Suchita Vadlamani has left ‘Good Day Atlanta’
Morning host Suchita Vadlamani, rumored to be leaving “Good Day Atlanta” earlier this month, has actually left the building for good on her own volition, her attorney Mark Trigg told me today.
He referred to her Facebook fan page, where she provided a brief statement:
It’s official! After a memorable 8 1/2 yrs at Good Day, it’s time for another big adventure! Join me as I take it to the next level!
Loading ...Vadlamani, through Trigg, declined to comment further. If she has plans for the near future, she is not saying.
No word yet from WAGA-TV who will replace her. Karen Graham would be the most obvious pick since she is already part of the morning team.
The station released this statement:
“Suchita Vadlamani has resigned from FOX 5 to pursue other personal interests and professional opportunities. We thank her for her contributions to the FOX 5 team over the past 8-1/2 years and wish her the very best in all her future endeavors.”
On Dec. 9, Ryan Cameron announced on V-103 that she had been fired, then retracted the statement. This fueled rumors of her impending departure. At the time, Trigg denied she was leaving though she had suspiciously cleaned up her desk at WAGA.
WAGA has recently gone through major management changes at the top. This is the first sign of more changes to come, for sure. In recent weeks, the “Good Day Atlanta” show has opted for more hard news, fewer softer features.
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335 comments Add your comment
Dan
December 28th, 2010
1:44 pm
Always loved Pam Martin!!! What a hottie!
steve
December 28th, 2010
1:44 pm
Why do we ALWAYS have to bring race into our conversations?????? The rest of the world is passing us by while we are focusing on race, who is ghetto, Obama haters, etc. Get a life people!!!
Confused
December 28th, 2010
1:45 pm
Are you people upset because she was worth looking at (eye candy) or because she actually did a good job delivering the news? Also, why is it on these blogs that people aren’t entitled to their opinions. Example, Julia expressed her opinion and then those of you that disagreed jump on Julia and totally forgot what this blog session was about. Reminder Suchita is gone – and in a few months – most of you will not even remember her because there will be someone else delivering the news. Life goes on!
Disgusted
December 28th, 2010
1:46 pm
You are just a little POS and comments like yours should never get posted.
Disgusted
December 28th, 2010
1:47 pm
Sorry the last post was to Dirk Diggler
Disgusted
December 28th, 2010
1:46 pm
You are just a little POS and comments like yours should never get posted.
Really Bree
December 28th, 2010
1:57 pm
@Motocross Survivor I didn’t get the husband part until after the fact. So cool how you’re so worried about what I think or how I feel.
I don’t know enough about the Indian heritage to sit here and put them down or care enough to put them down. I’m good with my family…we have a good bit of everything swirling around.
And to the person that defined ghetto, that seems based on the news of today, that no race/ethnicity/culture escapes the term ghetto.
MO MNFN MONSTER
December 28th, 2010
2:06 pm
STUNNING! (THIS PIC)
WOW!
pw
December 28th, 2010
2:18 pm
First, I will miss her. In the morning I’d prefer not to hear the “hard-hitting” news of Atlanta. She and Mark lightened up the morning news without being too cutsey.
Second, What is wrong with you hateful people who comment on ajc.com? The bitterness that comes out on these comment pages just astounds me. Are people in Atlanta really that bitter and hateful? Very sad and disheartening for someone raising a child in this place to know that some of you are probably parents who are teaching your same viciousness to your children. Sad.
can't think of anything clever
December 28th, 2010
2:27 pm
I think she is kinda walleyed, n’cest pas? And her polyester garb is horrendous…
Raw_Digga
December 28th, 2010
2:34 pm
Smoking HOT
Angela
December 28th, 2010
2:34 pm
to pw, I agree with your comments whole heartedly. This article was about Suchita no longer being a news anchor for Fox 5. How did it become about race and the ghetto? I am an African-American well educated woman and it is very disturbing to read the comments on this blog. And to Mike Flanagan, you are a bigot. Why would you wonder if Suchita smelled good? Is it because she is of Indian heritage? What’s with the stereotypes? So can I assume that all caucasians don’t shower daily, don’t wash their hands after using the restroom, walk outside barefoot, or allow their dogs to lick their faces? If I made those assumptions, that would make me just as racist and ignorant as you. You are saying all of this behind a computer, but I bet if you met an Indian face to face, you would probably smile in his/her face and wouldn’t have the guts to make that comment to his/her face. Enough of me wasting my time commenting on the likes of you…..
To Suchita,
Good luck in all of your future endeavors. And if you are reading these blogs, dust your shoulders off, keep your head up, and tell this haters to kick rocks with open sores on their feet. Half of these bloggers probably don’t even make a 1/3 of what you make so just keep it moving
Mark It Right
December 28th, 2010
3:46 pm
I watch the show most mornings getting ready for work. Like what many others have said, I always found her to be cold. She always seemed over it. Nothing personal against her. Maybe it is something in the water at WAGA. Lisa Rayam also comes across very cold on air. I ran in to her at McDonald’s a couple of years ago I can tell you that she is equally cold in person.
Cheryl White always seems to stumble. Sorta ditzy and just not together. Mark is ok most of the time. Jeff seems to straddle the fence best with being professional, yet fun and approachable. Overall, the show is average at best. I hate those “House Calls” segments. Those should be later in the hour after I have left for work.(Better yet not at all.) LOL Most of the topics and the doctors themselves are boring.
Mark It Right
December 28th, 2010
3:58 pm
@ Angela You said “allow their dogs to lick their faces?” What is the problem with a dog licking your face?? I allow mine to all the time. I hope you don’t have a dog or any pet for that matter. At least my dog isn’t judgmental of people. Btw, making more money than someone else does not make someone better than ANYONE else.
Linda
December 28th, 2010
4:07 pm
Mark, now really- I am into animal rescuing and love felines as well as dogs but you know they all lick their behinds and frankly I don’t care for them licking me in my face. I noticed the part about making more and thought exactly as you do, money sure does not buy anyone happiness nor does it make you better.
Cassandra
December 28th, 2010
4:13 pm
As long as Mark Hayes does not leave…who cares, but she was a good match for him. GOOD LUCK
Mark It Right
December 28th, 2010
4:17 pm
@ Linda That is your prerogative.
That’s great that you help to rescue pets. Btw, I have 2 cats as well.
My dog is probably cleaner and has less germs than many humans. We don’t French Kiss. LOL Sorry to get off topic.
Cassandra
December 28th, 2010
4:17 pm
This would be a great spot for Elle Duncan to fill, she could co-host along side Mark Hayes and venture into TV from radio…it could be the perfect match up….
angela
December 28th, 2010
4:24 pm
To both “Mark It Right” and Linda, did I say that having money makes her better than anyone? You are correct that wealthier people are not better than less fortunate people, just like men aren’t better than women, whites are not better than blacks, and heterosexuals are not better than homosexuals. What I was saying is that the people on these blogs do not pay Suchita’s bills or contribute to her finances so she should care less about what these bloggers think about her. Whose opinion that should matter to Suchita are her parents and whoever she believes in as a higher power. Many of these bloggers have never even met Suchita but are making negative comments about her. Please get to know someone before you judge them. You are right, Mark, I don’t have a dog/pet and I am proud to say that I don’t want one either. I bet one thing though, if I did own a dog, he/she sure as hell wouldn’t be licking my face.
Linda, I do agree with one thing you have said…dogs lick their behinds…why would you want something that licks their own behinds to lick your face? That is disgusting.
Enemas for Christmas
December 28th, 2010
4:28 pm
This is real?
Disgusted
December 28th, 2010
4:48 pm
Wow…I sure hope Mark Hayes does not leave the show. I have a man-crush on him the size of Texas. As for Suchita….she is a girl and I have always hated girls though I wish I could be one. Girls = Yuck.
Karl
December 28th, 2010
5:08 pm
She was to cute for her own good and just never really delivered, is the lame black guy next?
Motocross Survivor
December 28th, 2010
5:08 pm
“@ Angela You said “allow their dogs to lick their faces?” What is the problem with a dog licking your face?? I allow mine to all the time. ”
Did you ever notice that dogs lick their butts and junk all the time? When your mutt licks you in the face, he/she has probably just finished polishing off the aforementioned areas. Does this not bother you?
Motocross Survivor
December 28th, 2010
5:09 pm
Disgusted, I think you should change the handle to Disgusting.
Mark It Right
December 28th, 2010
5:12 pm
@ Angela Don’t worry my dog won’t lick your face and please don’t lick his either. I would hate for him to get germs.
Check the bottom of your purse that you sat down on the bathroom floor and then you handled it. See how many germs from that alone you are spreading around to you and others. Bet my dog’s behind has less.
Again sorry for being off topic.
Mark It Right
December 28th, 2010
5:17 pm
@ motocross survivor “Did you ever notice that dogs lick their butts and junk all the time? ”
Jealous that you can’t lick yours?
Tommy
December 28th, 2010
6:01 pm
I miss her! I watched the show most mornings and sometimes ended up late for work because of the segments.
She seems to be the perfect balance of professional, intelligent, well-spoken, and fun / smiley! Intelligence is something that is sorely lacking in Atlanta morning TV. Being that fun and intelligent is a very rare combo!
She was the only one that would make me smile regularly when I tuned in – which is why I did.
There are usually such clowns on local TV… I thought she was something that you would usually only see on a national level show. Oh well, makes sense that she moved on.
Back to morning radio for me… I’ll watch wherever she goes next!
@motocross
December 28th, 2010
6:36 pm
I seriously doubt that you actually survived motocross because you sound like you are brain damaged or might be borderline retarded. I doubt you go to work other than to sell fries with Big Macs and you damn sure don’t have a wife unless she looks like a man. Do us all a favor and shut your fat yap. (Now here is the point where you brag that you are this, that, and the other and your “wife” is a beauty queen. Just shut up)
Motocross Survivor
December 28th, 2010
6:42 pm
Ah, now comes the fries & Big Mac insult!! Keep ‘em coming dimwits, I like it!!
:)
But btw, a bit of trivia: my wife *was* actually 2nd runner up in a beauty pageant
when she was a young filly. But please continue to color her fat and ugly and
a booger eater if it makes you feel better.
Tiger Woods
December 28th, 2010
6:55 pm
Although she is not a blond, she’s attractive. — will miss her. WE DON’T WANT THAT FAKE EVERYTHING) DAGMAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kapoonka
December 28th, 2010
7:42 pm
@Motocross Survivor..first it’s Kapoonka dang gone it..get it right. You can’t even spell Suchita (it’s spelled correctly in the article nimrod) you ignorant piece of dog poo!! I am also WHITE like you, imagine that!!! Is Linda your sister…hmmmm? You might have have survived a motocross accident, but you obviously didn’t have a helmet on you illiterate hillbilly. I think your sister in Alabama (Linda) said ya’ll kid needs some fresh pampers..you know she can only wash them twice before they go stale. Please stay in the Georgia mountains with the rest of your relatives from Deliverance.
Motocross Survivor
December 28th, 2010
8:08 pm
Damn Pakookna, you left out the part about my mom being my sister. Don’t let this happen again. As far as chutney breath’s name….uh who cares? I think you can spell it g-o-n-e.
Jordan
December 28th, 2010
8:37 pm
@ Greg – I sincerely doubt that you EVER watched the show if you think for even a second that Suchita is ashamed of her Indian heritage. On the contrary, she often speaks of her heritage and does so with great dignity and pride.
@ Motocross Survivor – I can’t believe that the AJC is allowing your comments to remain on their site. How dare you speak about Suchita’s family background? Just recently she posted a picture of her parents on her Facebook fan page; her father is an officer in the United States military! She is a proud American of Indian descent and a very highly educated, sophisticated, intelligent woman as well.
Suchita brought class and intelligence to Good Day Atlanta. She will be missed. Make no mistake, great things are definitely in store for her.
darb
December 28th, 2010
9:22 pm
Isnt it great to see what postings really push the buttons of others! If you really want to get down on someone, lets pick on Monica Kauffman-Pearson. I wish that biotch would go back home to Louisville. Bottom line i the news in this city sucks. It’s all about blacks killing blacks, rape, theft, auto accidents, and a number of other depressing stories. Only good parts are weather and sports.
Motocross Survivor
December 28th, 2010
9:38 pm
@darb You left out apartment fires. Kaufman never made it past college radio level–pure bush league. Doesn’t much matter in the daffy news biz though does it…….
Kapoonka
December 28th, 2010
10:42 pm
@MotoKKKross Survivor…at least spell your own name right. I also find it appropriate that you refer to your wife as a farm animal…sounds about right. And that’s an illegal act… ya’ll doin it ya know?
@Jordan…hey man sometimes the internet gives yahoos like MotoKKKross Survivor blog muscles…he’s probably 5′2″ and 90 lbs soaking wet in addition to being plain ol’ ignant’… probably inhaled too many fumes from his scooter. Mrs. 2nd runner up (yeah right) is minding the hooch still, and she doesn’t know Mr. KKKross discovered how to turn on the ‘puter.
Michael
December 29th, 2010
8:51 am
Such a TOTAL LOSS. She brought such class to the show. Now I will be forced to watch a cartoonish version of the show, (no offense other folks), but Suchita was extremely beautiful, intelligent, classy, and REAL. No plastic surgery, FAKEness or fatty there. I guess I’ll have to change the channel. I REALLY hate to see her go… Goodbye beautiful. Hope you stay local…..
Michael
December 29th, 2010
8:53 am
First Dagmar, now Suchita? What’s wrong with this picture?
1911A1
December 29th, 2010
9:08 am
Farewell to the hottest babe on Atlanta TV.
Oh, and for those of you offering wardrobe critiques – you do realize that TV news anchors are dressed by the stations’ wardrobe departments, don’t you?
Snarky404
December 29th, 2010
11:06 am
Hey @1911A1…
TV news anchors are NOT dressed by the station. Hair and makeup, yes. Wardrobe, no. So chutney breath’s tacky fashions are of her own doing.
DrtyWhtBoy
December 29th, 2010
1:13 pm
She used up her vacation earlier this month and didn’t return to the show.
Believe she was in Cali. She was overqualified/educated for them anyway(Good Day).
Follow her on twitter: Suchita2.
Buttercup
December 29th, 2010
4:00 pm
Wow – Tyrone and Rex — pretty strong opinions about Suchita. For someone you really didn’t care for, it seems you spent a fair amount of time watching her to actually come to these conclusions. Odd?!? Or — did you actually not spend any significant amount of time watching her and are now judging her based on absolutely no context at all? Either way — lame sauce guys. If you prefer other anchors – cool – your prerogative, but to hate on her like this in this one-sided way is sad. . .for YOU!
And Linda — this no-hand shaking thing for the no-names you point out is hilarious. I have had the opportunity to meet Suchita a number of times at various events around Atlanta — she not only was super kind and engaging and yes, shook my hand, the first time we met, but also REMEMBERED me on subsequent occasions and came up to ME to say hello . . .and I ain’t no celebrity.
Suchita – thanks for bringing smarts, personality, class and charm every morning to Fox 5. The last 8.5 years have been a pleasure . . .wishing you much luck and happiness in your future endeavors.
Cheers to you.
Elle
December 29th, 2010
4:04 pm
Please take Mark Hayes with you and leave him on the side of the road as you move on to your new endeavour.
Ralph W
December 29th, 2010
4:29 pm
This is why they need to force people to register with their names and moderate those comments from unregistered people. Some of the comments are so funny to read because you know none of the bigots would have the courage to say anything to her face.
Linda
December 29th, 2010
5:11 pm
I know what i saw time and time again, the no hand shaking deal with people without a big name. Like I said before, I even sent email to Channel 5 about why she seemed to always have a paper, book, pencil, whatever in her hand when Mr. No Name came by but let Ms. Popular Movie Star or Mr. Rock Star come by and she fell all over herself trying to shake their hands. You might find it hilarous. I thought less of her as a person by her treatment of just the ordinary guy. I never met her but others on here who did run into her (think I saw a couple others) were quite put off with the way she came across to them, brushing them off, 1 lady even telling her how pretty she was. You might not have a recognized name when you met her, but were you with a recognized name?? From what I saw, I tend to believe the others who met her and she just did not like the lowly people I guess. What I found hilarious, really, was when she “tried” to get overly friendly with the Duchess of York, asking could she call her “Fergie” and the response from the lady was to call her “The Duchess.” I would love to see a replay of that. Now THAT was hilarous……
Linda
December 29th, 2010
5:45 pm
It is not that I watched her all the time, the TV in my home office on most of the time while I work, a distraction to see and not have to listen to.
Ralph W
December 29th, 2010
6:57 pm
Linda admits she doesn’t watch her all the time, yet somehow discerned this pattern of who Suchita shakes hands with.
My impressions of the show? Not very good. But I thought Suchita was just fine. It’s a freaking morning show, folks. Local news is a joke in most places. What I found unwatchable about the morning show on FOX 5 was the amount of trivial content. Who the hell cares about some young teen’s birthday? And then the non-celeb guests were usually unwatchably boring. Maybe that’s why Suchita didnt feel it worth her trouble to shake their hands?
While I am at it, here is my pet peeve about local weather. Do not waste my time talking verbose metereological talk. JUst give me the freaking forecast of the weather , is it going to rain? when? percentage? how much? How cold? how hot? That’s it. Put the weather details in a freaking scroll or something.
Linda
December 29th, 2010
8:04 pm
Only saw the ad before Christmas once where everyone on Channel 5 news, weather, traffic, etc. featured and noticed her absence. One other person here also saw the same thing. I guess you might say some of us are observant. Next…..
The Law
December 29th, 2010
8:08 pm
How ugly some of the comments are! I Enjoyed Suchita & Marks chemistry on the morning show. Hater’s will alway be haters! I wish good luck to her and will miss her on the morining show!
Joy
December 30th, 2010
6:49 am
Noooooo! I enjoyed watching Mark and Suchita!! I am sad to see the changes that have been made to the hosts. I appreciated the humor that they would bring every morning. This stinks! I will miss you Suchita! I hope that Mark comes back! I love him as an anchor, but I would prefer to see the two of them together.
I also don’t like the interim weather lady that used to do the traffic. I want the original format back. Waahhhhh! LOL
walt
December 30th, 2010
9:38 am
There was such a good spirit in the morning with her and the cast she will be greatly missed.