After a brief return, he was suspended indefinitely by KTVU management following a dispute over coverage of the Gabby Petito missing person and homicide case. Mini Bio (1) Frank Somerville co-anchors the weekday editions of "KTVU Channel 2 News at 5," "KTVU Channel 2 News at 6" and "The Ten O'Clock News on KTVU Channel 2." Somerville joined San Francisco's KTVU Channel 2's Mornings on 2 and The Noon News in January 1992. Somerville reportedly told the producer that Eikel had approved a shortened version, a source said. Born Frank William Somerville on 19th March 1958 in San Luis Obispo, California, Frank Somerville is a journalist. The ABC News report also said that onlyabout one-fifth of missing person cases involving minorities are covered by the news, according to a 2016 analysis published in the Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology. I would give anything to work there. But she hadnt and the new tag was removed. I think its probably time to (let them know) were still listening and waiting, Holland said. Since Somervilles suspension, two rallies have been held outside the KTVU studios in Jack London Square on Oct. 2 and and Oct. 12, both sparked by Somervilles reported desire to address disparities in media coverage of White crime victims like Petito versus women of color. 3bd. Viral Kids' Star Ms. Rachel Is Taking a Break From Social Media After Backlash Over Co-Star Who Uses They/Them Pronouns, Actor Tom Sizemore, of Saving Private Ryan,' Dies at 61, Alex Murdaugh Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Wife and Son, Los Gatos Mom Accused of Hosting Alcohol-Fueled Teen Parties Attacked in Jail, Hospitalized. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Visitation will be held on Monday, March 6th 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Cusick Funeral Home (80 Mountain Ave, Somerville, NJ 08876). Since then, Fox and station management have refused to publicly speak to the issue. The longtime news anchor faced a rocky 2021. Because Mr. Somervilles case is pending, he cannot personally comment at this time, but he takes full responsibility for what happened that night.. Somerville, 63, took over as anchor of the six o'clock and ten o'clock news broadcasts at KTVU in 2008, following the retirement of Dennis Richmond. 80346 /80620. Officers who spoke with Somerville said he exhibited symptoms of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage: bloodshot/watery eyes, thick/slurred speech, and odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person.. But Reynolds also faulted KTVU for fueling the controversy by not meeting with activists to discuss their complaints about coverage, saying that journalism organizations must offer a level of transparency and accountability., While not publicly commenting to reporters about his suspension, Somerville took to Instagram late last month to thank his fans for his support in standing up for what he believes no matter the consequences., We in the media cant be afraid to look in the mirror and ask ourselves tough questions about race and our coverage, Somerville said. Staff writer Harry Harris contributed to this report. So, nothing like this happens again. The venerated KTVU anchor spoke to the Bay Area News Group in an interview published . He was also named anchor of Channel 2 News at 5 in April 2005, when it was launched. 69 m or 226 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. According to Windham's statement, Somerville showed symptoms of being under the influence of alcohol when officers reached him. ", Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. Joshua Bote is the tech editor at SFGATE. Longtime KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville was booked into jail early Friday morning for allegedly driving under the influence, after a car crash at a busy intersection in downtown Oakland. [14][15], Somerville was married to television producer Donna Wright Somerville for more than 20 years; the couple has two daughters. Info stolen in Oakland ransomware attack set to be released Last week, the City of San Leandro also issued an official proclamation honoring the multiple Emmy-winning anchor for speaking out about missing women of color and setting an example of strength and equity to our community and those worldwide.. Woman suspected of making threats toward Christian schools campus in Walnut Creek arrested More than a month after Frank Somerville was suspended from KTVU, the popular anchor remains off the air with no word from either him or the station about if or when he might return. Frank Somervilles 31-year career at KTVU, where his nightly anchoring duties made him one of the Bay Areas most beloved TV news personalities, officially came to an end Friday, as his contract expired and the station opted to not bring him back. There was no word on how heated the discussion got. He grew up in the Los Angeles area, went to UC Berkeley and has previously worked as a news reporter at USA Today and SFGATE and as a music writer at NPR. 53-127 m (174-417 ft) (avg. "The Petito family certainly deserves answers and justice. He said the couple spend their "together time" at the gym and that the pair "encourage each otherto keep pushing.". That night he pushed to add a brief commentary on racial inequity to the end of a news update about the disappearance of Petito, a young White woman and social media influencer whose case had attracted a firestorm of media coverage. 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She graduated from Northwestern University with a BA degree in German studies and from Mills College with a MFA degree in creative writing and English. Somerville, now 64, was arrested at 8:30 p.m. Dec. 30 in the 2200 block of Broadway following a collision between his 2014 Porsche 911 and a silver Audi, according to a probable cause statement by Officer Natalie Windham. Sources said he wanted to point out that the U.S. media often disproportionately covers tragedies involving young White women, while largely ignoring similar cases involving women of color and Indigenous people. The disagreement, said sources, occurred earlier in the week after the body of Petito was discovered in Wyoming. Federal jury finds Bay Area man guilty in string of East Bay bank robberies All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The photo shows him with a beard and the caption: I think I look pretty cool for 63 if I do say so myself In response to a follower who said Somerville didnt look well, he said, I feel great. The multiple Emmy winner lives in Oakland, grew up in Berkeley and graduated from Berkeley High and San Francisco State University. The public silence from Channel 2 and Fox, its parent network, has fueled community frustration over the ostensible reason he was suspended a reported dispute over his push to add a brief commentary on racial inequity to the end of a straight-news story about the disappearance of social media influencer Gabby Petito, whose case had attracted a firestorm of media coverage. 4ba. This property is currently available for sale and was listed by MLS PIN on Mar . All this drama isnt good, Somerville said. Ive given my heart and soul to Channel 2, he told the Bay Area News Group. Somervilles Bay Area roots helped make him popular with viewers. The veteran anchor was told that the tagline was inappropriate and he apparently pushed back on it. They had told me long before that.. Since his departure from KTVU, he has steadily posted videos on Instagram featuring an assortment of commentary. ", He adds, "It makes me really sad, because Ive given 31 years to the station. Frank Somerville, a veteran TV newscaster suspended from KTVU following a dispute over coverage of the Gabby Petito homicide case, said Tuesday that he believes he is not returning to the station . [12], Somerville's suspension from KTVU would become permanent in January 2022 when his contract expired and KTVU would decide not to re-sign him. Why is 'Gabriel Salazar car accident' trending? Sources said that Somerville was informed by station management the next day that he was being suspended. In 2008, he was named co-anchor of the 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts, replacing 40-year veteran Dennis Richmond. Meanwhile, the media coverage issue Somerville had hoped to raise has garnered plenty of attention in recent days as debate rages over how much is too much. Write by: . Petito, 22, had been reported missing earlier this month while on a cross-country camping trip. 42 Portfolio, Somerville, MA 02143 is a 9 bedroom, 18 bathroom, 15,789 sqft multi-family built in 1900. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, booked into Santa Rita Jail on that charge and later released with a citation to appear. Crime and Public Safety | He is extremely sorry to the person he hit and has provided all information to his insurance company to cover the other drivers losses. But I have no reason to think otherwise.". I just dont notice the things you see, he added. Hes one of the highest paid anchors in the Bay Area, but his contract is up in March. Somervilles next hearing will take place May 6. [citation needed] He attended Berkeley High School, graduating in 1976. 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He is a graduate of Bowie State University in Maryland with a BS degree in communications. In further comments to Lieberman over the phone, reported on his 415 Media blog, Somerville allegedly insisted he had not been drinking, and had just mistakenly taken Ambien before going on the air. As per his date of birth, his birth sign is Pisces. "Well, the answer actually has a name: Missing White Woman Syndrome, the term coined by the late and greatGwen Ifillto describe the media and public fascination with missing white women likeLaci PetersonorNatalee Holloway,while ignoring cases involving of people of color.". The next day, Somerville was told he was suspended for defying a superiors orders, sources said. [5] He then attended San Francisco State University. The case of Gabby has sparked a national outcry as her fianc Brian Laundrie continues to evade authorities. Somerville did reply to local media commentator Rich Lieberman on Monday saying he'd be back on the air that night and that the incident was simply a mistake regarding his prescription medication. [6], Somerville was an intern at KTVU in 1981, while attending San Francisco State. Former KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville was charged earlier this week with driving under the influence following an arrest in late December in Oakland, Alameda County prosecutors and police said. He was named after his father's childhood friend, Frank Patty, and his paternal grandfather, William Somerville. Somerville was off the air for more than nine weeks before returning in August to Channel 2s The Ten OClock News without addressing his unusual absence. Crime and Public Safety | "I still want to continue working, Somerville tells the Mercury News. But if Somerville thought the issue was so important, then he should have used his journalistic gravitas to push for a second story to run after the segment or a series of stories to run over the next couple days, Reynolds said. So I am done at Channel 2, Somerville said in a brief phone interview this week with the Bay Area News Group. "No one at the station Fox/KTVU has contacted me. But beyond that, the outlet did not get much more information from Somerville, who has had a rocky 2021. Somerville did not reply to repeated efforts to contact him, nor did representatives from Fox News, who said last month only that the anchor had been suspended pending further review. No one at KTVU, including news director Amber Eikel, would speak on the record. [8] He returned to the anchor chair on August 4 without addressing the incident that saw his brief departure. There was no word on how heated the discussion got. OAKLAND The Alameda County District Attorneys Office has filed two misdemeanor charges against former KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville in connection with his arrest late last year on suspicion of driving under the influence, authorities said. He took an indefinite leave of absence in June following a broadcast of the TheTenO'ClockNewsonKTVU in which he slurred lines and left mid-broadcast, resulting in speculation over his health and well-being. All Access Digital offer for just 99 cents! Somerville was born on March 19, 1958, in San Luis Obispo, California, but was raised in Berkeley. After the initial collision, the driver of the Audi got out of their vehicle and Somerville, in his Porsche, allegedly pushed the Audi across the intersection of Broadway and West Grand Avenue until the Audi hit a pole on the southwest corner of the intersection, Windham's statement said. 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KTVU's news division was infamously responsible for broadcasting the offensive fake names of the pilots of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 following a July 2013 crash at SFO, a mistake they blamed on the National Transportation Safety Board who, in turn, blamed a summer intern. Now, though, Somerville appears to be putting it out there that he's looking for a job. I work out every day.. 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In a May broadcast of KTVU's 10 p.m. news program,. Silence irks activists, stirs questions about suspension, Oakland NAACP calls for Frank Somervilles reinstatement at KTVU. Email us at exclusive@the-sun.com or call 212 416 4552. 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Crime and Public Safety | [2][3][4], Somerville was born on March 19, 1958, in San Luis Obispo, California, but was raised in Berkeley. Ive given my heart and soul to Channel 2. In a May broadcast of KTVUs 10 p.m. news program, Somerville was recorded slurring his words and abruptly left midbroadcast with no explanation. . Franqueville ( French pronunciation: [fkvil]; Picard: Franqville) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France . The case of Gabby has sparked a national outcry as her fianc Brian Laundrie continues to evade authorities. As per the sources, he was named after his father's friend Frank Patty. His next scheduled court appearance will be 9 a.m. May 6 at Oaklands Wiley Manuel courthouse, a district attorney spokesperson said. The New York-born Petito was slain during a cross-country van trip with her fiance, Brian Laundrie. ContactGeorge Kelly at 408-859-5180. Somerville is expected to appear in court Feb. 28, the Bay Area News Group reports. KTVU anchor Frank Somerville anchors the five o'clock news at the KTVU studio on Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Oakland, Calif. It's been one year since Somerville replaced longtime anchor Dennis . His first newspaper job was as a Washington Post paperboy. Theyre the backbone of Channel 2. But a shortened version of the tag made it into the script for that evening's broadcast, which allegedly prompted Somerville's suspension for insubordination. The crash had nothing to do with it, Somerville said, saying managers had decided to cut him loose months earlier. According to station sources, Somerville, 63, has been suspended indefinitely by Channel 2 management after a disagreement with news director Amber Eikel over coverage of the Gabby Petito homicide case. For whatever reason, they decided not to re-sign me.. Its really, really sad, because Ive given 31 years to the station, he said. He became co-anchor of the stations highly rated Mornings on 2 in 1992. Previously: Anchorman Frank Somerville's Future at KTVU In Doubt As Rumors Swirl About High Drama In the Newsroom. 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Leslie Shawn Rayburn posted this. George Galvis, executive director of Communities United for Restorative Youth Justice, which helped organize the Oct. 12 rally, said KTVUs silence is a response.. ", "My guess is that Im not coming back to Channel 2, Somerville tells the Chronicle. According to station sources, Somerville, 63, has been "suspended indefinitely" by Channel 2 management after a disagreement with news director Amber Eikel over coverage of the Gabby Petito. Its another strange twist in a turbulent year for Somerville. [6] He returned in August, but a month after, was suspended permanently following turmoil over the coverage of Gabby Petito, the missing van-lifer who was killed by her fiance Brian Laundrie in September. 2 Frank Somerville Credit: Facebook/Frank Somerville Who is Frank Somerville's wife? "I feel like a total idiot," Somerville allegedly said. The request was denied by KTVU news director Amber Eikel, who called the tag line inappropriate, according to the source. Among them, whether the anchor was offering an effective or appropriate way to challenge the medias often lopsided obsession with stories about White women in jeopardy. The Alameda County District Attorneys Office did not immediately respond to a request for comment from SFGATE. According to a police statement in charging documents obtained Thursday, officers responded to Broadway and West Grand Avenue at about 8:20 p.m. Dec. 30, 2021 for a vehicle collision. He added that the decision was made long before December, when the alleged DUI took place. But even with such declarations, community activists say they have yet to hear from the station managers or Fox about their concerns. [5], In 2013, Somerville apologized on behalf of KTVU for an incident in which racist pilot names were read out in a broadcast on Asiana Airlines Flight 214. 2. KTVU was prepared to air a news report detailing the latest developments in the case. Jay C. Barmann is a fiction writer and web editor who's lived in San Francisco for 20+ years. FRANK Somerville has reportedly been pulled off the air at KTVU over his coverage of the Gabby Petito case. And I wont stop fighting for equal media representation for all victims.. Elevation. In an interview with the Bay Area News Group published Friday, the celebrated former KTVU anchor. [13], In December 2022, Somerville went public about his dismissal from the station on a Facebook post. About Frank; Contact Information; Court Records; Frank Bacci is 50 years old today because Frank's birthday is on 09/10/1972. Look closely at this picture. [16][17][18][19], Somerville has been a vegetarian since the age of 12. Longtime KTVU anchor Frank Somerville shared a Facebook post Saturday reflecting on his arrest and his termination from . [9] In September 2021, he was suspended for disobedience after seeking to keep a "tag" concerning domestic violence and "missing white woman syndrome" in a story on the Gabby Petito case. Martin Reynolds, co-executive director for the Oakland-based Maynard Institute, which promotes diversity in Americas newsrooms, said Somervilles reported solution, to tack a commentary on at the end of a straight news story, would have been lazy, as opposed to assigning a full story on the topic. Speaking about the case ofmissing geologist Daniel Robinson, she added: "I never heard of it until this friend of mine sent it to me. Joshua Bote is the tech editor at SFGATE. He believes that his automotive collision that happened the month before did not play a role, instead, he believes management had already decided to cut him loose months earlier. OAKLAND The Alameda County District Attorney's Office has filed two misdemeanor charges against former KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville in connection with his arrest late last year on. Frank Somerville is an American journalist and three-time Emmy Award winner. A search-warrant obtained blood sample later yielded a result of .24 blood-alcohol content. Last fall, he told this news organization that he anticipated his days anchoring at KTVU were over after he was suspended in September for an off-air dispute about the coverage of the Gabby Petito case. His parents raised him in Berkeley, California. The months-long saga surrounding longtime KTVU anchor Frank Somerville may have finally reached its conclusion. So, I'm assuming I've done my last newscast," Somerville said. And the photo has since gone. Martha Ross is a Bay Area News Group features writer for The Mercury News and East Bay Times who covers everything and anything related to popular culture, society, health, womens issues and families. He noted that his contract is up in January, so it seems like the management is just waiting that out. A station spokesperson could not be reached as of Friday evening, and Eikel declined to comment. What Somerville did that was so wrong is less clear. These rallies were followed by the City of San Leandro issuing an official proclamation honoring Somerville "for speaking out about missing women of color and setting an example of strength and equity to our community and those worldwide.". [5] He then attended San Francisco State University. Longtime KTVU anchor Frank Somerville, who's been off the air since being suspended by management in September over a disagreement about the coverage of the Gabby Petito case, is speaking out and . Get all the latest & greatest posts delivered straight to your inbox, Frank Somerville Speaks, Says He's Likely Out at KTVU, fairly strange Memorial Day Weekend broadcast, just took up a local missing-persons case, Anchorman Frank Somerville's Future at KTVU In Doubt As Rumors Swirl About High Drama In the Newsroom, Day Around the Bay: San Jose Man Arrested In Connection With PG&E Transformer Explosions, Berkeley Poised to Close Famed Anthropology Library, Angry Students In Full Occupy Mode, The SFPD Brags About Busting Johns Seeking Sex Workers on Capp Street. According to The Mercury News, Somerville wanted to add a tagline to a segment about the case to point out the disparity in the coverage of missing persons cases of white women relative to women of color.