Bottom Line: Jeremy Hubbard, who was once rumored to be veteran anchor Larry Moore's replacement at KMBC-TV9, has been named co-anchor at "World News Now," according to the on-line site TV Newser. Hubbard left Kansas City for Denver and then moved to Chicago. He is married to former KMBC reporter Taunia Hottman (see story below) 03-18-2008 New at World News Now
World News Now had a new co-anchor today, Jeremy Hubbard. Hubbard joins World News Now from the ABC News affiliate service NewsOne. Hubbard was joined this morning by Gigi Stone, a fill-in anchor for the program. No official female co-anchor has been named at this point. Earlier this month, Ryan Owens left the program to become an ABC News general correspondent. Longtime co-anchor Taina Hernandez left the show in December. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/abc/new_at_world_news_now_80104.asp
Hubbard, his eye-in-the-sky wife, off to Chicago By Dick Kreck Denver Post Staff Columnist (3/12/07)
They arrived together and they'll leave together.
KDVR-Channel 31 reporter/weekend anchor Jeremy Hubbard is movin' on up to a job as a Chicago-based correspondent for ABC News, covering Middle America.
And he's taking his fly-by-day wife, Taunia Hottman, KUSA-Channel 9 eye-in-the-sky reporter, with him. The ink's not dry on his ABC contract, but Hubbard expects he'll be gone from Fox by mid-April. Hottman says her last day at 9News is April 13.
Husband-and-wife teams in the TV biz are not unheard-of but landing jobs together isn't easy, which makes their electronic odyssey unusual. The two fell in love in college, worked together in Wichita, Kan., then moved to Kansas City before arriving in Denver three years ago.
Leaving won't be easy either, says Hubbard. "I was born in Glenwood Springs and lived in Leadville. Being back here was a huge thing. We talked about (leaving) for a long time." Ultimately, it was an opportunity he couldn't pass up. "I watched Peter Jennings all the time as a kid. Now, here I am working at the same place he worked. It's a dream come true. I was afraid if I didn't do it now it wouldn't present itself again."
Hottman's going without a job but she's looking forward to the Chicago move too. "I'm just thrilled beyond anything for him. I know it's a large freelancing market so I'm hopeful something will turn up. We loved living here. It's really difficult to be leaving."
