21, Phoenix area media outlets reported on the fact Lake had not been on-the-air in several weeks. Her last on-air appearance for Fox10 was Christmas Day 2020. I prayed a lot for guidance-asking God to lead me in the right direction,” she said.īy the end of 2020, the job Lake loved had become a source of stress and consternation. “I became a journalist to be helpful, not harmful, but some of the stories I was reading likely contributing to the fear and division-and I couldn’t do that anymore. The cancel mob’s insistence that certain Covid- related stories not be told or even whispered, while others were told over-and-over made me feel as if I was not giving a balanced view of the situation to viewers. “I felt the stories I was reading were not fully truthful. “It really got difficult for me when Covid hit,” Lake said. “I think in a way, the nastiness toward me is meant to scare other journalists who are open-minded and considerate of all points-of-view to snap back into line or they, too, will be ‘cancelled’ and their reputation attacked,” Lake says. The conversation between the two was inadvertently recorded by production staff which created a dilemma for Fox10 at a time when the primary election was gearing up.Īs evidence of Lake’s popularity, the video had millions of views. Then in July 2019, a video clip circulated on social media of a conversation between Lake and her longtime co-anchor John Hook, in which Lake commented about the criticism of her Parler account. She also experienced negative pushback for having a social media presence on Parler and Gab, even though she also has a strong following on more liberal platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
In early 2020, Lake was criticized by a small but loud group in what appeared to be a coordinated social media attack following a one-on-one interview with President Donald Trump. “Whenever I was on a story, I approached it as if it were the most important story in the world-no matter how big or small the story was.”īut for Lake, life away from the studio began to get stressful in recent years as her social media posts drew scrutiny by some viewers and others looking to fuel a controversy. “Professionally, I am proud of my track record as a fair, hardworking journalist and anchor who cared about the people I was covering and treated my co-workers with kindness and respect,” she says. She briefly left for a stint in New York and after a year the Phoenix Fox affiliate pleaded with her to return. Lake got her start in Illinois, and came into the Phoenix market in 1994 initially working for the NBC affiliate. Working for money is not rewarding, doing meaningful work is the greatest reward.” My kids are learning a lesson in putting your principles above fame and fortune. “I have been over the thrill of ‘being on tv’ for a long, long time, so I won’t miss the ‘facetime’ on TV,” she said.
Lake would not say what her future career plans are, but promised it will be something where she feels like she is making a difference. No bitterness, no regrets-just lots of excitement about what my future holds.” “I am forever grateful to Fox for that opportunity. “I’ve had so many great moments, covered big stories, interviewed the most important people in the news,” she said. Lake, 51, also shared several thoughts about her career, her accomplishments, and why she says that the profession of journalism is in many ways “unrecognizable to what journalism was” when she walked into her first newsroom in 1992. “I appreciate Fox for supporting this decision.” “Walking away from a good job probably will sound crazy to a lot of people, but I feel sure this is the right thing to do,” Lake told Arizona Daily Independent after making her announcement.
The Emmy Award-winning Lake announced she is stepping away from broadcasting in the country’s 11th largest television market. WATCH: Top rated Arizona news anchor resigns: “I no longer want to do this job”
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