Stensland, meanwhile, pressed on, writing her script for that night's broadcast. It aired late because the Phillies won the National League Championship Series that night. It was her last newscast.
Stensland, a 20-year-plus veteran of broadcast news who arrived in Philadelphia in 1997, didn't get the chance to say goodbye to Fox 29 viewers, stations sources said. Her chance to connect one last time with her viewers had passed.
Dawn Stensland was just - poof! - gone.
Yet Stensland focuses on the positive - such as more time with her sons. She also continues her work with local charities. She declined to offer specifics, but says she and her husband are reinventing themselves for possible new careers.
"I'm sad and I'm hopeful for the future," Stensland said. One thing's for certain - Philadelphia is home.
"We love it here."
Stensland says she holds no bitterness, that in fact, she appreciates her former employer.
"I'm grateful to Fox and Roger Ailes [the head of Fox's news division] for my employment," she said. "I love the people there and I wish everybody well."
Fox 29, in turn, released a statement last week: "Fox 29 appreciates Dawn's hard work and dedication during her time with the station."
And Stensland being Stensland, she notes all the other staffers who have been laid off at Fox 29 and companies everywhere. "I guess we're like 10 percent of Americans right now.
We're all in the same boat."
