newscast was airing at 7:00 p.m. KPIX launched a streaming news service, CBSN Bay Area (now CBS News Bay Area) on November 18, 2019, as part of a rollout of similar services (each of them localized versions of the national CBSN service) across the CBS-owned stations. On September 27, 2021, KPIX launched a half-hour 3 p.m. newscast, followed by the live East Coast feed of the CBS Evening News. On September 12, 2022, KPIX launched a half-hour 9 a.m. newscast, with the second half hour streaming on CBS News Bay Area. Notable former on-air staff Jim Avila – weekend anchor/San Jose Bureau chief (1976–1980); now at ABC News Ken Bastida – anchor (1990–2021); retired Renel Brooks-Moon – entertainment reporter (2003–06); now PA announcer for San Francisco Giants Christine Craft – anchor/reporter (1975–1977); later at KGO (AM) Veronica de la Cruz – anchor (2014–2021); now at Newsy Paul Deanno – chief meteorologist (2012–2019), now at WMAQ-TV Jami Floyd – legal analyst and reporter (1994–1997), later host of TED Talks in NYC; now host at WNYC (AM) Bob Fouts – sports anchor (1965–1968), 49ers play-by-play (1962–1968); died in 2019 Dan Fouts – sports anchor (1994–1997), later at NFL Network and CBS Sports Bambi Francisco – technology reporter (1999–2003); now CEO of Vator Wayne Freedman – reporter (1989–1991); moved to KGO-TV, from which he retired in 2021. Cynthia Gouw – reporter Harold Greene – anchor (1977); later at KABC-TV, then KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV Los Angeles, now retired Jonathan Karsh – Evening Magazine host/contributor (1998–2001); now a filmmaker, was also on CBS' Kid Nation Dana King – anchor (1997–2012); now full-time sculptor Ron Magers – anchor/reporter (1968–1974); later at WLS-TV, now retired Michael Marsh – later at WBRZ-TV Dave McElhatton – anchor (1976–2000); died in 2010 Lee Mendelson – producer (1961–1963); later known for work on Peanuts TV specials, died in 2019 Hank Plante – reporter (1985–2010); now at KMIR-TV Wanda Ramey – co-anchor/reporter; first female anchor in Western U.S. (1957–1967); died in 2009 Trish Regan – reporter; fill-in Early Edition anchor (2002–2003); CBS News (2003–2007); CNBC/NBC News (2007–2011); Bloomberg Television (2012–2015); Fox Business Network (2015–2020) Mike Rowe – Evening Magazine co-host (2001–2005); later host of Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs Nancy Snyderman – medical reporter (1988–2004); later at NBC News and MSNBC Brian Sussman – meteorologist (1989–2000); later at KSFO Wendy Tokuda – co-anchor (1977–1991) Kaity Tong – reporter (1976–1979); now at WPIX Thuy Vu –