FiveNews 283 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) Lieberman is reporting that 2/9 reporter Sara Donchey is leaving to join KPIX. In her new role, she will anchor the weekday 5pm newscast with newly appointed anchor Ryan Yamamoto. Interesting development for sure. I liked Sara at 2/9 and was disappointed when she returned from a leave that she was relegated to weekday nightside reporting. She had great chemistry with her weekend co-anchor Chris Holmstrom. Good news for her is that she gets to remain in California and remains in the CBS family. Link below to Sara anchoring breaking earthquake coverage... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFwUYOTUC8A Edited December 12, 2021 by FiveNews 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner 211 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 (edited) I did some digging because we all know Lieberman can also write his fair share of make-believe, but yes, this does seem to be true. First off, Donchey's background - she's an SFSU alum and was a production assistant at KPIX after graduating, so she's not a stranger to the area or the station. Then, KPIX sports anchor Vern Glenn tweeted this and confirms she's likely coming to the station. And lastly, her recent social media follows suggests she's familiarizing herself with people and entities in the Bay as well as some people at KPIX. I also liked the rapport between her and Chris but I thought after she had her leave, things seemed different with her and the station. They never rotated Lesley back out again, so it seemed like an unofficial permanent decision. It really seems like KPIX has finally dug in to invest in their anchor slate after it had gone stale compared to KGO/KNTV (of course, also helped by new leadership in corporate, which likely encouraged the choices). Now that Ken and Michelle have left, it seems to have been a catalyst to make some decisions (e.g. anchors Amanda, Ryan, and now Sara, along with relatively new reporters Justin, Max, and Jocelyn to fill all the vacancies). Edited December 13, 2021 by Roadrunner 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTV 419 Posted December 12, 2021 Share Posted December 12, 2021 Right, I was waiting for a confirmation to post yet KPIX is still struggling with a 3 person weather team. They should at least hire 1 more person for back up. Just saying… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner 211 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 A gratuitous bump, but after Ryan joined the station in early January, Sara has officially confirmed it on her social media today that this week is her last week on KCBS/KCAL and that she is headed for the Bay (that part on Instagram). Seems almost all but official at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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