The Chronicle‘s Clifford Pugh checks in today on former KHOU-11 anchor Lisa Foronda, who walked away from the station she helped propel to the top of Houston’s news ratings:
She has heard many of the rumors over the abrupt end to her broadcasting career, including a rift with management (false), an affair with a co-worker (false) and a change in sexual orientation (false). “The most outrageous (rumor) is that I’m a kept woman and that my sugar daddy doesn’t want me working,” she said with a laugh.
She has a boyfriend close to her age, but even if he were richer than Bill Gates, which he isn’t, she would never depend on a man for financial survival.
“I’ve never had a man take care of me and I don’t ever want one to take care of me,” she said. “Everything I’ve bought, I’ve done on my own. My mama taught me to save.”
She maintains the real story of her departure is not nearly as sexy: She was simply tired of the spotlight and craved a life out of the public eye.
It’s still a big loss for KHOU, and for Houston viewers.
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