David Chandley, a meteorologist with Channel 2 Action News for 25 years, announced in a staff meeting Wednesday he plans to leave the station at the end of his contract.
News director Mike Dreaden confirmed Chandley’s intentions but declined to comment further.
A University of Georgia graduate, Chandley joined WSB-TV in November 1988. He appears on the daily 5 p.m. newscast.
Chandley has won five Southeast Emmy Awards and taken home the Associated Press Best Weather Reporting Award 11 times, most recently in 2012, according to his biography on the WSB website. He did not respond to requests for comment.
“I’ve known him since he had a perm!” said Monica Pearson, the former WSB anchor who retired in 2012 after 37 years. “He has the meteorology background, of course, but more importantly, he understands the history of the metro Atlanta area. He’s a Georgia boy. He also has that common touch. I love it when he goes out and covers tornadoes and is able to tell a story through people’s eyes.”
Glenn Burns has been the long-time chief meteorologist at WSB. Today, WSB introduced a new meteorologist for the noon news program Katie Walls.
There have been plenty of changes on the TV news weather front this year.
Last month, Fox 5 chief meteorologist Ken Cook announced he was retiring after 35 years. His departure date has not been announced beyond the fact it will be sometime this summer.
Earlier this year, Mike Francis was let go as chief meteorologist at 11 Alive, the NBC affiliate. Francis said in a blog Tuesday that he has become a Keller Williams real estate agent.
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