KNBC’s Paul Moyer Not Returning

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Veteran KNBC News anchor Paul Moyer, who announced his retirement earlier this month while he was on vacation but was going to come back on air before leaving, has decided not to return to the station.

‘Paul has decided to make the transition from vacation to retirement a seamless one, and he will not be returning to our air to say goodbye,’ Robert Long, the station’s news director, said in an internal memo to staffers. ‘I have had the pleasure of working with Paul for a long time and know him as a friend, and the epitome of what a news anchor should be. Paul feels strongly about making a departure with no fanfare and no formal farewells, and we are respecting those wishes. We’d like to again thank Paul for his numerous contributions to the station and for his many years of service. He will be missed.’

Moyer had been with the station for 22 years.

The news comes as local stations continue to suffer double-digit drops in viewership.

- Greg Braxton