FOX61 has hired Nkwa Asonye, Jr. to cover news and anchor sports. Currently he is a co-host and producer of Award Tour: The Podcast, which dissects the intersection of race, culture and sports. He has served as play-by-play and color commentator for St. John’s University, New York Institute of Technology, and the Atlantic 10 Digital Network, covering basketball, baseball, volleyball, and softball. He has also worked as on-air talent and producer at WGBB Radio in Merrick, NY and WFED Radio in Washington, DC.
Meanwhile, FOX61 Reporter Dave Puglisi posted on social media that he’s leaving and says “Stay tuned for the next chapter” which he implies will take place in Connecticut as he’s a native.