PORTLAND, Ore. — Longtime Portland news personality Jeff
Gianola, who currently is an anchor at KOIN-TV, said he will
step away from television news this year after spending 43
years working in the industry.

The Emmy-winning news anchor announced his retirement 
this evening, July 21, during the 5 p.m. newscast.

Originally from San Diego, California, Gianola first moved to
Portland in 1983 to start working at KATU News.

He co-anchored the evening news broadcasts for several
years in the late 1980s and early 1990s.