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Fox 2 anchor Taryn Asher
Fox 2 anchor Taryn Asher, who was taken off the air by management in early November and has not returned, broke her public silence on Thursday, posting on Instagram that she’s "thoughtfully working through an unexpected work-related matter."
Asher did not elaborate but wrote: "Thank you to everyone who has reached out with love and kindness these past three months. I miss connecting with you each day.
"Grateful for time away with loved ones. I hope to see you soon."
Deadline Detroit first reported on Jan. 15, citing sources familiar with the situation, that Asher was taken off the air last November after yelling at her co-anchor Roop Raj, news director Brooks Blanton, and her producer. It’s unclear if it happened more than once.
The station’s senior vice president and general manager, Paul McGonagle, news director Blanton, Roop Raj, and Taryn Asher did not respond in January to requests from Deadline Detroit for comment.
Sources at the time said it was unclear when, if at all, Asher would be returning.
Her agent, Mort Meisner, told Deadline Detroit Friday:
"Discussions are going on between both sides and we hope to have a resolution in the near future."
"The outpouring of emails and phone calls to her and me, it's been astronomical. People miss her."
Asher still remains on Fox 2’s website of on-air personalities.
Asher, who grew up in Fenton, had been a Fox 2 reporter and anchor before being officially named co-anchor in 2022 with Roop Raj. The two have had big shoes to fill, replacing popular veteran anchors Huel Perkins and Monica Gayle, who retired earlier that year.
A 1997 graduate of Michigan State University, Asher came to Fox 2 in 2007 from WJRT-TV in Flint, where she worked for seven years. Before that, she worked for WLNS in Lansing.
