Chris Earl leaves KCRG TV

Earl headed to Florida after 14 years with TV station

Feb. 18, 2022 3:55 pm, Updated: Feb. 18, 2022 4:57 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS — A longtime Eastern Iowa journalist is leaving KCRG TV to venture south.

KCRG shared Friday in a Facebook post that anchor Chris Earl “has decided to leave Eastern Iowa for the warm weather of Florida for a new career opportunity. We’re sad to see him go but wish him luck!”

Earl was recently part of the morning news team before being selected to succeed Bruce Aune in February 2020. Aune was with KCRG for 34 years until March 2020.

KCRG has not yet named Earl’s replacement, who will anchor newscasts alongside Beth Malicki. His last day was Feb. 11.

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Chris Earl is interviewed last Monday at the anchor desk before the midday news in the KCRG-TV9 studio in Cedar Rapids. Earl will step into the evening co-anchor slot alongside Beth Malicki on Monday, after the retirement of longtime anchor Bruce Aune. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)