And I wont stop fighting for equal media representation for all victims.. 42 Portfolio is located in Union Square, Somerville. At the time, Somerville said he had not yet lined up offers to work at other stations but wanted to keep working and was disappointed about how his time at KTVU had ended. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSunUS, 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. 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After the collision, the Audis driver managed to get out of their car, according to the statement, but Somerville kept driving east on West Grand, pushing the Audi across the intersectionuntil it hit a pole on the southwest corner. Somerville was not involved in that flub. 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. In wake of scandal, East Bay school district keeps a close eye on staff behavior In November, Somerville insisted he was right to push for the commentary, but he publicly apologized for all the drama because of the way it affected people who work at the station. Ive given my heart and soul to Channel 2, he told the Bay Area News Group. According to Windham's statement, Somerville showed symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol when officers reached him. The multiple Emmy winner lives in Oakland, grew up in Berkeley and graduated from Berkeley High and San Francisco State University. As Somerville has pointed out on social media, he is the father of an adopted Black daughter. ", He adds, "It makes me really sad, because Ive given 31 years to the station. 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. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [citation needed] He attended Berkeley High School, graduating in 1976. Frank Somerville, the anchor for KTVU, has been 'suspended indefinitely' by the network Credit: Facebook/Frank Somerville. Who is KTVU TV anchor Frank Somerville? | The US Sun In a May broadcast of KTVUs 10 p.m. news program, Somerville was recorded slurring his words and abruptly left midbroadcast with no explanation. Theylearned that Somerville had been driving a 2014 Porsche east on West Grand when he rear-ended an Audi stopped at the intersection. Previously: Anchorman Frank Somerville's Future at KTVU In Doubt As Rumors Swirl About High Drama In the Newsroom. KTVU News Director Amber Eikel has allegedly taken Somerville off the air until further notice, as Liberman reports. Before the 6 p.m. broadcast, a producer, not familiar with the earlier discussions between Somerville and Eikel, noticed that a shortened tag had been added to the Petito update. Theyre not re-signing me. For whatever reason, they decided not to re-sign me.. She'd now be 8 years old, and her case got little national attention at the time and she remains unaccounted for. Off work, he enjoys playing in bands, busking and karaoke. "I still want to continue working, Somerville tells the Mercury News. The FBI has issued an arrest warrant for Brian Laundrie, Petitos 23-year-old fianc. OAKLAND The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has filed two misdemeanor charges against former KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville in connection with his arrest late last year on. TV Streaming | Somervilles arrest came after he crashed his Porsche into another car in a downtown intersection in an accident caught on video. Frank Somerville says he's done at KTVU, apologizes to newsroom for Frank Bacci (J), 50 Public Records - Somerville Massachusetts Update: A spokesperson for Fox tells the Mercury News, "We can confirm Frank is taking time away from the desk to focus on his health and we welcome his return when he is ready.". A search-warrant obtained blood sample later yielded a result of .24 blood-alcohol content. In related news, CNN is reckoning with its Petito coverage and just took up a local missing-persons case involving Arianna Fitts, a Bay Area girl who is black, and who went missing in 2016 at the age of 2. 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The couple has two daughters - one of which, Callie, who was adopted in 2005 when she was a baby. 2. Reportedly, Somerville butted heads with KTVU News Director Amber Eikel over the addition of this "tag" that Somerville wanted to say on air, with Eikel saying that the topic deserved separate coverage at a later date. 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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. I would give anything to work there. He returned in August, but a month after, was suspended permanently following turmoil over the coverage of Gabby Petito, the missing van-lifer who was killed by her fiance Brian Laundrie in September. [9] In September 2021, he was suspended for disobedience after seeking to keep a "tag" concerning domestic violence and "missing white woman syndrome" in a story on the Gabby Petito case. [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. Staff writers Harry Harris and Rick Hurd contributed to this report. Somerville, now 64, was arrested at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 30 in the 2200 block of Broadway following a collision between his 2014 Porsche 911 and a silver Audi, according to a probable cause statement by Officer Natalie Windham. Somervilles next hearing will take place May 6. He grew up in the Los Angeles area, went to UC Berkeley and has previously worked as a news reporter at USA Today and SFGATE and as a music writer at NPR. [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. Its another strange twist in a turbulent year for Somerville. 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 telling the press that he doesn't expect he'll be back at the station and also, no one from the station or Fox has even bothered contacting him. His suspension came just six weeks after a previous leave of absence for health issues when he struggled to read his teleprompter and slurred his words during a broadcast in May. Former SF anchor Frank Somerville publicly opens up about arrest, KTVU exit Twitter just announced the launch of its Twitter Blue product, a new subscription service with extra perks for avid users that is rolling out today in Australia and Canada ahead of a wider launch. Jurors hopelessly deadlocked in Bay Point murder trial, mistrial declared Look closely at this picture. Frank Somerville- Bio, Age, Net Worth, Height, Married, Facts They had told me long before that.. I appreciate and admire what they do every day.. Somerville was hospitalized shortly after the incident and was booked at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin. His last video was published March 31, voicing his perspective on the Will Smith slap at the Oscars and recounting anincident in which his wifes boss repeatedly harassed her. [1] During his three decades at KTVU in Oakland, California, Somerville received three Emmy Awards, including one for best on-camera news anchor. This was Somervilles second suspension in a tumultuous year. The case of Gabby has sparked a national outcry as her fianc Brian Laundrie continues to evade authorities. Alameda County DA charges former TV anchor Frank Somerville with DUIs And the photo has since gone. You can see video of the Sunday 10 o'clock broadcast below, in which Somerville has difficulty reading from his teleprompter.