Iowa Anchor Announces He's "Stepping Away From The News Industry"
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Key Points:
- Iowa news anchor Dustin Nolan announced his resignation from KWQC 6 live on-air, stating he is stepping away from journalism altogether after several years of service.
- Nolan expressed deep gratitude to viewers for trusting him and emphasized his commitment to transparency, factual reporting, and addressing important local issues throughout his career.
- He highlighted the importance of local news in challenging comfort zones and delivering meaningful stories beyond sanitized trends.
- Nolan shared that the hardest part of leaving is no longer working alongside his co-anchor and wife, Jenna Jackson, praising her both professionally and personally.
- Nolan and Jackson recently won a local Emmy Award for their coverage of the Davenport Hotel partial collapse in May 2023, which resulted in three fatalities.
