He and his family reside in Stamford, Connecticut. Scarborough is not related to MSNBC anchor Charles Joseph Scarborough. They coincidentally share the same first and last names, though the latter uses the nickname Joe.

Station sources told the Daily News that Simmons' multimillion-dollar contract played a major part in her dismissal, although the 70-year-old denied that she was paid $5million a year, top brass at WNBC claimed. 'Local anchors don't get paid that much,' she said. 'We get paid handsomely, but not like network. '

4 anchor seat. Shiba Russell, who said when she came to WNBC/Ch. 4 last year that she was not hired to replace Sue Simmons, Monday night officially did.