Kim block standing on box during news
Kim block standing on box during news
Maine news anchor Kim Block leaves station to recover from ......
Maine news anchor Kim Block leaves station to recover from traumatic brain injury
A veteran local news anchor from Maine announced this week she is stepping down after 39 years at the station due to a traumatic brain injury she suffered a year ago.
Last January, Kim Block, who works at WGME-TV in Portland, slipped on an icy driveway and struck her head, causing a concussion.
Since then she has undergone intensive therapy but still suffers pounding headaches and is sensitive to light and noise, according to the Portland Press Herald.
“Although my recovery has been very positive, it's taking longer than any of us had hoped or expected,” Block wrote in a letter posted on the station's website.
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“You can't imagine how difficult it is to leave my anchor role - but the good news, is it's not necessarily goodbye,” she added.
“The door is open for another new chapter here at WGME, and I can assure you that if I can - I'll fin