Tracking former Vegas TV personalities who came and went

Five, four, three, two, one ... cue.

"Good evening everyone, I'm ..." "Thank you for joining us, I'm ..." "For our top story we go to ..." "And now with the details here's ..." "For more on the storm front headed our way, here's ..." "Quite a night for the Runnin' Rebels, and to tell us about it, here's ..."

Who?

Antsy anchors, restless reporters, wandering weathercasters, straying sportscasters -- for staff turnover, few industries can match local television, where the cute-pretty-dignified faces, white-capped-bleached teeth, poofy-coiffured-helmet hair and friendly-dramatic-alarming voices can change at the drop of a commercial break.

In-out-here-gone-hello-goodbye.

Some stalwarts remain, as entrenched in this city's identity as shrimp cocktail, Steve Wynn and escort fliers. Many, however, relegate Las Vegas TV to just another step along the career climb.

Where'd they go? Some to out-of-town stations throughout the country, others to cable channels and networks, others into private business, still others into public service.

Following is an abbreviated list of those whose whereabouts we could locate. Their status is based on the most current information available, though given the speed with which newsies swap gigs, some circumstances already might have changed.

An expanded list of nearly 120 names, including those below, can be found accompanying this story online at lvrj.com/tvpeople.

Where ya been, people?

KVBC-TV, Channel 3:

Harley Akers: Reports for International News Service

Scott Andrus: Owns Scott Andrus and Co., a motion picture and video company

Rachael Boesing: Self-employed reporter/host, one-time HGTV personality and host of "Hey Remember"

Terry Care: Nevada state senator

Gwen Castaldi: Living outside Salt Lake City

Colin Cowherd: Host of syndicated "The Herd with Colin Cowherd" on ESPN Radio

John Fredericks: Writing books

Trace Gallagher: Anchor, Fox News Channel

Kurt Goff: Co-host on the Family Life, a Christian radio network

Rick Kirkham: Author and motivational speaker

Darwin Morgan: Director of public affairs, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada site office

John Overall: Anchor, KTVL-TV, Medford, Ore.

David Riggleman: City of Las Vegas communications director

Mitch Roberts: Sports anchor, KVII-TV, Amarillo, Texas

Kendall Tenney: Runs local PR firm 10-e PR

KVVU-TV, Channel 5

Al Bernstein: Showtime boxing analyst

Dan Burns: Communications director for Gov. Jim Gibbons

Lillian McMorris: President/CEO, Your Resource, a nonprofit, online media company

KLAS-TV, Channel 8

Julie Kirtz: Fox News Channel correspondent; freelance writer in Washington, D.C.

Sue Lowden: Nevada state Republican chairwoman; former Nevada state senator; candidate for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate from Nevada

Colleen May: Owner, ThinkMedia Now, PR and communications firm

Bob Walsh: Deputy secretary of state for Southern Nevada

KTNV-TV, Channel 13

Shawn Boyd: Special projects producer, KOVR-TV, Sacramento, Calif.; owner, Boyd Media.com

Christina Brown: MSNBC anchor; "Early Today" co-host on NBC

John Daly: Ex-host of "Real TV" and HGTV's "House Detective"; vice president of BNY Mellon Wealth Management of Southern Nevada; hosts Web-based "Real Money Show"

Mario Diaz: Left WTSP-TV in Tampa, Fla., to become southeast regional communications director for Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign

John Futrell: President, Futrell Financial Management

Ron Futrell: Operates localslovevegas.com; fill-in host on KXNT-AM, 840

Michael Geeser: Government relations representative spokesman for AAA Nevada

Jackie Glass: Clark County District Court judge

Kyle Meenan: President, KM and Associates

Cathy Ray: Retired

Tiffani Sargent: Anchor, Newsplex, Charlottesville, Va.

Steve Schorr: Vice president of public and government affairs, Cox Cable

Contact reporter Steve Bornfeld at sbornfeld@ reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0256.