T.L. Hughes 746 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Deadline.com reports (and a spokesperson for Fox O&O KTTV has confirmed) that Dorothy Lucey will be leaving KTTV's Good Day LA after Friday morning's broadcast as her contract was not renewed. Co-anchor Jillian Reynolds will be moved to freelance status at KTTV, continuing in her current duties on Good Day LA but not always appearing five days a week. Steve Edwards is the only Good Day LA anchor that has been with the show since its 1995 revamp (it debuted in 1993) that will remain full-time as he is locked into a long-term contract. The show will reportdly hold on-air tryouts for Lucey’s position similar to what has been done on syndicated morning show Live With Kelly since Regis Philbin's departure in November 2011. The reasons for the shakeup, a cost-saving measure (as Lucey earned a hefty paycheck), and as a way to "provid[e] a jolt" to the show, which has lost ground in the ratings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 818 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 They both had a pretty good run (17 years), so it's no surprise that this shakeup happened. I wonder if Steve would have been shown the door too had his contract been up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieboy247 42 Posted May 22, 2012 Share Posted May 22, 2012 Yeah, I'm not surprised either, but still it's sad to see Dorothy Lucey go. Whether GDLA will recover or not after Lucey's departure remains to be seen. Makes me wonder if she'll be able to land elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daybreak 269 Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 I thought this was very interesting and a really nice on Jillian for apologizing to Dorothy. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvspy/video-jillian-reynolds-offers-teary-apology-to-longtime-kttv-co-anchor-dorothy-lucey_b49929 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJ2000 2 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Dorothy Lucey was interviewed by Sam Rubin on the KTLA Morning News this morning, and she talked about her dismissal from Good Day LA. http://www.deadline.com/2012/06/video-dororhy-lucey-talks-exit-from-kttv-new-talk-show-with-nigel-lythgoe/#more-281678 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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