Nexstar’s KRON in San Francisco lost a newsroom favorite in Executive Producer Chris Culcasi.

Culcasi is a Bay Area guy and his departure came with lots of questions and lots of tears.

Some insiders say he needed to get out from under the dark cloud of KRON’s upper management. Those same people say this could be the sign of things to come. Apparently other newsroom favorites including top on-air talent (a few anchors) are looking at the exit because of the toxic environment and cheapness of KRON and Nexstar.

There’s already been a number of quiet but impactful exits over the past few months. The big worry is the revolving door won’t stop and the toxicity will only worsen.

As for Culcasi’s next move, he was announced as a new daytime producer at KTVU, the Fox O&O in Oakland. “

He joined the competition, took on a smaller role BUT he’s getting paid a lot more,” said one KRON insider, adding, “Shame on KRON.”