that he was being suspended. Meanwhile, the media coverage issue Somerville had hoped to raise has garnered plenty of attention in recent days as debate rages over how much is too much. Previously: Anchorman Frank Somerville's Future at KTVU In Doubt As Rumors Swirl About High Drama In the Newsroom. Get the latest posts delivered right to your inbox. According to station sources, Somerville, 63, has been "suspended indefinitely" by Channel 2 management after a disagreement with news director Amber Eikel over coverage of the Gabby Petito. Joshua Bote is the tech editor at SFGATE. FRANK Somerville has reportedly been pulled off the air at KTVU over his coverage of the Gabby Petito case. Elevation. OAKLAND The Alameda County District Attorneys 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. 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. Longtime KTVU anchor Frank Somerville, who's been off the air since being suspended by management in September over a disagreement about the coverage of the Gabby Petito case, is speaking out and . "Well, the answer actually has a name: Missing White Woman Syndrome, the term coined by the late and greatGwen Ifillto describe the media and public fascination with missing white women likeLaci PetersonorNatalee Holloway,while ignoring cases involving of people of color.". Its another strange twist in a turbulent year for Somerville. According to Windham's statement, Somerville showed symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol when officers reached him. Somerville was off the air for more than nine weeks before returning in August to Channel 2s The Ten OClock News without addressing his unusual absence. In wake of scandal, East Bay school district keeps a close eye on staff behavior He was named as a person of interest in the case, and his remains were found in Florida last week. Somerville has a Black daughter and wanted to add a note at the end of any news story on Petito about the rates of domestic violence for Black women in America. He first joined the San Francisco Bay Area station in 1991 and in 2008 became an anchor of the six o'clock and ten o'clock news broadcasts. Venerated KTVU anchor Frank Somerville, days after an odd Sunday broadcast in which he can be seen on-air slurring his speech while reading a teleprompter, will be on indefinite leave starting . But a shortened version of the tag made it into the script for that evening's broadcast, which allegedly prompted Somerville's suspension for insubordination. Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years. That's a shivering duck sheltering a puppy with its wings. Somerville has reportedly been "suspended indefinitely" after a behind-the-scenes disagreement about his coverage of the22-year-old vlogger's disappearance. On March 19, 1958, Frank Somerville was born in San Luis Obispo, California, US. He has worked as an online coordinator and, before that, a copy editor and page designer for Bay Area-based newspapers and magazines. He took an indefinite leave of absence in June following a broadcast of the TheTenO'ClockNewsonKTVU in which he slurred lines and left mid-broadcast, resulting in speculation over his health and well-being. 80346 /80620. I just dont notice the things you see, he added. Shortly before the 5 p.m. broadcast, Eikel told Somerville she planned to cut the tag after newsroom editors raised concerns. Additionally, he spent his childhood in Berkeley and was raised there. [6], Somerville was an intern at KTVU in 1981, while attending San Francisco State. The next day, Somerville was told he was suspended for defying a superiors orders, sources said. Early Life and Education. He works out and practices the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga.[20]. He was also named anchor of Channel 2 News at 5 in April 2005, when it was launched. He was off air for much of the summer, following his now-infamous May 30 newscast, when he repeatedly slurred and stumbled over his words and appeared to have trouble reading off the teleprompter. He is a graduate of Bowie State University in Maryland with a BS degree in communications. His name came after his father's friend, Frank Patty and his parental grandfather, William Somerville . She graduated from Northwestern University with a BA degree in German studies and from Mills College with a MFA degree in creative writing and English. Frank Somerville says KTVU wouldnt re-sign, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Los Gatos: Hundreds still without power as Black Road repair project finishes early, Frank Somerville says KTVU wouldnt re-sign him: I am done at Channel 2, Bay Area TV anchor Frank Somerville arrested on suspicion of DUI after crash in Oakland, Frank Somerville says hes done at KTVU, apologizes to newsroom for drama, Wheres Frank Somerville? MSNBC host Joy Reid criticized her own industry on her prime-time program, calling the Petito coverage an example of missing White woman syndrome, a term coined by the late PBS anchor Gwen Ifill to describe the medias often lopsided focus on white women and girls when they go missing. Crime and Public Safety | Somerville did reply to local media commentator Rich Lieberman on Monday saying he'd be back on the air that night and that the incident was simply a mistake regarding his prescription medication. I think its probably time to (let them know) were still listening and waiting, Holland said. Frank Somerville is an American journalist and three-time Emmy Award winner. Viral Kids' Star Ms. Rachel Is Taking a Break From Social Media After Backlash Over Co-Star Who Uses They/Them Pronouns, Actor Tom Sizemore, of Saving Private Ryan,' Dies at 61, Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Wife and Son, Los Gatos Mom Accused of Hosting Alcohol-Fueled Teen Parties Attacked in Jail, Hospitalized. [7], In June 2021, Somerville took a personal leave of absence from KTVU following an on-air incident during which he struggled to read the script for several stories and appeared to slur his words. About Frank; Contact Information; Court Records; Frank Bacci is 50 years old today because Frank's birthday is on 09/10/1972. This past week, Mornings On 2 anchor Mike Mibach has been in Somervilles chair, including on Thursday nights newscasts at 5 and 6 p.m. when he simply introduced himself: Im Mike Mibach., Somerville said his health was great, a point he also made in a photo he shared on Instagram with his 5,100 followers this week. Joshua Bote is the tech editor at SFGATE. The months-long saga surrounding longtime KTVU anchor Frank Somerville may have finally reached its conclusion.
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