Fox 8's Lee Zurik leaving and has been promoted to parent company, Grey Media

FOX 8 Announces Lee Zurik joining Grey Media

Lee Zurik, the award-winning anchor and investigative reporter for WVUE-TV FOX 8, will step into a new role as Senior Vice President of News Strategy and Innovation for Gray Media, the station’s parent company.

Effective Oct. 10, Zurik will leave his current position at WVUE to focus on his responsibilities with Gray following his tenure as the media company’s chief of investigations.

Zurik, a two-time Peabody Award recipient, will continue to anchor the weekday investigative program InvestigateTV+, which airs at 1 p.m. on WVUE and contribute as a FOX 8 analyst.

His investigative work has earned him numerous prestigious awards, including three duPont-Columbia Awards and twelve National Edward R. Murrow Awards.

In addition to Snell’s new role, beloved former anchor Lucy Bustamante will return to WVUE’s morning lineup starting Oct. 21.

Bustamante will join the top-rated morning show alongside Kelsey Davis, Rob Krieger, Zack Fradella, Kristi Coleman, Josh Roberson, and Olivia Vidal.

“There’s something very special about coming home but returning to work with a team as important to our community as this one is incredible,” said Bustamante. “It reminds me that this is a city where true journalism is not only still appreciated but necessary.”