Bermudian Anchor Off The Air in Ohio
Former ZBM TV news anchorman Dave Burchell — one of the most familiar faces on Cincinnati television screens since he left Bermuda for the US 20 years ago –has abruptly vanished from the airwaves.
The Bermudian broadcast journalist’s disappearance from the roster of CBS affiliate WKRC’s on-air personalities has been a major talking point in the Ohio city in recent days.
“What’s up with 20-year WKRC-TV veteran Dave Burchell, who hasn’t been seen anchoring this week at 5:30 p.m. on Channel 12 and 10 p.m. on Channel 12.2 this week?” asked Cincinnati.com’s media correspondent John Kieswetter. “The NewsBlues TV newsletter today says Burchell ‘is out the door’. Tipsters say his contract wasn’t renewed, and he left the station immediately, with a month remaining on his deal.”
A longtime Bermuda Broadcasting Company employee, Mr. Burchell joined WKRC in Cincinnati in 1990 as a weekday reporter and weekend anchor. The station credited him with successfully leading the weekend news shows he anchored to a consistent number one showing in viewership.
Within a year of joining the station, Mr. Burchell was shifted to daytime news anchor for the noon and 5 pm reports, both of which commanded strong, number one viewing among greater Cincinnati households through 2006. .
M. Burchell also anchors daily, hourly newscasts on WKRC’s sister radio station.
A golfer with a single digit handicap and ranked in the top 10 among all table tennis players in the state of Ohio, Mr. Burchell and wife Maria have three sons
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Dave is a great guy, we were classmates at Emerson College. Very dedicated hard working man. Got a lot strong journalistic years left in him…. Cincinatti were just looking for someone younger but they underestimated their audience, people like a reliable anchor who they have come to trust and believe over the years. Good luck with their new anchor he will have some big shoes to fill. Walter Cronkite would laugh at their decision!