Sharon Lawson, Good Day Atlanta anchor, takes buyout at Fox 5, leaving station after 7 years

Sharon Lawson, a “Good Day Atlanta” anchor since 2017, has to leave Fox 5 (WAGA-TV) on Wednesday, she announced on her public Facebook page Friday. “After deep prayer and consideration,” she wrote, “I’ve decided to explore new vistas beyond this, my adopted community. It’s been such a privilege to anchor the news each day with an incredible morning team and professional staff behind and in front of the cameras. I’ll miss you all dearly!”Lawson added, “It’s been said, ‘To be human is to be in service to mankind,’ and I hope I served you well during my time on ‘Good Day’.”Her departure follows that of veteran medical correspondent Beth Galvin, 58, and investigative reporter Randy Travis, 62, on Tuesday, who also took buyouts as Fox 5 aims to cut its budget in a challenging ad environment for broadcast TV.ExploreFox 5′s Randy Travis, Beth Galvin also take buyouts amid cutbacks at stationFellow Fox 5 anchor Courtney Bryant, in Lawson’s Facebook comment section, wrote “You are a shining lig...