UTICA -- Earlier this evening, we reported WUTR reporter Rachel Polansky is moving to Syracuse sister station WSYR-TV. We just learned she's not the only Eyewitness News staffer whose daily trips up and down Smith Hill are numbered. Anchor Elsa Gillis announced she's also leaving -- for a new job in Louisiana.
Gillis made the announcement on Facebook yesterday:
Hi everyone! Happy Monday! I have some bittersweet news to share. This will be my last week with the Eyewitness News team. I have accepted an investigative reporter/weekend anchor position down in Louisiana. I’m excited for the new opportunity, but am so going to miss my co-workers, all our viewers, and the Central New York community. I truly have fallen in love with the area and it will always have a special place in my heart. Thank you so much for watching on WUTR/WFXV/WPNY, and interacting with me on Facebook. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and holiday season!
![WUTR's Elsa Gillis watches as WKTV's Kristen Copeland tapes PSAs to raise money for Herkimer County shooting victims. [Click for full-size photo]](https://i0.wp.com/cnyradio.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/13-0322-elsakristen.jpg?resize=285%2C184)
Just a little over six months after Eyewitness News debuted, the sudden exit of original co-anchor Caroline Gable created a vacancy that allowed Gillis to be promoted to co-anchor. This past summer, the departure of news director and co-anchor Joe Parker left Gillis the anchor desk all to herself for about four months, until the station hired Don Dudley to replace Parker.
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