Bay Area anchor Frank Somerville reportedly 'suspended indefinitely' by KTVU
Media Industry,Media Bias,Gabby Petito
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KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville has again been removed from the air, as first reported by the Mercury News and confirmed by a source at KTVU who spoke to SFGATE.
Somerville, 63, has been “suspended indefinitely” by KTVU management following a disagreement over ongoing coverage of the Gabby Petito missing person and homicide case.
According to the source, the conflict with Somerville came to a head when the body of Petito was discovered in Wyoming earlier this week, after she had been reported missing while on a cross-country camping trip with her fiancé. The FBI has issued an arrest warrant for Petito’s 23-year-old fiancé, Brian Laundrie, and he is considered a prime suspect in her suspected homicide.
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