After eight years with KENS 5, Sharon Ko signed off her final newscast tonight. We'll miss you, @SharonKoTV! You'll always be a part of our family📺 pic.twitter.com/PVr2V92Syv
— KENS 5 (@KENS5) June 4, 2022
Sharon Ko told her San Antonio TV viewers Friday, in a tearful goodbye, this would be her last time anchoring evenings at KENS 5.
Here is a transcript of what Ko said on air:
"What will also last a lifetime are my memories of KENS 5. As this marks my last newscast, I want to thank you, the viewers, for your support.
You have always reminded me why the power of community matters and why we will always be stronger together. Thank you to the people who have come before me. And those still here at KENS 5, you will always be my family.
I'm not going to cry. The lashes are going to come off and it's not going to be pretty.
San Antonio will remain my home and I'm walking away with a heart full of gratitude. And I hope I served you all well. Thank you."
In April 2022, KENS San Antonio announced that Isis Romero starts as 6pm and 10pm news anchor June 6th. Romero previously anchored for KENS competitor KSAT 12.
Ko joined KENS 5 in January 2014. In January 2020, she was named an evening anchor.
According to her bio, Ko was "the driving force" behind the station's "Mission SA" segment which focused on good works by San Antonio area veterans. She also created financial segment "Money Smart."
Before San Antonio, the University of Oregon grad reported for KDRV NewsWatch 12 in Medford, Oregon and KEZI 9 News Roseburg, Oregon.
Ko announced she was engaged to be married in February 2022.
