Richmond Times-Dispatch
For more than 30 years, Gene Cox has been supplying viewers with late-night news from behind the anchor desk.
Starting tomorrow, Cox will no longer be part of WWBT‘s top-rated 11 p.m. newscast with longtime partner Sabrina Squire, but will remain as co-anchor with Squire for the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. broadcasts on WWBT and solo on the CW’s 6:30 p.m. broadcast.
According to WWBT, Cox and Squire are the nation’s longest-running anchor team, together since 1984.
I think Gene put it best–he wants to go to bed earlier at night,” said Don Richards, general manager of local NBC affiliate WWBT. “Hes going to have some new assignments during the day, and wants to work more dayside and early evening.”
Filling Cox’s 11 p.m. slot will be Curt Autry, who currently co-anchors the 10 p.m. “Fox News at Ten” with Diane Walker. More…