Another anchor quits Nexstar station rocked by creepy meteorologist scandal after marrying fellow newsman

Another TV personality is quitting a Nexstar-owned Indiana news station rocked by a scandal involving two meteorologists whose unusually close relationship was branded “creepy” by coworkers — and the latest departing anchor is married to a former colleague.Shelby Reilly, a co-host and producer of WTWO’s “Good Day Live” in Terre Haute, announced she will leave the station next month, as industry newsletter FTVLive first reported, noting she is married to former station anchor Zeke Torres.“For a long time, I thought I would do this forever.But somewhere along the way, my dreams changed,” Reilly wrote in a social media post announcing her departure.Reilly also joked about the couple’s workplace romance, writing: “Zeke and I became HR’s biggest nightmare.”According to the couple’s wedding website, Reilly and Torres met in 2021 after she joined WTWO, where he was already working.Their relationship took a romantic turn following a birthday outing for a fellow employee, and the two are now planning a wedding ceremony in February 2027, in Marshall, Ill.The latest exit adds to months of turmoil at the Nexstar station following the contentious departures of meteorologists Alex Kerkhove and Jesse Walker, whose close relationship drew scrutiny from fellow employees.Reilly, who graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2019, has worked at WTWO during several stints, including as a reporter, morning anchor and weather fill-in.She left WTWO in March 2024 and subsequently worked as a reporter for CBS Sacramento before returning to Terre Haute, where she began co-hosting and producing the lifestyle program “Good Day Live” in January of this year.Her fiancé previously worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at WTWO before leaving television news for a communications gig at Indiana State University.Torres was named the university’s associate director of communications in April 2023, although his current employment status is unclear.The couple�...