Information anchor Chauncy Glover’s dying decided to be unintended, LA County medical expert says

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The Los Angeles County medical expert’s workplace on Wednesday introduced the reason for dying for Chauncy Glover, a information anchor on the tv stations KCBS and KCAL who died in November at 39.

Glover died of “acute intoxication by the mixed results of chloroethane and methamphetamine. The way of dying is accident,” in accordance with a information launch.

Chloroethane is a colorless fuel at room temperature and strain, in accordance with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention. It’s used to numb the pores and skin earlier than medical procedures akin to ear piercing and pores and skin biopsies and as a therapy in sports activities accidents.

Glover was discovered unresponsive in his residence on Nov. 5 and was pronounced lifeless on the scene hearth division personnel at 12:40 a.m., officers stated. A deputy medical expert accomplished an examination the next day and, after the return of related checks and research, the way of dying had been licensed Wednesday.

A whole report is predicted to be prepared by the tip of March, in accordance with the medical expert’s workplace.

In a press release launched by KCAL after his dying, Glover’s household described him as “greater than a son and brother – he was a beacon of sunshine in our lives and a real hero to his neighborhood. Chauncy’s compassion and dedication to serving to others, particularly by the Chauncy Glover Venture, modified numerous lives and impressed so many younger males to pursue their goals. His expertise, heat, and imaginative and prescient left an imprint on everybody who knew him, and the world is dimmer with out him.”

A local of Athens, Alabama, Glover co-anchored with Pat Harvey on each of the duopoly’s stations and alongside Suzie Suh on KCAL, in accordance with his official profile web page.

Glover joined KCAL Information in October 2023 after working at KABC-TV’s sister station KTRK-TV in Houston for eight years.

At KTRK, he began because the weekend morning anchor and was promoted in 2018 to the primary night anchor position.

Chauncy “was bitten by the information bug on the age of 5 when his dad constructed him his very personal mini ‘anchor desk’ for his newscasts that he would carry out for his household each Sunday after church,” his KTRK biography stated. He later studied broadcast journalism, music and theatre at Alabama’s Troy College.

Chauncy notably created a mentorship program for younger males. He began the Chauncy Glover Venture, devoted to educating younger males acts of kindness and management. CGP proudly despatched greater than 350 boys to school and mentored greater than 1,000 younger males.

Earlier than his tenure in Houston, he labored at WDIV in Detroit, Michigan; WTVM in Columbus, Georgia; and CBS 47 and Fox 30 in Jacksonville, Florida. Chauncy studied Broadcast Journalism, Music and Theatre at Troy College.

Glover was the recipient of three Emmys, amongst different skilled awards.