A Disney-owned California TV station has lost its fourth on-air personality in just three months \u2014\u00a0leaving one viewer comparing the departures to \u201cthe break-up of the Beatles.\u201d<\/p>\n
Christine Gregory, a morning meteorologist <\/a>for Fresno\u2019s ABC30, left her job Friday after announcing her departure earlier this month, ending three years of delivering the morning weather.<\/p>\n Christina Gregory announced she would be leaving ABC30 after nearly three years as a meteorologist on the station\u2019s \u201cA.M. Live\u201d broadcast on Wednesday. Instagram\/@christineg.ontv<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll have you know it was an incredibly difficult decision,\u201d Gregory said on air. \u201cIt didn\u2019t happen overnight because I do truly love what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n Gregory said she had to \u201cmake a choice\u201d between her career and home, and \u201cmy heart\u201d chose the latter, she said.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the California Morning Report newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCalifornia’s top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n She is moving to Buffalo, New York, to be closer to family and taking a break to settle into a new home with her boyfriend.<\/p>\n Gregory was born and raised in Syracuse and started her career in Rochester before coming to Fresno in 2023.<\/p>\n Her colleagues reacted to the news with sadness. Anchor Jessica Harrington described Gregory as \u201csunshine in human form,\u201d while fellow anchor Cory James said the back-to-back departures have been a \u201cdouble whammy.\u201d<\/p>\n Christina Gregory (far left). Gregory said the decision was \u201cincredibly difficult\u201d because she loved her job and being part of the community. Instagram\/@christineg.ontv<\/p>\n Christina Gregory (far left) poses with colleagues. Instagram\/@christineg.ontv<\/p>\n Just last month, reporter and weather anchor Tiffany Olin<\/a> left ABC30 for KVVU-TV, the Fox affiliate in Las Vegas, to anchor the weather on its weekday 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. newscasts.<\/p>\n City Hall reporter Gabe Ferris also left the station in mid-July to join sister station ABC7 in Chicago as a general assignment reporter.<\/p>\n The exodus also impacted longtime sports director and anchor Stephen Hicks, who signed off in June after eight years with ABC30. Hicks relocated to Southern California to be with his new wife, fellow television journalist Hunter Sowards.<\/p>\n The turnover seen this year is not necessarily unique, as TV news contracts typically run two to three years. Instagram\/@christineg.ontv<\/p>\n The departures extend beyond ABC30. Late last month, KMPH anchor Kim Stephens called it quits<\/a> after 23 years on the air for a full-time, tenure-track position with Fresno State University\u2019s Media, Communications and Journalism Department.<\/p>\n The string of departures and accompanying shifts in jobs have seemed to leave Fresno-area viewers devastated.<\/p>\n \u201cI am so bummed! My all time favorite morning crew. It\u2019s like the break-up of the Beatles,\u201d one social media user commented.<\/p>\n The turnover seen this year is not necessarily unique, the Fresno Bee reported<\/a>. TV news contracts typically run two to three years, and Fresno saw similar turnover in 2019 and again in 2022-2023.<\/p>\n Download The California Post App, follow us on social, and subscribe to our newsletters <\/p>\n California Post News: Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, TikTok<\/a>, X<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, WhatsApp<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a> \t\t\t\t\t\t
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