Longtime Portland Anchor Jeff Gianola to Retire in November

KOIN anchor Jeff Gianola is leaving tv information after 43 years.“This was my determination. The workers and administration at KOIN have all the time informed me I had a job for all times. However life is brief and it’s time for the subsequent chapter,” he stated. “I like what I do. Fairly frankly, I usually say I used to be born to do that job. However there are seasons in life, and my lengthy, stunning summer time is about to transition into my subsequent season.”Gianola obtained a cochlear implant in February 2025. He shared lately that he was recognized with Meniere’s illness a number of years in the past and commenced to go deaf.He’ll anchor his final newscast at KOIN someday in late November 2025.“Jeff is an Oregon establishment who has earned the respect of Oregonians for his insightful story telling that’s made an actual impression on the lives of our residents for over 40 years. He broadcast the native information with the identical expertise and expertise as a serious community information anchor and viewers within the Portland-Vancouver-Salem DMA all benefitted from the belief Jeff was in a position to set up with the complete neighborhood,” stated Tom Keeler, KOIN vp and normal supervisor of KOIN. “Jeff is an irreplaceable fixture within the area and will likely be drastically missed. Realizing Jeff, nonetheless, he’ll proceed to serve our neighborhood in different methods for years to return.”Gianola moved to Portland in 1983 to work at KATU as a morning information anchor and doing climate stories. He was named night information anchor in 1985, earlier than becoming a member of KOIN in 1998.