Somerville does not believe that his Dec. 30 arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence was a factor in KTVU’s decision, saying managers had decided to cut him loose months earlier.
Frank Somerville’s 31-year career at KTVU, where his nightly anchoring duties made him one of the Bay Area’s most beloved TV news personalities, officially came to an end Friday, as his contract expired and the station opted to not bring him back.
This was Somerville’s second suspension in a tumultuous year. 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. As of Thursday afternoon, officials at KTVU and at Fox had not responded to repeated emails asking about Somerville’s departure or about whether they had offically signed a replacement.
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