Emmy-winning news anchor Chauncy Glover dead at 39

Three-time Emmy Award-winning news anchor Chauncy Glover has died astatine property 39.

The Alabama native’s heartbroken family announced nan news of his unexpected decease to KCAL News, wherever Glover had been moving arsenic an anchor since Oct. 2023.

Glover’s origin of decease was not revealed.

“We, Sherry and Robert Glover, on pinch Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by nan unimaginable nonaccomplishment of our beloved Chauncy,” his family said successful a statement.

“He was much than a boy and relative — he was a beacon of ray successful our lives and a existent leader to his community.” 

During his career, Glover launched a successful mentorship programme successful 2014, named The Chauncy Glover Project, wherever he mentored and assisted underprivileged teenage boys hole for assemblage successful Detroit.

Glover “changed countless lives and inspired truthful galore young men to prosecute their dreams,” done nan foundation, his loved ones said.

“His talent, warmth, and imagination near an imprint connected everyone who knew him, and nan world is dimmer without him.” 

“While we grieve this profound loss, we are comforted by nan outpouring of emotion and memories shared by those who knew Chauncy arsenic nan passionate, talented psyche he was,” his family added.

“We kindly inquire for privateness arsenic we mourn and grant his unthinkable legacy. He was taken from america acold excessively soon, but his effect will beryllium felt forever.”

Before joining nan squad astatine KCAL News, Glover had been moving astatine ABC connection KTRK successful Houston for 8 years. He was nan first achromatic antheral main anchor astatine nan network.

During his clip there, Glover had won a full of 3 Emmy Awards.

After joining KCAL News conscionable complete a twelvemonth ago, Glover co-hosted news segments alongside Suzie Suh astatine 8 and 10 p.m., and Pat Harvey astatine 5 and 11 p.m.

Last month, Glover celebrated his first day astatine nan network.

“Don’t watch nan clock; do what it does. Keep going! My first twelvemonth in #LA on #kcalnews #cbsla in nan books! God is good,” he wrote successful 1 of his last posts on Instagram.

Glover studied broadcast journalism, euphony and theatre astatine Troy University successful Alabama.

His first occupation was astatine WTVM successful Columbus, Georgia, earlier moving to Jacksonville, Fla., to subordinate nan teams astatine CBS 47 and Fox 30.

ABC13 anchor Erica Simon shared a heartfelt tribute pursuing nan news.

“I’ve mulled complete this station for hours … and ne'er imagined having to make it,” she wrote on Facebook.

“I’m devastated, heartbroken and can’t deliberation straight,” she went on, adding that Glover was “one of nan champion friends I’ve ever had..”

The pair, who had met successful 2010, worked together astatine CBS and Fox successful Florida.

“He was generous. He was a perfectionist. He was 1 of nan champion news men I’ve ever encountered,” she continued. “I’m going to miss him calling and praying pinch maine connected difficult days. I’m going to miss his vacation soirees, lukewarm hugs and hearty laugh.”

“CG loved nan Lord pinch each his bosom and now, tin remainder successful nan bid and beingness of nan Father. Farewell my friend … until we meet again. Thank you to everyone who has reached out. Please believe for his parents. This is nan 2nd kid they’ve lost,” she concluded.