SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – Former KTVU anchor Frank Somerville was arrested on September 15 on suspicion of battery. The arrest was the latest in a series of well-documented troubles with the law and alcohol for the venerated Bay Area newsman.
It’s been a head-spinning downfall for a respected journalist who sat behind the KTVU anchor desk for the better part of three decades.
Last month, as part of a proposed project with Frank Somerville, I had the opportunity to speak to the former anchor via phone. The station decided to pass on the project before news of his recent arrest…