Emmy Award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover, a news anchor at Los Angeles’ KCAL, died suddenly Tuesday, KCAL announced. He was 39. A cause of death was not released.
Glover joined KCAL a year ago after becoming the first Black main male anchor at Houston’s KTRK.
In Los Angeles, he co-anchored the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with Pat Harvey and with Suzie Suh at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
His family said in a statement posted by KCAL, “We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy. He was more than a son and brother — he was a beacon of light in our lives and a true hero to his community.”
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Among colleagues posting their memories of Glover was reporter Rick Montanez, who wrote “He joined our team in October ‘23. He showed me joy and kindness. He sent me a message when he first started (since he worked nights and I work mornings) to say hi and compliment my work. I saw him recently at the Taste of Soul, where he ran up shouting my name and offering a hug. Thinking of his family and our KCAL crew who worked with daily.”
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Glover was a passionate community activist and started a mentorship program, The Chauncy Glover Project, while working at WDIV in Detroit. The program sent more than 350 boys of color to college and mentored more than 1,000 young men, according to KCAL
“Chauncy’s compassion and dedication to helping others, especially through the Chauncy Glover Project, changed countless lives and inspired so many young men to pursue their dreams,” his family said. “His talent, warmth, and vision left an imprint on everyone who knew him, and the world is dimmer without him.”
Raised in Athens, Ala., Glover started out at WTVM in Columbus, Ga. He also acted in several national and Off-Broadway plays, and was asked to sing at the funeral of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Ala.
