WIVB Sports Reporter/Anchor Shannon Shepherd has left the Nexstar station is headed to SoCal.

Shepard grew up in the Buffalo area but after two years at WIVB she has taken a job at Fox Sports San Diego.

"This is one of the hardest decisions I have ever made, especially when a hug from my mom is only 30 minutes away," she wrote on social media. 

"Thank you to everyone who flipped on their TV and watched this girl who had her dream sophomore year of college come true," she added.