Co-Anchor Leaving Sinclair Broadcasting's Cincinnati Affiliate

[Norbert]

Longtime WKRC-TV anchor Cammy Dierking has told her bosses she's leaving the station at the end of her contract in December, multiple sources tell me.

Dierking, who was named Rob Braun's late news co-anchor in 2010, informed the station of her decision in April, two months before Braun announced in late June that he was leaving at the end of last month.

So WKRC-TV, which had been No. 1 in evening newscasts for most of the Braun-Dierking era, will need two new main co-anchors by the end of the year.

Rob Braun just departed Local 12 less than two weeks ago when his contract expired. You may recall both Rob and Cammy had to read Sinclair's script word for word. Apparently it didn't sit well with either one of them. Both of these anchors are consummate professionals and very well-liked in the viewing area. Local 12 WKRC has been number one in the ratings for many, many years because of Rob and Cammy and now both will be gone by years end. Well done Sinclair.

Fun Fact: For the long time sports fans out there, Cammy is the daughter of the late Connie Dierking who played 13 seasons in the NBA from the late 1950s to early 1970s.


https://www.wvxu.org/post/cammy-dierking-leaving-wkrc-dec-leaving-station-without-2-main-anchors#stream/0

[Marengo]

1. Inevitable but still a bit of a blow. I've been watching Cammy for decades

[gratuitous]

2. Interesting

Sinclair has been dictating to its stations that they have certain "must run" segments. I wondered how that would play with serious reporters. The answer from Cincinnati appears to be "not very well." I'd like to see the anchors at the Portland affiliate (KATU, ABC) follow suit. They don't appear too enthusiastic when they have to flog Sheryl Atkisson's segments and programs.

[StarfishSaver]

3. Rob Braun succeeded Nick Clooney, George's father, as Channel 12's anchor