Thursday Blast: Cheryl Jennings and Spencer Christian Out at KGO-TV

 Cheryl Jennings and Spencer Christian --both longtime KGO-TV, (ABC7), air talent, will not have their contracts renewed come December and are OUT at the SF O and O, according to multiple station and broadcast sources.


Jennings has seen a thirty-year stint at 900 Front, including anchoring and reporting and has landed numerous industry awards but in her mid-to-late 60's and making the money she makes, ABC simply has decided it's time for her to leave.


Christian came to the Bay Area on the coattails of his work at "Good Morning America" and a desire to get out of New York.


He's been at KGO for 15 years and, according to one of the sources, "simply makes way too much money" and was deemed disposable.


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415 Media Exclusive: Veteran Weekend Anchor Ken Wayne Signs Contract Extension to Remain at KTVU

Ken Wayne staying at KTVU

    Veteran news anchor Ken Wayne will remain at KTVU for at least the next four years. The weekend anchor and general-assignment reporter on Friday signed a new multi-year contract to stay with the Oakland Fox affiliate through 2017.

Reached by phone, Wayne confirmed to me he signed the new deal even after receiving inquires from several stations "in and out of the market." The new deal involves a considerable raise.

"I'm very happy to be here in the Bay Area where I've been working and living for a long time. I'm happy, my wife's happy too," said Wayne, who has been with KTVU since 1992. He's been the lead weekend anchor since 2002.

Retaining Wayne provides a needed source of stability for Channel 2 which has seen a steady amount of new faces at the station, particularly reporters. Wayne refused to comment on whether he considered an offer from a cable outlet, (I heard CNN was interested).

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