Here’s the Roundup for the Week Ending December 13

Welcome to Friday the thirteenth, local news style. In this episode of stories we didn’t report for one reason or another, we see the sun has set on legendary New York news anchor Chuck Scarborough’s illustrious career, and despite what Rogers and Hammerstein said, not everything is up to date in Kansas City.

So let’s say so long, farewell to this week:

Tragedy:

• Former WOIO reporter Bill Safos died from his injuries after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday evening. Click here for more. Here’s what his former station WKYC had to say.

Into the sunset:

• WXII 12 News reporter Bill O’Neil is retiring after 45 years in the television news broadcast industry. O’Neil was hired at WXII 12 News in 1991 and would remain a fixture, reporting across the Piedmont Triad for the remainder of his career as both an investigative and political reporter. Here’s more.

• In a press release: Gray Media (NYSE: GTN) announced the upcoming retirements of two veteran broadcasters at year-end. In Columbus, Georgia, Holly Steuart will retire as the General Manager of WTVM, the local ABC affiliate, and in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Scott Sanders will retire as the General Manager of WMBF, the local NBC affiliate.
• Denver7 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nelson, a forecasting pioneer in Denver, has announced his plans to retire after an illustrious 40-year broadcasting career that included 20 years at Denver7. Nelson is one of just 25 weathercasters nationwide – and the only one in Colorado – to be named a Fellow of the American Meteorological Association for outstanding contributions to weather science over an extended time period. Here’s the full story.
• And after more than 50 years, legendary broadcast journalist Chuck Scarborough stepped down from his daily duties anchoring the news at NBC 4 New York. Here’s what he told viewers

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