Personnel changes happen, especially between rating periods at any

Marshall Zelinger

TV station, but the number of reporters and anchors coming and going at KRDO has escalated lately. Some contracts were reportedly not renewed and job opportunities presented themselves.

In order of disappearance, reporter Josh Simeone left several weeks ago.

Meteorologist Stacey Kaiser, who said goodbye to colleagues and viewers recently, is leaving to return to the Cleveland, Ohio area, where she reportedly is going to help manage a running and fitness outfitters store.

Zach Thaxton, the longtime morning co-anchor of the Colorado Morning News, who was moved to weekend anchor to make way for Jon Karroll and Vida Urbonas this summer, is out as weekend morning anchor and reporter.

“My next step has not been determined yet.  I’m going to take a little bit of time off to consider it, but hopefully will be back to full employment within 2 months,” Thaxton said.

Marshall Zelinger is heading up to Denver to join sister station KMGH 7News. His reporter skills will benefit the station’s prominent investigative team, that has won numerous awards for reporting on stories such as the series of sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy and the deaths of children, which led to a review of child welfare programs and a restructuring of Denver’s Department of Human Services.

“My official title is “Content Producer/Presenter”. I start at KMGH on Monday,” Zelinger said.

Meanwhile, Anders Nelson has joined the weather department

Anders Nelson

from KWGN in Cheyenne, Wyoming, where he was the weekday morning weather anchor. He’s following in the foot steps of his father, longtime Denver meteorologist Mike Nelson, who worked at KUSA 9News for many years and is now chief meteorologist at KMGH.

In December, reporter Lindsay Watts joined KRDO from KAPP, the ABC affiliate in Yakima, Washington.

“I have a B.A. from George Washington University and an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Southern CA. Grew up in NJ,” Watt’s said in an e-mail.

February Sweeps, perhaps the second most important rating period of the year, will be conducted February 4 through March 3.

Expect more investigations, urgent breaking news and special reports from all the stations.