Frank Somerville Biography
Frank Somerville a television personality and a journalist working as an anchor for KTVU-TV in Oakland, California as KTVU-TV’s newscasts anchor at 5 o’clock, 6 o’clock, as well as 11 o’clock. Somerville has won three Emmy awards at KTVU, including one for best on-camera news anchor.
Frank Somerville Age
Somerville was born on the 19th of March 1958 in San Luis Obispo, California, United State.
Frank Somerville KTVU
Somerville began his career debut in 1981 at KTVU as an intern, while still attending San Francisco State University. He also worked at local stations in Santa Rosa, Minneapolis, Minnesota, and California after completing his degree and later returning to KTVU in 1992.
Additionally, Somerville joined KTVU Channel 2 (Fox) in 1991 as an anchor for news. He is the morning news program co-anchor of the stations the following year. Moreover, he co-anchored 6 pm and 10 pm newscasts replacing in 2008. Frank abruptly left the air after a newscast four days after KTVU, anchor during which he repeatedly slurred and tripped over his words, station management finally addressed the problem, announcing that the veteran newsman would be on an indefinite leave of absence.
“We can confirm Frank is taking time away from the desk to focus on his health and we welcome his return when he is ready,” Victoria Gurrieri, a New York-based spokesperson for Fox, the network that owns and operates KTVU, said on Thursday. There were no more details provided. Frank, one of the Bay Area’s highest-paid and most visible TV journalists, alarmed viewers when he appeared to be struggling to read news text from the Teleprompter during a Sunday evening (May 30) show.
Frank Somerville Family
Somerville got named after his father’s childhood friend, and his paternal grandfather, William Somerville. More information about his family are publicly unavailable. This section will be updated as soon as this section is available.
Frank Somerville Wife
Somerville married Donna Wright Somerville back in 1993. His wife Donna Wright Somerville works as a television producer by her profession.
Frank Somerville Children
Somerville along with his wife has two daughters namely Callie Somerville and Sydney Somerville. Callie got adopted by the couple in 2005 while Sydney is their biological daughter.
Frank Somerville Height and Weight
Somerville stands tall at a height of 5 Ft 4 inches and has an average body.
Frank Somerville Salary
Somerville earns an estimated annual salary range of $ 56,000 – $ 135,500
Frank Somerville Net Worth
Somerville has an estimated net worth of $1 million U.S dollars.
Frank Somerville Education
Somerville joined Berkeley High School graduating in 1976 and later joined San Francisco State University. While at San Francisco State University, he worked as an intern at KTVU in 1981.