Former Bakersfield, Calif.-based television anchor and business reporter Gaylen Young died Thursday in a rollover crash in central Utah. He was 59.
“The driver of the other vehicle, 41-year-old Laura Christensen of South Jordan, suffered only minor injuries, KSL reported.
“Gaylen Young worked at KGET from January 1984 until July 2007. He served as the main anchor for the 5, 6, 11 and Sunrise news programs and as a business reporter during that time.
“Young moved to Utah in 2009 to be closer to his family.”
Read more here. In 2007 he developed www.bakersfieldbusinessnews.com, a website focusing on local business news and local business trends in Bakersfield. He also reported business news for KBAK-TV 29 in 2008 and 2009 and was a business columnist for the Bakersfield Californian.
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