Vegas broadcast vet Kevin Janison abruptly leaves News 3

Kevin Janison’s last forecast astatine KVBC Channel 3 was his own. The popular, seasoned meteorologist told his assemblage aft Thursday’s 5 p.m. telecast that helium was leaving the station.

Janison mightiness good beryllium leaving broadcast journalism altogether.

“This has been 1 perfectly awesome and astonishing journey,” Janison said connected air, with his upwind representation successful the background. “It’s a bully accidental this is the past upwind formed I’ll ever beryllium progressive with. At immoderate point, I volition formulate precisely what I privation to accidental arsenic to why.” He past thanked his supporters.

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— Kevin Janison (@KevinNews3LV) December 31, 2021

The determination is effectual immediately. Janison’s declaration with the Sinclair Broadcasting-owned NBC affiliate was owed to expire New Year’s Eve. The 2 sides were not capable to chopped a deal, leaving Janison a escaped cause conscionable earlier helium would beryllium connected duty connected NYE.

Janison’s reports from the field, particularly connected Fremont Street Experience with erstwhile Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and existent Mayor Carolyn Goodman, had go a turn-the-calendar tradition.

In substance Thursday night, Janison reiterated that helium wants to instrumentality immoderate clip to stitchery his thoughts earlier making immoderate comments astir his departure, oregon his future. He did accidental helium would beryllium watching the year-ending fireworks extravaganza from his home, “Where I won’t beryllium groped by drunks connected Fremont Street.” Grabbing astatine Janison had so go thing of a New Year’s Eve athletics connected the FSE promenade.

The departure ends a twelvemonth successful which News 3 has mislaid respective cardinal on-air and behind-the-scenes professionals. In March, Sinclair laid disconnected a twelve News 3 staffers successful a nationwide cost-cutting move. Hundreds of Sinclair employees crossed the state were fto go.

Janison, a highly regarded and well-liked subordinate of the Vegas media community, besides reported often from Toshiba Square astatine T-Mobile Arena anterior to Vegas Golden Knights Games. He had spent 15 years astatine News 3. Prior to that stint, Janison spent a decennary astatine CBS affiliate KLAS Channel 8 (8 News Now).

On a idiosyncratic note, and astatine the hazard of attaching wrong shot to this announcement, I ever gravitated to Janison whenever I saw him successful the field. To spot him connected the country was to beryllium reassured you were successful a applicable place, alongside a full pro. Janison’s legions of fans successful the Las Vegas Valley are definite to beryllium anxious to cognize what’s next.

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