The audience for what he called the “Ron Burgundy newscast” is getting older, Spann said in reference to “Anchorman,” the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy. As that happens, “the products of a bygone era are going away.”

A number of meteorologists have announced their departures from local TV stations owned by Allen Media Broadcasting in recent days, after the station group announced a partnership with The Weather Channel that would replace local weather personnel with TWC forecasters based from its Atlanta headquarters.