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Emmy Award-winning American news anchor Chauncey Glover has died at the age of 39.
News of the presenter’s death was announced on Tuesday (November 5), but specific details are unclear.
The family of the host, who was praised for his coverage of the coronavirus on Los Angeles channels KCBS and KCAL, said in a statement: .
“He was more than a son and brother. He was the light of our lives and a true hero to our community. Chauncey’s compassion and dedication to helping others, especially through the Chauncey Glover Project. Dedication has changed countless lives and motivated so many young people to pursue their dreams.
“His talent, warmth and vision touched everyone who knew him, and our world is a darker place without him.”
Glover, who won a total of three Emmy Awards during his career after eight years at Houston’s ABC affiliate KTRK, will join KCAL News in October 2023, joining Siouxsie Sioux and other news industry veterans this week. He co-hosted the segment with Pat Harvey. He celebrated his 35th anniversary with the department.
He studied broadcast journalism, music, and theater at Troy University in Alabama and began his career at WTVM in Columbus, Georgia, before working as a special projects and general assignment reporter at CBS 47 and Fox 30 in Jacksonville, Florida. I was there.
In 2014, he pioneered a successful mentorship program called the Chauncey Glover Project to help underprivileged teenage boys in Detroit prepare for college.
Glover’s profile page for KCAL says he was “bitten by the news bug when he was 5 years old and his father built him his own little ‘anchor desk’ for a news show.” He performed it in front of his family every Sunday after church.
In an introductory video shared on Instagram after joining KCAL, Glover said: It’s passion. At one point I thought: “Am I getting paid to do this?” That’s pretty cool. ”
