Emmy Award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover, a news anchor at KCAL in Los Angeles, has died, KCAL announced Tuesday. He was 39. A cause of death was not released.
Glover joined KCAL a year ago after becoming the first black male anchor at Houston’s KTRK.
In Los Angeles, he co-anchored the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts with Pat Harvey and with Suzie Suh at 8 and 10 p.m.
His family said in a statement obtained by KCAL: “We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy. He was more than a son and brother; he was a beacon of light in our lives and a true hero to his community.”
Among his colleagues who posted their memories of Glover was reporter Rick Montanez, who wrote: “He joined our team in Oct ’23. He showed me joy and kindness. He messaged me when he first started (since he worked nights and I worked mornings) to say hi and compliment my work. I recently saw him at the Taste of Soul where he ran up to me shouting my name and giving me a hug. Think of his family and our KCAL crew with whom we worked every day.”
A passionate community activist, Glover started a mentorship program, The Chauncy Glover Project, while working at WDIV in Detroit. According to KCAL, the program sent more than 350 boys of color to college and mentored more than 1,000 young men
“Chauncy’s compassion and dedication to helping others, especially through the Chauncy Glover Project, has changed countless lives and inspired so many young men to pursue their dreams,” his family said. “His talent, warmth and vision left an impression on all who knew him, and the world is darker without him.”
Glover grew up in Athens, Ala. and started at WTVM in Columbus, Georgia. He also appeared in several national and off-Broadway plays, and was asked to sing at the funeral of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in Montgomery, Ala.