KGW EP Sally Ramirez is leaving 15th and Jeff--sorta. It's a complicated leave-taking, to say the least. She leaves on the 10th until early September and then comes back through November book to help with sweeps and launching the new Pioneer Courthouse Square studio. From Rod Gramer's memo:

I will save my formal good-byes until November. But I have to say a few words about this terrific producer, manager and friend. I do not have the space or time here to enumerate all the ways Sally has contributed to the success of KGW NewsChannel 8 over the past 10 years. Sally was my first hire when I came here 10 years ago as executive news director and she has been like my right arm ever since. She is a consummate professional journalist and a wonderful person to boot. You can't always combine those qualities in one person. Needless to say I will miss her.

The official reason for her leaving is to "spend more quality time with her family," and judging by the staggered leave-taking, that's probably really the case for once. Ramirez is also married to morning anchor Russ Lewis.

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