KCAL news anchor and Emmy Award winner Chauncy Glover has died at age 39

Anchor and Emmy Award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died unexpectedly at the age of 39.

Chauncy joined the KCAL News Anchor Team in October 2023 after spending eight years in Houston as the first Black male lead anchor at KTRK.

Last year, he co-anchored the 5 and 11 p.m. newscasts with Pat Harvey and shared the desk with Suzie Suh at KCAL News at 8 and 10 p.m

While he discovered his love of journalism at a young age, Chauncy always focused on the communities in which he served, whether through his storytelling or outreach.

“We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy’s beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy,” the Glover family wrote in a statement. “He was more than a son and brother – he was a beacon in our lives and a true hero for his community.”

It was this passion as a true Southern gentleman that inspired Chauncy to create a mentorship program while working for WDIV in Detroit. After witnessing a teenager die on the streets, he started The Chauncy Glover Project as a practical, comprehensive mentoring program that helped transform teenagers into upstanding gentlemen.

The program focuses on dressing for success, masculinity, etiquette, college readiness, tutoring, public speaking, community service and more. The CGP Gents and Young Gents are students in grades 7-12 with whom Chauncy and other mentors met twice a month for empowerment sessions and enrichment trips.

Chauncy moved the program to Houston after moving there to host at KTRK. CGP has proudly sent more than 350 boys of color to college and mentored more than 1,000 young men.

“Chauncy’s compassion and commitment 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. “His talent, warmth and vision left an impression on everyone who knew him, and the world is a bleaker place without him.”

While the three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist began his career at WTVM News in Columbus, Georgia, he was bitten by the news bug at a young age. When he was just five years old, Chauncy's father built him a mini anchor desk for the newscasts he performed for his family every Sunday after church in his hometown of Athens, Alabama.

Chauncy worked in Florida, Georgia, Michigan and Texas before joining KCAL in California.

Chauncy also had a passion for theater and starred in several national and off-Broadway plays. One of his proudest moments was when he was asked to honor the late civil rights activist Rosa Parks by singing at her funeral in Montgomery, Alabama.

Chauncy traveled the country as a motivational speaker, hoping to inspire the next generation of journalists.

“As we mourn this profound loss, we are comforted by the love and memories shared by those who knew Chauncy as the passionate, gifted soul that he was,” the family wrote. “We respectfully request privacy as we mourn and honor his incredible legacy. He was taken from us too soon, but his impact will be felt forever.”