KCAL news reporter Chauncy Glover dies at 39

The KCAL News anchor died unexpectedly on Tuesday, leaving his colleagues in a state of shock and grief.

Chauncy Glover, an Emmy award-winning news broadcaster and anchor at KCAL News in Los Angeles, died on Tuesday at 39.

His unexpected death was announced by his grieving colleagues on as they also dealt with covering the 2024 presidential election taking place that same day.

Glover came to KCAL in October 2023 after anchoring KTRK in Houston for eight years. He was the first Black man to serve as main evening anchor at the network. He won his Emmys before that, for best on-camera talent, breaking news, and continuing coverage at the Detroit television station WDIV in 2013 and 2014. A cause has not yet been revealed.

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Glover's time co-anchoring the 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with KCAL mainstay Pat Harvey, and sharing the desk with Suzie Suh from 8-10 p.m., was brief. But his co-anchors and colleagues Harvey, Suh, Juan Fernandez, and Dani Ruberti joined forces to pay him tribute during Tuesday's broadcast.

"Chauncy Glover was more than just a local news anchor, he was a devoted community leader, with a heart of doing what it takes for making our communities a better place to live," Harvey narrated over a series of clips of Glover's first year at KCAL - setting a package down at a Christmas toy drive, interviewing sellers at a local farmers market, and more.

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Glover's love of journalism was instilled when he was young. "I knew it was something I always wanted to do. My Dad built me a little anchor desk when I was five years old, and every Sunday after church I'd do my little newscasts," Glover said in an archival clip. "I've always been interested in reading, writing, telling stories, and keeping people informed."

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After Glover got the job at KTRK, he moved his foundation to Houston, and on his first day at KCAL he expressed his hope for "one day bringing it here" to Los Angeles. "There's a big need," Harvey told him, "a big need."

"Chauncy's compassion and dedication to helping others, especially through the Chauncy Glover Project, changed countless lives," the Glover family statement continues, "and inspired so many young men to pursue their dreams." The family "kindly ask for privacy as we mourn and honor his incredible legacy."

Watch Chauncy's colleagues pay their respects to the late journalist above.