Frank Somerville Biography – Frank Somerville Wiki
Frank Somerville is an American journalist. He is a recipient of three Emmy awards at KTVU, including one for best on-camera news anchor. He was an intern at KTVU in 1981 while attending San Francisco State. After graduation, he worked at local stations in Santa Rosa, California; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Providence, Rhode Island before returning to the Bay Area. He became co-anchor of the station’s morning news program in 1992 and was the first anchor of the 5 pm newscast when it launched in 2005. In 2008 he was named co-anchor of the 6 pm and 10 pm newscasts, replacing 40-year veteran Dennis Richmond.
In 2013, he apologized for an incident in which racist pilot names were read out in a broadcast on Asiana Airlines Flight 214. In June 2021, he took a personal leave of absence from KTVU after an on-air incident during which he struggled to read the script for several stories and appeared to slur his words. He returned to the anchor chair on August 4, 2021, without addressing the incident that saw him leave briefly. In September 2021, he was suspended for disobedience after seeking to keep a “tag” concerning domestic violence and “missing white woman syndrome” in a story on the Gabby Petito case. In November 2021, he said in an interview with the Bay Area News Group that KTVU had not contacted him and that “All indications are that I’m never going to anchor at Channel 2 again.”
On December 30, 2021, he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after an automobile collision. His suspension from KTVU would become permanent in January 2022 when his contract expired and KTVU would decide not to re-sign him. He believes that his automotive collision that happened the month before did not play a role, instead, he believes management had already decided to cut him loose months earlier.
He attended Berkeley High School and graduated in the class of 1976. He attended San Francisco State University.
Frank Somerville Age
He was born on March 19, 1958, in San Luis Obispo, California, and raised in Berkeley, California, Alameda County, United States.
Frank Somerville Wife
He is married to his wife Donna Wright Somerville and they have two daughters.
Frank Somerville Children
He has two daughters, Callie Somerville, and Sydney Somerville.
Frank Somerville Lifestyle
He has been a vegetarian since age 12. He occasionally ate parts of dog biscuits until he was 14 when he realized they contained some meat. He works out and practices the Israeli martial art of Krav Maga.
