Leaving WXIN...
From WXIN/INDIANAPOLIS - One of Central Indiana's most well known and honored news anchors is stepping down. After more than 16 years at Fox59, Cheryl Parker is leaving the station to be with her husband and their twin, 20-month-old daughters.
"This is an extremely difficult decision," said Parker. "However, my family has to come first." Parker started at Fox59 as a reporter before becoming the station's weekend anchor. She later joined Bob Donaldson and Brian Wilkes, who have been together for 13 years, making them the longest running anchor team in Central Indiana. "To be together, so successful, for so long, says a great deal about our team, and what Bob, Brian and Cheryl mean to each other," said News Director Lee Rosenthal. In September of 2009, Parker helped Fox59 successfully launch its 4pm newscast, anchoring "Fox59 News: First at Four". She will remain with the station, anchoring its 4:00 and 10:00 newscasts through the May sweeps period, with her final night being Wednesday, May 26th--immediately following the results of the All INNewsCenter American Idol Finale of Crystal Bowersox and Lee DeWyze. Watch the announcement below from March 31, 2010. [Postponed from an earlier date]
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