Beloved Los Angeles news anchor Chauncy Glover has died. He was 39 years old.
Glover’s family announced his death to KCAL News, where Glover had been an anchor for just over a year.
“We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s loving family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy,” his family began in their statement.
They continued, remembering Glover as “more than a son and a brother – he was a beacon in our lives and a true hero to his community.”
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His cause of death was not released as of Wednesday morning, November 6.
Glover, who shared the news desk with Pat Harvey at 5 and 11 p.m. and Suzie Suh at 8 and 10 p.m., celebrated his first anniversary with the network last month.
In one of his latest social media posts, he posted a video montage on Instagram, highlighting some of his most memorable moments with KCAL. He captioned the post, “Don’t look at the clock; do what he does. Keep going! My first year in #LA on #kcalnews #cbsla in the books! God is good!”
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Before Los Angeles, Glover, a native of Alabama, was the first black anchor for Houston’s KTRK, where he was on the air for eight years, according to KCAL.
During his career he won three Emmy Awards and worked in Michigan, Florida, Georgia and Texas before moving to California. Off camera, one of his proudest moments was singing at Rosa Parks’ funeral in Montgomery, Ala., in 2005, his family shared.
Glover started The Chauncy Glover Project, “a comprehensive, hands-on mentoring program, created to raise inner-city teenagers into honest and successful gentlemen,” according to his website.
Through his foundation, Glover “changed countless lives and inspired so many young people to follow their dreams,” his family wrote, adding, “His talent, warmth and vision left a mark on all who knew him, and the world is a darker place without him. .”
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“As we mourn this profound loss, we are comforted by the outpouring of love and memories from those who knew Chauncy as the passionate, gifted soul that he was,” his loved ones concluded. “We kindly ask for privacy as we grieve and honor his incredible legacy. He was taken from us far too soon, but his impact will be felt forever.”
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