Shuffling Off From Buffalo

Nexstar owned WIVB has not had much luck keeping a morning news team together and now word is another Anchor is out the door. 

Morning Anchor Jordan Williams is leaving after the end of the July ratings period.

The Buffalo News writes that Williams, who joined the station in 2013, told management Tuesday that he plans to return to Texas to be closer to his family.

"We appreciate all he has done for News4 and wish him well," GM Dominic Mancuso said.

During his time, Williams he has worked with four co-anchors in Melanie Orlins, Brittni Smallwood, Teresa Weakley and Diana Fairbanks.

The station hasn't had much luck keeping a morning team together. Weakley left for a Michigan station in September 2016 and Smallwood filled in for 11 months before Orlins was hired in late July of 2017. 

In the just-concluded May sweeps, WIVB was in second place to WGRZ's "Daybreak" at 6 a.m. by a full rating point in households, 5.3-4.3, after being within one-tenth of a point a year ago.

WIVB did bump up Reporter Katie Alexander, who has been filling in on the weekend morning news.  She has been named permanently to the job. 

---