It’s been a hectic few months for those following the Central Valley’s TV news scene, with a wave of retirements, departures, new hires and reassignments that hit all Fresno’s TV newsrooms in a way that is uncommon, if not unprecedented.
Here’s a look at where things stand.
Monty Torres retires with good news on his health
Longtime KMPH evening anchor Monty Torres made his retirement official in June, telling viewers in a nearly three-minute segment that he would not be returning to the Fox 26 news desk after more than 20 years with the station.
The news came with a silver lining. Torres, who took medical leave last October after a lung cancer diagnosis, said a biopsy of trace fluid from his lung showed “no malignant cells present” and that his symptoms had “nearly all disappeared.”…