The pending departure of Amy Vanderoef from Good Morning Texas closes one of the longest runs in the show's history. She began in 2006 as a co-host with Gary Cogill, who left TV to produce films, and Brenda Teele Jackson, who now owns a title company. Scott Sams launched the show as a co-host in 1994.
Vanderoef's transition is somewhat less tempestuous. She says that WFAA-TV (Channel 8) offered to re-up her deal. "It would have been my 10th contract. They would have kept me for another 10 years, and I would have stayed for another 10 years. It was in my comfort zone. But I was also looking to do more things than they were offering. I really felt led to take a leap. I'm taking a step out into space even though I can't see the whole staircase."
A former Miss Connecticut, Vanderoef's background is as an actor. "I kind of accidentally ended up in local TV," she says. Her last day with Channel 8 is Friday.
She will continue her radio gig as co-host of the Rodney Anderson Show on TalkRadio 1190 (KFXR-AM).
