On this particular morning, Somerville wraps up reading the papers and I am authentic, and people see that in me,” he adds. Facebook is like a window in to who I am. “People get to see me for who I am and what I’m all about. I am just being real, and what I write about is real stuff that involves real feelings. “I have to care about something to write about it. “I am not interested in wasting people’s time,” Somerville explains. If I don’t care about it, what am I posting it for?”Īnd, practically all of the time, he is writing about something engaging and certainly interesting, as opposed to, say, taking a snapshot of his breakfast or lunch, or posting selfies. “The station wanted us to be on Facebook, so I am always looking for ideas to write about,” he says. Somerville has more Facebook followers than some television stations. And Facebook, too, where he has more than 24,000 followers. He says it also helps him to come up with ideas for social media. What’s more, Somerville also stays informed as best as he can. My whole objective is to know what’s going on and being up to speed. I watch our noon news every day so that I know what stories we’re covering. “My morning consists of being aware of what’s going on. “I am constantly looking online to see what’s going on in the world,” Somerville says. He also has his iPad to turn to, which has apps for the New York Times, Washington Post and San Jose Mercury News. He’ll read the San Francisco Chronicle and Oakland Tribune. Sometimes, I’ll have a bowl or cereal, or toast with peanut butter.” “I sit down and start reading the papers. “For breakfast? Honestly, I have a Rockstar over ice. She’s usually out the door by 8:30 a.m.įor Somerville, here’s his formula to get the day going. to take Sydney, their 15-year-old daughter, to school.Ĭallie, their 10-year-old daughter, is up and getting ready to leave for school by the time her Dad wakes up. His wife of 22 years, Donna, is already out the door by 7 a.m. Even before he wakes up, Somerville’s beautiful, spacious Oakland home has already been buzzing with activity. “I usually get up around 8:30 or 9 a.m.,” he says. So, what’s an average day like for the multi-Emmy Award-winning Somerville? And, just as he is proud to be from here, the Bay Area is proud to call him its favorite son. He grew up in Berkeley, graduated from San Francisco State University and lives in Oakland, not far from where he grew up. It could be, too, that people like, and admire the fact, that Somerville, who will soon be celebrating his 57th birthday, has strong Bay Area roots. And, whether viewers see him as one of their favorite Bay Area television news personalities, or as an everyman who is approachable, friendly and quite down-to-earth if they ever spotted him in the grocery store or at the gym working out, Somerville takes it all in with a genuine modesty that is second to none. 1 anchorman, a lot of people would beg to differ with him that his life is anything but ordinary. He is still the same as he was back in 1992, when we first met at KTVU.īut, beyond being the Oakland station’s No. He has been this way for these 23 years that I’ve known him as a good friend and colleague. One of the most modest, most humble human beings I know, Somerville is dead serious. He says there’s really nothing special about it.Īctually, he’s not. newscasts, will be the first to tell you that he leads a rather ordinary life. KTVU’s ever-popular Frank Somerville, who anchors the station’s 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts as well as its flagship 10 p.m. Since 2008, he has been anchoring KTVU’s 5 and 6 p.m. Somerville eventually worked a split schedule so that he could anchor the morning show, then return in the afternoon to anchor the station’s 5 p.m. His first 16 years at the station revolved around an early morning schedule, when he co-anchored “Mornings On 2”. He’s been with the Oakland FOX O&O since 1992. Or, even a news anchor, such as who we are featuring this month in KTVU’s Frank Somerville. It could be a news producer, a photographer, a news director, or a reporter. From time to time, we will introduce you to someone within our Chapter with the hope of giving you an intriguing glimpse at what an average day is like for them. New “Off Camera” series: This is the first in a recurring “Off Camera” series we call “Day in the Life”.
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