By Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel, TV Spy @ AdWeek.com
San Francisco sports reporter Mike Shumann announced he is leaving the ABC station after 24 years.
Shumann has been radio silent since video of him stealing a Golden State Warriors staffer’s jacket surfaced. TVSpy reported when Shumann was covering the NBA team’s run in the playoff’s for the station.
In the wake of his resignation, he released this statement:
It is with sadness that I announce that ABC7 news and I have decided to amicably part ways after 24 years together.
I regret any embarrassment I have caused the station. My recent actions do not reflect the high standard of conduct expected at KGO. Nor do they represent the integrity with which I have conducted my professional sports and broadcast careers.
I have nothing but great memories working here and covering four World Series, three Super Bowls, three NBA championship runs, a Stanley Cup and two U.S. Opens.
I want to wish the station and all my fantastic colleagues at ABC 7 the best as they move forward. It has been my pleasure to work with you.
I also want to thank all the great viewers that have supported me over the years through thick and thin. It has been a great run from a Super Bowl Champion with the 49ers to riding in parades with other World champs here in the City by the Bay. As a 40 year resident I am humbled by the support and will never forget how fortunate I have been to ride the wave of Bay Area greatness.
Hope to see you down the road.
Very truly yours,
Mike Shumann
Shumann admitted to taking the head of security’s jacket while in San Antonio.
“We thank Mike for his 24 years with the KGO team and wish him all the best,” said general manager Tom Cibrowski.
Hey Mike….check yourself in real soon to see if you have any part of your brain functioning…
Incredible!
The Criminal Act is bad enough but how could anyone be stupid enough to steal anything when every city in the World other than Vancouver has CCTV On/In every Public Place? It obviously says a lot about Mikes Character.
It was only a few years ago that the Brother of an NBA Owner was caught doing something similar.
This story “Begs the Question”, where is “White Feather” Svend Robinson these days? He was more than like,y given some sort of Government Position somewhere deep inside a dark room.
Such a sweet sendoff from the KGO manager.
And where’s the jacket? Did he pawn it or give it to his half-his-age trophy girlfriend?