A Tegna Anchor that was promoted to manager is now heading back to the anchor chair.

KSDK (St. Louis) Anchor turned manager Ryan Dean is going back to being an Anchor.

The St. Louis Dispatch writes that Dean will be back on the television screen next month.

Dean, the station's managing editor since January 2019, will be back on the air Jan. 4, when he will co-anchor the 10 a.m. newscast with Savannah Louie.

The move was announced last week by Carol Fowler, KSDK's director of content (aka: news director), who added that a search has started to find Dean's replacement on the management team.

Dean found out being the boss wasn’t all that fun.

"To me, planning how we cover the news isn’t nearly as rewarding as it is covering the news,” Dean said in a statement.

"I miss being on the front lines," he said. "I love storytelling, I love breaking news live shots and I love being in the community."