Chauncy Glover Remembered as 'More Than Just a Local News Anchor': ‘Changed Countless Lives and Inspired So Many’

Mar. 15, 2025

Glover’s familyannounced the anchor’s deathto CBS affiliate KCAL, where he was an anchor for just over a year, on Tuesday, Nov. 5. His family said the Emmy award-winner “was a beacon of light in our lives and a true hero to his community.”

Pat Harvey, one of four colleagues who remembered Glover during anon-air tribute, described Glover as “a bright light” in the newsroom, who loved to call her “Aunty Pat.”

“Chauncy Glover was more than just a local news anchor,” Harvey said over several clips from Glover’s stories. “He was a devoted community leader, with a heart of doing what it takes for making our communities a better place to live.”

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“I knew this was something I wanted to do early on, and it’s a passion,” Glover said in the clip.

In that same video, Glover spoke about foundingThe Chauncy Glover Project, which helps mentor young boys of color from the inner city, describing the work he did with the nonprofit organization as his “life’s purpose.”

“Chauncy’s compassion and dedication to helping others, especially through the Chauncy Glover Project, changed countless lives and inspired so many young men to pursue their dreams,” his family wrote in a statement.

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Additionally, Glover was a 2016 Angelo B. Henderson Community Service Award honoree and past NABJ Salute to Excellence award winner, according to a statement from theNational Association of Black Journalists.

Members of the NABJ remembered Glover as a “kind soul” and “great encourager.”

Chauncy Glover attends the screening of FOX’s “Shots Fired” at Pacific Design Center on March 16, 2017 in West Hollywood, California.Desiree Stone/FilmMagic

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Dani Ruberti, who joined KCAL around the same time as Glover, said during the segment that her colleague had a “way of making people feel so loved and so special.”

source: people.com