Keenan Singleton left WCPO-TV

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Why sports reporter Keenan Singleton left WCPO-TV

After nearly seven years in Cincinnati, Singleton and his family are moving to Bradenton, Fla.

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"I had some other opportunities during my tenure there at WCPO that popped up, and they wouldn't allow me to pursue those opportunities because I was under contract. And you know that's their legal right to do so. But I think maybe they failed to understand that once you prevent someone from seeking a better opportunity for their family, that person may not be totally happy in that environment moving forward, and to be frank, that's how I felt.

"We could never kind of come to a meeting of the minds as far as not only that situation, but my schedule and what I felt I deserved to be compensated. But the No. 1 reason was family. I felt that I didn't want to devote my time away from my family to a place that I didn't feel really appreciated what I brought to the table. So it was just time for me to go my separate way. It was wholly my decision."

Singleton recalled how often we hear coaches and athletes say they're leaving sports to spend more time with their family.

"Those of us in the business always kind of snicker and say, 'Yeah, right.' But for me that's actually true. These days, the way local TV is structured it's hard to be a full-time TV personality and a full-time dad at the same time. I have two young kids, and it just wasn't jiving with my schedule as far as the time I felt that I felt my team at home deserved, more so than WCPO. To be frank, they (WCPO) probably needed a better teammate than what I could provide at this point in my journey, so it was time for me to step away and focus more on stuff here at home, and be around my kids. That's what's more important to me now."