Anchor Requests Change, WKYT Switches Morning Team

By Andrew Gauthier 

Lexington Herald-Leader

Viewers of the morning news on CBS affiliate WKYT (Channel 27) have begun seeing a new face.

Stacy Ellison is now co-anchoring the 5-7 a.m. newscasts with Bill Bryant, as longtime anchor Barbara Bailey shifts schedules.

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Bailey will continue to anchor the noon news with Bryant. The two moved to the morning news shift in 2006 and have helped increase its viewership dramatically.

“She wanted a change in her responsibilities and work schedule,” WKYT news director Robert Thomas said. “Because of Barbara’s longtime service and dedication to this station, we wanted to accommodate her request.” More…

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