Bye, Bye Bangor
WVII ABC 7/Fox 22 in Bangor announced that news director Craig Colson, a fixture on Bangor-area television screens for more than 30 years, will resign this week.
Colson, citing unspecified “health reasons,” became news director at WVII in 2012.
Has was at WABI CBS 5 in Bangor from 1985 through 2009.
Colson started as a news photographer, working his way through the ranks at WABI to become the main anchor for the 6 p.m. local news, before leaving that job in 2009.
Colson’s father was also a news director, and his brother is a news photographer in Massachusetts.
“Craig Colson is a wonderful man, and I have very much enjoyed working with him,” WVII general manager Mike Palmer said. “It is my most desired wish that we remain in touch. He will be missed more than he realizes.”
Susan Farley, assistant news director, will be running the newsroom until a successor is named.