Jere Gish is outta here

KMBC-TV's most chiseled anchor-reporter just signed off on tonight's 10 p.m. newscast. I always like it when they let you say goodbye.

"I'm taking an anchor job back in Pennsylvania," Jere Gish announced, saying it will allow him to raise his family near his extended family. Call it an educated guess, but I'd say he's going back to WGAL in Lancaster, the station (owned by Hearst, which also owns KMBC) where he worked before coming to Kansas City, where a morning anchor has just retired and where, I notice, a number of his stories are still online -- including the time he covered the red-hot "Amish in the City" controversy.

UPDATE: Confirmed!

Speaking of goners, an update on the Pitch situation, where I'm told reliably that Charles Ferruzza has brokered what is becoming an increasingly common deal in our industry. He's staying on as a freelancer. Good to know he's still in print ... and on the market.