Longtime St. Louis morning anchor, Pat McGonigle, will leave the station this week.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports a notice went out to the KSDK newsroom last week. The Today in St. Louis anchor’s last day will be June 23.
According to the report, eight months ago the Tegna-owned NBC affiliate bumped sports director, Rene Knott, to the third co-anchor spot on the morning show which decreased McGonigle’s duties. He anchored one hour and then reported.
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KSDK general manager Alicia Elsner told the paper Knott and Alexandra Corey would be the only anchors for now.
McGonigle, a St. Louis University and Emerson College grad, came to town from New York state in September 2011.
He says he is looking at other opportunities.