Newscasters honor Emmy-winning LA reporter Chauncy Glover after his death at age 39

The KCAL news anchor died unexpectedly Tuesday, leaving his colleagues in a state of shock and grief.

Chauncy Glover, an Emmy Award-winning news broadcaster and anchor at KCAL News in Los Angeles, died Tuesday at age 39.

His unexpected death was announced by his grieving colleagues as they were also busy covering the 2024 presidential election taking place on the same day.

Glover joined KCAL in October 2023 after hosting KTRK in Houston for eight years. He was the first Black man to serve as the station’s main evening anchor. He previously won his Emmys in 2013 and 2014 for best on-camera talent, breaking news and continuing reporting at Detroit television station WDIV. A reason for this has not yet been announced.

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Glover’s time co-anchoring the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts with KCAL mainstay Pat Harvey and sharing the desk with Suzie Suh from 8 to 10 p.m. was brief. But his co-hosts and colleagues Harvey, Suh, Juan Fernandez and Dani Ruberti joined together to pay tribute to him during Tuesday’s show.

“Chauncy Glover was more than just a local news anchor, he was a dedicated community leader with a heart to do what it takes to make our communities a better place to live,” Harvey shared over a series of clips Glover’s first year at KCAL – dropping off a package at a holiday toy drive, interviewing vendors at a local farmers market and more.

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Glover’s love of journalism was instilled in him at a young age. “I knew this was something I always wanted to do. “My dad built me ​​a little anchor desk when I was five years old, and every Sunday after church I did my little newscasts,” Glover said in an archive clip. “I have always been interested in reading, writing, telling stories and keeping people informed.”

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After Glover got the job at KTRK, he moved his foundation to Houston, and on his first day at KCAL, he expressed his hope to “bring it here one day” to Los Angeles. “There is a great need,” Harvey told him, “a great need.”

“Chauncy’s compassion and commitment to helping others, particularly through the Chauncy Glover Project, have changed countless lives,” the Glover family’s statement continued, “and have inspired so many young men to pursue their dreams.” The family “kindly requests privacy as we mourn and honor his incredible legacy.”

Watch Chauncy’s colleagues pay their respects to the late journalist above.