Los Angeles TV anchor Chauncy Glover has died, according to reports. He was 39 years old.
CBS Los Angeles and KABC Los Angeles reported that the Emmy Award-winning anchor of KCAL/CBS Los Angeles died on Tuesday. He was also a former anchor for ABC station KTRK Houston. The cause of death was not released.
Glover, whose CBS Los Angeles bio states that he was the anchor of Houston’s station for eight consecutive years, joined KCAL on October 20, 2023. Athens-born Glover also worked in Detroit, Jacksonville, Florida and Jacksonville. In Detroit, he was inspired by an incident where he saw a teenager die of gun violence.
The Houston-based program has helped send 350 young men to college and mentored over 1,000 boys.
Glover worked at Houston’s KTRK station for eight years. Glover was the first Black anchor to work at KTRK.
According to his biography, the journalist won three Emmys during his career. One of them was for a story he wrote in 2017 about Hurricane Harvey. In that piece, he helped deliver a baby and rescued a pregnant woman.
KCAL broadcast a statement by Glover’s parents on Tuesday.
Sherry Glover and Robert Glover are deeply saddened by the loss of Chauncy. The statement said that he was more than just a brother and son – he had been a lighthouse in our lives and a hero for his community. “Chauncy Glover’s compassion, dedication, and love for helping others through the Chauncy Glover Project has changed many lives and inspired countless young men to follow their dreams. He left a lasting impression on all who knew him. The world is darker without him.
His colleagues Dani Ruberti, Pat Harvey, Juan Fernandez, and Suzie Suh also mourned his loss.
“As you might imagine, the news left us all stunned and grieving,” Harvey said on air. “All of us are going to miss him so much. Chauncy had only been here a year, but he left his mark on this newsroom and the Southern California community.”
Ruberti who joined the station at the same time remembers the anchor’s infectious laughter.
She said, “He had a way of making everyone feel loved and special. You could feel his heart when he walked into the room.”
