Katc Anchors Leaving - A shakeup at the anchor desk at katc is part of an apparent move by its owners to end its live local evening broadcasts. Scripps, which bought the lafayette news station. Longtime katc news anchors marcelle fontenot and jim hummel are expected to be hired at another lafayette station. A source told the acadiana advocate that the. The lafayette abc affiliate, owned by scripps, has been in the spotlight in recent days, after evening anchors marcelle fontenot and jim hummel announced that their tenure. Former katc anchors marcelle fontenot and jim hummel will officially join the news 15 team in january, according to a statement from jim parker, executive director of. Katc anchors marcelle fontenot, left, and jim hummel announced they will leave the station on friday. Someone on reddit was saying the parent company laid everyone off and demoted the anchors to reporters iirc. The anchors will be based in another state and i guess inserting local snippets? In a joint bombshell announcement poised to change the landscape of local television in acadiana, veteran news anchors marcelle fontenot and jim hummel announced. Katc's general manager, sean trcalek, and news director, nichole cyprian, answered questions many of our viewers have been asking. Over the past several months,. The news rolled out last night on social media as the two anchors at katc separately announced their plans to leave the station on friday. Neither marcelle fontenot or jim hummel gave.
A shakeup at the anchor desk at katc is part of an apparent move by its owners to end its live local evening broadcasts. Scripps, which bought the lafayette news station. Longtime katc news anchors marcelle fontenot and jim hummel are expected to be hired at another lafayette station. A source told the acadiana advocate that the. The lafayette abc affiliate, owned by scripps, has been in the spotlight in recent days, after evening anchors marcelle fontenot and jim hummel announced that their tenure.