Beloved LA TV anchors resurface after savage firings as new details emerge about their final days on air

Nypost · Aug 05, 2026 · 418 words · By Daniel Farr

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Beloved LA TV anchors resurface after savage firings as new details emerge about their final days on air See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The California Post on Google “Good Day L.A.” star Jillian Barberie has spoken about her time at FOX11 years after the station dismantled one of Los Angeles’ most popular morning TV teams.

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More than a decade after the shocking shake-up, Barberie has reunited with former co-hosts Steve Edwards and Dorothy Lucey for the weekly podcast “So Unanchored,” reviving the fast-paced chemistry that once made them local TV stars.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: ““I lost my job, got divorced and got cancer all at the same time,” Barberie told The Times”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant results for 'Jillian Michaels' and general definitions of the name 'Jillian', but no quote from Jillian Barberie to the LA Times regarding job loss, divorce, and cancer.

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web search NEUTRAL — She is best known for her appearances on NBC series such as The Biggest Loser. She has also made an appearance on the talk show The Doctors. In 2015, she hosted and co-judged a series on Spike titled …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jillian_Michaels

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web search NEUTRAL — Jillian is both a feminine given name and a surname. A spelling variant of Gillian, it originates as a feminine form of the given name Julian, Julio, Julius, and Julien.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jillian

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web search NEUTRAL — A Note from Jillian: Please watch out for AI internet scams using my name and likeness. The only supplement company I work with is Alaya Naturals. Everything else is a fake. Also, I do not have a weig…
https://www.jillianmichaels.com/

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Claim 2: “The departures sparked protests from viewers and celebrities including Suzanne Somers, Piers Morgan and Simon Cowell”

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The provided evidence contains general Wikipedia entries for Suzanne Somers, Simon Cowell, and Piers Morgan, but none of the evidence links them to protests regarding the departures of the Good Day L.A. anchors.

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web search NEUTRAL — Suzanne Marie Somers was an American actress, author, and businesswoman. She played the television roles of Chrissy Snow on Three's Company and Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzanne_Somers

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web search NEUTRAL — Simon Cowell was SHOCKED.Simon Cowell was SHOCKED. Got Talent Global 5,713,101 views 2 years ago. Copy link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxYtcTmeGcA

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web search NEUTRAL — Piers Morgan's TalkTV.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/author/piers-morgan/

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Claim 3: “Jillian Barberie, Steve Edwards and Dorothy Lucey have reunited for the weekly podcast “So Unanchored””

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Two independent sources (Apple Podcasts and Podchaser) confirm that Jillian Barberie, Steve Edwards, and Dorothy Lucey have reunited for a podcast titled 'So Unanchored'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Volcano is a 1997 American disaster film directed by Mick Jackson, written by Jerome Armstrong and Billy Ray, and produced by Neal H. Moritz and Andrew Z. Davis. The film stars Tommy Lee Jones in the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_(1997_film)

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Good Day L.A. is an American morning television news and entertainment program airing on KTTV (channel 11), a Fox owned-and-operated television station in Los Angeles, California, owned by the Fox Tel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Day_L.A.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Steve Edwards (born Steven Edward Schwartz on August 23, 1948, in New York City) is an American television and radio personality in Los Angeles, known mostly for local morning shows, including AM Los …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Edwards_(talk_show_host)

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Claim 4: “The team unraveled in 2012 when Lucey was fired during a revamp”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm Dorothy Lucey co-hosted Good Day L.A. for 17 years and was fired/let go in 2012.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dorothy Lucey (born November 19, 1958) is an American entertainment reporter who formerly co-hosted Good Day L.A., the morning news program on Los Angeles Fox affiliate KTTV for 17 years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Lucey

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Claim 5: “Edwards stayed until his unexplained 2017 exit following allegations of sexual harassment”

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The claim regarding Steve Edwards' 2017 exit due to sexual harassment allegations is mentioned in one specific web search result ('Beloved LA TV anchors resurface...'), but the other provided search results for 'Steve' are irrelevant (Steve Jobs, etc.).

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web search NEUTRAL — A pioneer of the personal computer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, Jobs co-founded Apple Inc. with his early business partner Steve Wozniak as Apple Computer Company in 1976.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs

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web search NEUTRAL — Steve was released in select theaters in the United Kingdom and in the United States on 19 September, before being released worldwide on Netflix on 3 October 2025.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_(2025_film)

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web search NEUTRAL — At its core stands the character of Steve, the head teacher, as he faces a long, emotionally charged day filled with professional and psychological challenges within a tense and complex environment.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32985279/

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Claim 6: “Barberie left months later after refusing a demotion”

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One source explicitly states Barberie left months after Lucey 'after refusing a demotion', and another source confirms she left her position in 2012 and insisted she wasn't fired.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jillian Marie Barberie (née Warry; born September 26, 1966) is a Canadian television hostess, sportscaster, radio personality and actress. From 1995 to 2012, she was a co-host on the Los Angeles tele…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jillian_Barberie

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Project X is a 2012 American found footage teen comedy film directed by Nima Nourizadeh, written by Michael Bacall and Matt Drake and produced by Todd Phillips. The film follows three friends—Thomas (…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_X_(2012_film)

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Claim 7: “Barberie once called Lucey “very Christian and Bible-thumpy” on Howard Stern’s radio show”

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A web search result explicitly states that Barberie made unflattering comments about Dorothy Lucey on Howard Stern's radio show, calling her 'very Christian and Bible-thumpy'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of episodes for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that aired from 2000 to 2009.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Tonight_Show_with_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 1997.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1997

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is an alphabetical list of American television actresses who have articles on Wikipedia. Some actors who are well-known for both film and TV work are also included in the list of American film ac…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_television_ac…

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Claim 8: “the trio that spent nearly 20 years atop the fiercely competitive LA morning TV race”

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Multiple sources confirm the trio worked on 'Good Day LA' for nearly 20 years; one source explicitly mentions Barberie leaving after 'nearly 20' years and Lucey being on the show for 17 years.

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