Another TV character is quitting a Nexstar-owned Indiana information station rocked by a scandal involving two meteorologists whose unusually close relationship was branded “creepy” by coworkers — and the newest departing anchor is married to a former colleague.
Shelby Reilly, a co-host and producer of WTWO’s “Good Day Live” in Terre Haute, announced she will depart the station next month, as industry e-newsletter FTVLive first reported, noting she is married to former station anchor Zeke Torres.
“For a long time, I thought I would do this forever. But somewhere along the way, my dreams changed,” Reilly wrote in a social media post saying her departure.
Shelby Reilly (proper) and Zeke Torres met while working at WTWO in Terre Haute in 2021 and are now poised to have fun their nuptials.
Reilly also joked about the couple’s office romance, writing: “Zeke and I became HR’s biggest nightmare.”
According to the couple’s wedding ceremony web site, Reilly and Torres met in 2021 after she joined WTWO, where he was already working.
Their relationship took a romantic flip following a birthday outing for a fellow worker, and the two are now planning a wedding ceremony ceremony in February 2027, in Marshall, Ill.
The newest exit provides to months of turmoil at the Nexstar station following the contentious departures of meteorologists Alex Kerkhove and Jesse Walker, whose close relationship drew scrutiny from fellow staff.
Reilly, who graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2019, has labored at WTWO during several stints, including as a reporter, morning anchor and climate fill-in.
Reilly and Torres both labored as anchors at WTWO before Torres left tv information for a communications profession at Indiana State University. Shelby Reily/Facebook
Anonymous WTWO staff described the relationship between Jesse Walker and Alex Kerkhove as “very creepy,” according to industry e-newsletter FTVLive. Facebook/Alex Kerkhove
She left WTWO in March 2024 and subsequently labored as a reporter for CBS Sacramento before returning to Terre Haute, where she started co-hosting and producing the life-style program “Good Day Live” in January of this yr.
Her fiancé beforehand labored as a reporter and weekend anchor at WTWO before leaving tv information for a communications gig at Indiana State University.
Torres was named the college’s affiliate director of communications in April 2023, although his present employment standing is unclear.
The couple’s relationship evoked comparisons to the controversy surrounding Walker, WTWO’s longtime chief meteorologist, and Kerkhove, a current Purdue University graduate who joined the station in 2025.
Kerkhove said she was fired in June after roughly a yr at WTWO, while Nexstar maintained that it did not terminate her employment.
Reilly announced plans to depart WTWO next month, writing that her desires had modified after years in tv information. Shelby Reily/Facebook
Following her departure, Kerkhove accused station management of monitoring her conversations with Walker and proscribing the quantity of time they could spend speaking during work hours.
She claimed managers instructed her she could communicate with the veteran forecaster for only 15 to 20 minutes while they were working because “they watch the security camera.”
Anonymous station insiders subsequently instructed FTVLive that Walker had taken a “deep interest” in Kerkhove before she was employed and that the pair grew to become “obsessed with each other” after she joined WTWO.
“When she wasn’t doing weather, she was attached to Jesse at the hip, and this would go on even after her shift would end,” one insider instructed the e-newsletter.
Another source described the relationship as “very creepy,” while acknowledging that they did not know whether the pair were romantically concerned.
There is no evidence of a romantic relationship between the two, who publicly described their bond as a mentorship and friendship.
Walker defended Kerkhove after her departure, calling her “one of the best meteorologist I’ve had the pleasure of working with” during his more than 4 many years at WTWO.
He later announced plans to depart the station on Oct. 2 and launch his own climate company with Kerkhove.
But Nexstar ended his tenure early, stopping him from delivering an on-air farewell to viewers, according to FTVLive.
Meteorologist Jesse Walker poses with colleague Alex Kerkhove in an image posted to social media. Facebook / Jesse Walker WTWO
“Today they walked you out the door and didn’t let you say goodbye,” Kerkhove wrote in a social media post supporting Walker.
She also called him her “station dad” and thanked him for his mentorship and friendship.
The industry e-newsletter also reported that a longtime photographer not too long ago stop the station, including another departure to the growing record.
Reilly, meanwhile, has said she plans to log off at the finish of next month, though she has not publicly disclosed her next skilled transfer.
The Post has sought remark from Reilly, Torres and Nexstar.
