Frank Somerville Biography
Frank Somerville is a skilled American journalist currently working at KTVU-FOX as an anchor. He attended and graduated from San Francisco State University. While attending San Francisco State University, he served as an intern at KTVU in 1981.
Frank Somerville Age
How old is Somerville? He was born on 19th March 1958 in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. Somerville is 63 years old as of 2024.
Frank Somerville Education
Somerville went to Berkeley High School in 1976. He attended and graduated from San Francisco State University. While attending San Francisco State University, he served as an intern at KTVU in 1981.
Frank Somerville Height/Weight
He stands on an average height of 5 feet 7 inches and weighs around 70kgs
Frank Somerville Family
He was born and raised in Berkeley, California, and currently resides in Oakland, California, U.S. He was named after his father’s childhood friend, and his paternal grandfather, William Somerville.
Frank Somerville Wife
He is happily married to Donna Wright Somerville. The duo tied the knot in 1993. Donna Wright Somerville is a television producer by her profession.
Frank Somerville Children
Somerville and his wife Dona are blessed with two daughters with his wife. namely Callie Somerville and Sydney Somerville. Callie was adopted by the duo in 2005 while Sydney is their biological daughter.
Frank Somerville FOX 2
He began his broadcasting career at KTVU as an intern in 1981, while still attending San Francisco State University. Where he served 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) as an anchor for news in 1991. Furthermore, he co-anchored the morning news program of the stations the following year. Moreover, in 2008, he co-anchored 6 pm and 10 pm newscasts replacing.
Somerville abruptly left the air after a newscast four days after KTVU, an 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.
Somerville, one 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 Salary
He has an estimated salary ranging from $70,000 – $125,000.
Frank Somerville Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $1 Million -$5 Million which he earned from his broadcasting career.
Frank Somerville Social Media Platforms
He is very active on social media platforms and has over 9.4k followers on Twitter, 1.2k followers on Instagram, and over 4k followers on Facebook.
Frank Somerville Twitter
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