Beloved TV anchor Chauncy Glover dies suddenly aged 39 as grieving family tell of their 'unimaginable loss'

A beloved TV anchor has died suddenly at the age of 39, as his family have spoken out about their 'unimaginable loss'.

Chauncy Glover a news presenter at TV station KCAL-CBS has passed away the channel announced on Tuesday, although his cause of death remains unknown.

The three-time Emmy Award winning journalist had moved to Los Angeles in September 2023 to join the station as its new anchor, leaving behind his career at ABC13.

His family said in a statement: 'We, Sherry and Robert Glover, along with Chauncy's beloved family, are devastated by the unimaginable loss of our beloved Chauncy.

'He was more than a son and brother — he was a beacon of light in our lives and a true hero to his community.'

Prior to his eight-year career with ABC13 in Houston, he worked at WDIV in Detroit for three years and Jacksonville, Florida for two years.

His first TV job was as a reporter in Columbus, Georgia after receiving a degree in journalism from Troy University in Alabama .

Most recently he had been embroiled in a lawsuit from a former KCAL anchor, Jeff Vaughn, who alleged that he had been 'let go because he's an older, white heterosexual man.'

Vaughn, who was 58 at the time the 'anti-white discrimination' suit was filed against KCAL, is represented by America First Legal, a conservative group that takes aim at diversity, equity and inclusion programs. They claimed Mr Glover has 'minimal experience'.

He also pioneered in 2014 the Chauncey Glover Project, a yearlong mentoring and college-preparatory program for Black and Hispanic young men.