From Kristi Gustafson Barlette's blog:

Dan Bazile is leaving WNYT-13. His last day is Saturday, confirms the station's news director, David L. Jones. Bazile has been hired by Spectrum News Albany, according to Nick Cowdrey, the news director at Spectrum.

Bazile has anchored weekend today for several years and may be best-known for his cooking segments that people often talk about on social media saying, in part, they tune in especially for those spots.

The newsman was thought to be one of the contenders to fill the a.m. coanchor spot alongside Subrina Dhammi when Phil Bayly retired in December. Asa Stackel now anchors with Dhammi.

Bazile joined WNYT in 2004, according to the station's website.

He left for a time to work for Assembly Minority Leader Jim Tedisco until 2009. Bazile then returned to WNYT.

A March 23 Facebook photo shows Bazile and Spectrum News' Liz Benjamin with the caption "foreshadowing" followed by the hashtags #thebest #bigchanges #getready.

Watch for updates on the blog.