Denver Anchor Signs Off for the Podcasting World

One of Denver’s best Anchors has called it quits and it looking top launch her own media empire.

KWGN/KDVR Anchor Natalie Tysdal signed off from the Nexstar station and is now looking to be her own boss.

She said that the COVID pandemic pushed her in that direction.

"I am currently building out a plan for a weekly podcast and interview format show on YouTube where I can continue my passion for journalism by focusing on issues around health, education, relationships and families," Tysdal explains. "I’ve always been a proponent of a digital platform, but never did I imagine the pandemic leading to this new venture."

Tysdal's kids were a major factor in her latest move.

"Leaving the station, my co-workers and the viewers at KWGN/KDVR was not an easy decision," she stresses. "As you may know, I started at Channel 2 in 2002, when we were WB2 and Tom Green was my co-anchor. The morning show started at 6 a.m.; it now starts at 4:30 a.m. While I am a morning person, getting up between 2 a.m. and 2:30 a.m. to prepare for the long-format show got more difficult through the years as my kids started staying up later."

The Nexstar station says it is now looking for her replacement.

Sidenote: A number of people have been emailing FTVLive and asking when we plan to start up our new season of the “Jonesing For News” podcast? The answer is soon, but no firm date just yet.

H/T Westword