KTVU also offered no prior notice that Somerville would be returning this week, although Julie Haener, his longtime co-anchor, did briefly broach the subject in a July 28 Facebook post.
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Every newscast Ive worked on has been number one. It wasn’t until four days after the bizarre incident that a New York-based spokesperson for Fox - the network that owns and operates KTVU - announced that the veteran anchor would be taking an indefinite leave of absence “to focus on his health.” Four days after KTVU anchor Frank Somerville abruptly left the air during a newscast in which he repeatedly slurred and stumbled over his words, station management finally addressed the situation. Im a 40 year anchor including 30 years on KTVU in the Bay Area. It’s been one year since Somerville replaced longtime anchor Dennis. Four days after KTVU anchor Frank Somerville abruptly left the air during a newscast in which he repeatedly slurred and stumbled over his words, station management finally addressed the situation. In the two-plus months since, Somerville has not publicly addressed the situation and KTVU management has barely acknowledged it. KTVU anchor Frank Somerville anchors the five o’clock news at the KTVU studio on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. of mainly derogatory and bashing comments lit up Somerville's post. It was Somerville’s first appearance on the KTVU anchor desk since making an alarming exit from a May 30 newscast during which he repeatedly slurred and stumbled over his words and appeared to have trouble reading off the teleprompter. Bay Area anchor Frank Somerville is facing indefinite suspension from KTVU after a disagreement with the networks news director over their coverage of the. Frank Somerville, the reporter from KTVU, then posted it on his Facebook page with. After being off the air for more than nine weeks, Frank Somerville returned to KTVU’s “The Ten O’Clock News” Wednesday night without addressing his unusual and lengthy absence.