Dayna Eubanks Resigns From Ch. 12

Dayna Eubanks has resigned from WKRC-TV, the second anchor to leave Channel 12 in two weeks as the long stable Clear Channel station undergoes changes prior to being sold to Kansas City-based Newport Television.

Eubanks has a new job – and has her Symmes Township home on the market – but she won't say where she's headed.

"I can’t talk about it yet," she told me todayt. Eubanks, who came to Channel 12 from Detroit in 1994, has anchored the 4 p.m. news since its debut 10 years ago. She also anchors at noon.

Eubanks' last day is Friday. General Manager Chris Sehring also leaves Friday for a new job in a new city. (He also has refuses to talk about his next gig.) Saturday morning anchor Paul Adler left Sept. 1 for a Springfield, Mo., station closer to his hometown. And Clear Channel New VP Steve Minium, the former Ch 12 news director, has announced he will not be joining Newport Television.

Eubanks says a number of factors helped her make "a very, very difficult" decision to leave Chanel 12: Her son, Jay, just started his freshman year the University of Michigan; her contract expired Sept. 1; and the TV station is going through "a challenging time" awaiting new ownership.

"Jay is leaving, and I have chances to pursue something I've wanted to pursue for a while,"
Eubanks says.

The only hint she gives about her future is to say, "I'm very interested in new media." As daytime breaking news anchor, she anchored Local 12's Internet coverage of the David and Liz Carroll murder trials earlier this year.

The 1979 University of Kansas graduate has been honored for her involvement in many community organizations here. The single mother says she's thankful for the support of her church, friends and co-workers.

"This has truly been a remarkable experience here (at Channel 12), working with these people, and not just on the air," she says.

She also wanted to thank her noon and 4 p.m. viewers. "They are very loyal at 4 p.m., and we didn’t promote it much," she says.

News Director Elbert Tucker says he's "weighing several options" for replacing Eubanks and Adler.

Who do want to watch anchoring Channel 12 news at noon, 4 p.m. and Saturday morning?