Meteorologist Jesse Walker's Sudden Exit: What Really Happened?

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A veteran Indiana meteorologist was abruptly shown the door by his Nexstar-owned TV station after more than 40 years in the job — months after insiders described his close relationship with a much younger colleague as “creepy.”

Jesse Walker had already announced plans to leave Terre Haute-based WTWO on Oct. 2 and launch his own weather company with former station meteorologist Alex Kerkhove, according to industry newsletter FTVLive.