Where did KMOV-TV anchor Alissa Reitmeyer go?

Q: What has happened to anchor Alissa Reitmeyer on KMOV-TV? She seemed to be there one day and gone the next.

A: She has not only left the station but the area as well.

You may remember when Sharon Reed left for Atlanta in May 2015 to open up one of the evening anchor slots. Jasmine Huda was hoping (as was I) that she would be named Reed’s replacement, but the job went to Reitmeyer. Looking to advance, Huda soon left for KTVI FOX2, where she anchors the station’s new 11 p.m. news (which is too late for us Answer Men needing our beauty sleep).

Just two months after she was named Reed’s permanent replacement, Reitmeyer went on maternity leave, giving birth to a nearly 9-pound son, Benjamin, just before Christmas.

“Benjamin is fast asleep in my arms right now and I am looking at him feeling so blessed to have welcomed a beautiful, healthy boy into the world,” she posted on her Facebook page on Christmas Day. “We have slept very little, snuggled him a lot and soaked up every single minute so far.”

In early June, after just eight months on the job, the Villa Duchesne grad announced she would be leaving at the end of the month for Birmingham, Ala. Her husband had been given an “incredible” opportunity to pursue a fellowship at the Andrews Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center there.

“It’s certainly bittersweet,” she wrote just before she left. “I am so proud of my husband for this amazing opportunity to advance his career and can’t wait to spend more time with Benjamin, but I have really, truly loved being a member of the News 4 team. St. Louis will always be home. I grew up here, I went to high school here, got married here, got my dream job, and started my family here. I will always be proud to say I’m from the Lou and will be back often.”

This story was originally published August 2, 2016 at 11:35 AM with the headline "Where did KMOV-TV anchor Alissa Reitmeyer go?."