KTVB’s Doug Petcash accepts Ohio gig

Doug Petcash says goodbye to KTVB for a career move to Ohio. Petcash, has been with KTVB since August 2007. After 16 years with KTVB Idaho’s News Channel 7, Doug Petcash announced Monday that he is leaving later this summer for a new job in Ohio. Petcash joined KTVB in August 2007 as the morning news co-anchor. For the next 14 years, six months and four days, he worked alongside current “Wake Up Idaho” co-anchor Maggie O’Mara and the late meteorologist Larry Gebert. Following the retirement of Mark Johnson, Petcash moved to an afternoon and evening news anchor position in 2022. He has also hosted KTVB’s long-running public affairs program, “Viewpoint,” for eight years. (KTVB)