After 18 years at the desk at KVOA, Tom McNamara will be leaving the station at the end of his contract in mid-December to pursue real estate investing.
News 4 Tucson is sad to announce that our longtime anchor Tom McNamara will be leaving when his current contract expires.
“Investing in real estate has been a passion of mine for several years now,” said McNamara. “KVOA and I have been discussing my desire for change for many months. I appreciate how patient & supportive they have been through this process.”
No word on whether McNamara is also leaving his recently-added gig at KUAT’s Arizona Illustrated. If you’re super interested, he’s apparently going to discuss his future on Tuesday’s 10 p.m. broadcast.
Sadly, McNamara isn’t leaving to return to acting, although since his only credited appearance was as a Baseball Fury in 1979’s The Warriors, he probably was wise to leave on a high note.
This article appears in Nov 13-19, 2014.
Good time to get out, no-one has faith in the news anymore. Most outlets are just shills for the democratic party and have lost their viewers to cable networks.
So true Wally. Who wants to commit their journalism degree to cute animal stories and mythical global warming fears? Good luck Tom. Run.
I hope Tom McNamara continues his role as the host of the newly revised Arizona Public Media (KUAT) “Arizona Illustrated” program, he’s definitely improved the quality of that program! The previous hosts of the various segments were definitely not ready for prime time..
Sorry to hear this–he is a class act!
I am so sorry Tom McNamara is leaving. I really like him and think he seems like a really nice honest guy
I remember meeting him and he was very friendly and nice
Good luck, Tom. Now you can let the Brooklyn accent fly and not worry about what your viewers here think.
Tom is a friend of mine and native New Yorker. He is going to start buying properties in tucson and rent them out. He will be 100 percent successful. How could anybody not want Tom as there Landlord!
Good luck to you Tom on your new opportunities. You have echanced the news information message to this community for many years. Always an honest, professional, but comfortable delivery of news. I could always count on watching your news casts. A warm, intelligent voice. Never waivering on your professionalism to deliver unbiased, carefully researched news information to the greater Tucson community. Thank you!
In da hood, we call him Tommy Mac
If KVOA replaces him with a real newsman, I might watch again. I never could take him seriously… and I have had enough puppy stories to last a lifetime.
intelligent voice? What’s that❓he spends more time looking into kristi’s eyes than the camera. Glad to see him go‼️ they just read the news – they don’t write it.
I hope Kristi is next to go – REAL SOON‼️