KCCI Shuffles Weekend, Evening Anchors

By Merrill Knox 

Des Moines CBS affiliate KCCI is making changes to its evening and weekend anchor lineup, according to the Des Moines Register.

Cynthia Fodor (left), who has anchored the 5 p.m. newscast since 1997, will move to the weekend morning anchor desk. Fodor replaces Marcus McIntosh, who will become a reporter for the station.

Stacey Horst(right) will replace Fodor on the 5 pm. newscast. In her new role, Horst will continue to anchor the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts alongside Kevin Cooney and chief meteorologist John McLaughlin.

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“This is for the viewer’s benefit. We’re taking the best people we have and putting them in the best position,” KCCI president and general manager Paul Fredericksen told the Des Moines Register.

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