By RODNEY HO/ rho@ajc.com, originally filed Monday, May 2, 2016
Fox 5 has decided not to renew Lisa Rayam’s contract, according to six different unnamed sources. My information came from former Fox 5 employees and friends of Rayam herself.
She will likely be off the air by the end of the month. Rayam has been anchoring the noon and 6 p.m. newscasts.
The Arizona State University graduate has been a popular presence at Fox 5 for 22 years, arriving at the time the station was switching its affiliation from CBS to Fox.
Rayam declined to comment, referring me to her higher ups.
Take Our PollA Fox spokeswoman from New York said the station has no personnel announcements to make “at this time.”
Rayam, according to her Fox 5 bio, loves to sing and work with children in her spare time, visiting schools on a regular basis. She is a big supporter of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Dress for Success, Hope House
and My Sister’s House of Atlanta.
She would be the second anchor to leave the station this spring.
Gurvir Dhindsa, a host of “Good Day Atlanta,” stepped down last month.
