Why A Longtime Bay Area News Anchor Stepped Down Over The Holidays: Reports

SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The region's longest-serving anchor suddenly stepped down over the holidays, according to multiple news reports. Here's why.

For nearly three decades, Darya Folsom was a familiar face to anyone watching the KRON-TV news in the Bay Area early

But a contract dispute late-2025with KRON officials led to her departure, according to a report by SFGate.

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Folsom's contract with KRON-TV expired on Nov. 12, and negotiations with the news outlet hit a snag when she was offered an off-air position producing content with an hourly salary and significantly reduced hours per week, according to SFGate.

They then offered Folsom her original role with a $50,000 pay cut, according to SFGate.

Folsom was shocked at these offers and refused to accept, instead choosing to let her contract run out and take severance, according to a report from the Daily Mail.

"I kind of felt like it was a way to stick me in a closet or something," Folsom told Daily Mail, adding that it felt like the news outlet was trying to get rid of anyone they deemed old or expensive. "I was like, wait a minute, what?"

Folsom now plans to sue the company for severance she believes is owed from her years at the station, according to SFGate.

Read more from the Daily Mail and SFGate.