Pushed Out in Rochester
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Longtime WHEC meteorologist Kevin Williams was told by the station that they were not going to renew his contract.
His deal is up Sept 1st and the station is kicking him to the curb.
"I have been blessed to work with kind and talented people during my 21 years with the station and will always be grateful for that opportunity," he wrote on Facebook. "We lived through some great storms together. ... I am sure that I will miss the television aspect of my job but I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason. I thus optimistically embrace and welcome what the future may hold."
Williams also operates a private meteorological consulting firm, and he said he'll now dedicate more time to that business.
In a statement, WHEC General Manager Derek Dalton said: "We made a very difficult strategic decision to opt out of the final year of Kevin’s contract. We thank Kevin for the many years of service to WHEC-TV and the Rochester community."
