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MIKE MCCORMICK, WYFF NEWS 4. Mike McCormick joined WYFF News 4 in April 2007 as a reporter in the Spartanburg Newsroom. Longtime WYFF 4 anchor Geoff Hart is retiring after almost three decades on the WYFF 4 news team, the station announced May 20. Try some of the delicious tacos at these top-rated South Carolina restaurants whenever you get the chance. He joined the WYFF News 4 family in February of this year.Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. HIS FAMILY SAYS AFTER A BRAVE BATTLE, HE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON TUESDAY. 0. This story was originally published August 3, 2021, 1:45 PM. Pictures: Museum exhibit celebrates Spartanburg's unique food history, Carolina winery begins on-premise winemaking, Pictures: Monks create sand mandals at Chapman Cultural Center. In addition, she has always loved being active in her community and has served on the advisory board for King County Search as well as Rescue while in Seattle. Services will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Arlington. She was born and raised in Kennesaw, Georgia, so she is familiar with the southern region. https://t.co/VZZKA6K6qq All of us at WYFF News 4 are grieving. He loved using local, fresh ingredients from the Hub City Farmers Market. Nigel Robertson joined WYFF News 4 in December 1999 as a reporter working the night shift for the late news. >> IT IS A FREAK OF NATURE. Anchor/Reporter, WYFF-TV Location: Greenville, South Carolina Area Industry: Broadcast Media Work history: WYFF-TV (NBC affiliate) Greenville/Spartanburg, SC/Asheville, NC Anchor /Health and Medical Reporter since 1985 WOKR-TV (now WHAM) News Anchor /Reporter Jun 1982 - Apr 1985 Full Profile Dana Wachter Greenville, SC Professions & Specialties However, the cause of his death is still unknown to the general public. THEY FELL VICTIM TO A FREAK ACCIDENT. Meet my husband, Arlen. Her career started at CBC where she served as a production assistant after college. WYFF (channel 4) is a television station licensed to Greenville, South Carolina, United States, serving Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina as an affiliate of NBC. While there, he became known as the station's resident "dumpster diver" and his work on identity theft won two first place awards for investigative reporting from the Associated Press. Real-time updates and all local stories you want right in the palm of your hand. There, Geoff co-hosted the Today show every weekday morning hours. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. Donna Isbell Walker. He had two dogs, both adopted from the Spartanburg Humane Society. All rights reserved. In 1989, the station rebranded it's newscasts as News 4. Produced by: Kayla Michelle Harnish #tvnews #journalist #fun #riseup | By Dana Griffin Facebook Log In Create new account Watch Home Live Shows Explore More Home Live Shows Explore Q&A with WYFF 4 Anchor: Dana Griffin Like Comment Share 145 The Home Shopping Spree simulcast was dropped in the mid-1990s with the CNN Headline News simulcast being discontinued in 2005 (as the channel transitioned from its news wheel format into a combination of discussion programs at night and rolling news programming during the day), in favor of a mix of NBC late night shows, drama reruns, lifestyle programs and paid programming during the overnight hours. When we got to the vehicle, the engine was running, and the transmission was in drive., He added: It was just a matter that the tree roots system had failed, and the tree came down. A Los Angeles news anchor died in December after overdosing on methamphetamine during a sexual encounter with a male companion at a California hotel, an autopsy report revealed Friday. The journalist is a storyteller who is an Emmy-nominated journalist. WYFF signed on its digital signal on May 1, 2002. We are a family and we thank you, our extended family, for your comfort as we mourn and as we seek to comfort the families of Mike and Aaron. All of us at WYFF News 4 are grieving. Kirkland, who did not smoke, was diagnosed shortly after she joined WYFF in 2008,. Tyler spent his career traveling the world as a broadcast journalist and strategic communications executive. He married his wife Sara Hart. He was an avid baseball fan. After NBC Weather Plus ceased operations on December 1, 2008, WYFF converted the subchannel as a locally operated weather service, using the Weather Plus network's graphical user interface. Longtime TV news anchor Jovita Moore died Thursday night at 53 after a monthslong battle with cancer, WSB announced Friday morning. Amanda Crawford is an American Emmy Award-winning anchor and reporter. Prior to that, she worked in Indianapolis, Indiana at the NBC affiliate where she was on-air throughout the notorious The station reported in its story announcing McCormicks death that he was a lover of fresh food and rescue dogs. pic.twitter.com/ZSUEXwLetw, Mike McCormick (@MikeMcCWYFF) April 5, 2018, Co-worker Allyson Powell wrote on Twitter, I have no words. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The two met each other in the 1990s at WYFF where Sara was working as a commercial producer. On April 22, 2012, beginning with the station's weekend 6:00p.m. newscast, the station began upgraded its newscasts to high definition; the station also upgraded its weather and news graphics systems to HD with the transition. However, details regarding how the couple met or whether they had any kids together are still not available. The Greenville News. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories Please give an overall site rating . However, Geoff spent most of his childhood in England. He had two dogs, both adopted from the Spartanburg Humane Society. >> THEIR WORK SPOKE VOLUMES. Mike McCormick, a South Carolina news anchor with WYFF News 4, and photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer are dead after a tree fell on their SUV while they were reporting on Subtropical Storm. Prior to that, Parella spent twelve years in Seattle, Washington doing the weather and also working . And we had talked a little bit about how he wanted us to stay safe and I wanted him to stay safe and of course 10 or 15 minutes later we got the call and it was him and his photographer, Tennant said in the news conference. I cover Spartanburg, Union, and Cherokee Counties. His most recent post was a retweet from a WYFF meteorologist, who wrote, FLOOD THREAT: **HIGH** Rain is moving in right now from Alberto and conditions wil lead to a high flood threat through Tuesday. ANNOUNCER: LIVE, LOCAL, BREAKING NEWS. 0:04. Twitter Heres when you should put out your feeders, Were in a new era: Hilton Head residents united by a desire to regulate short-term rentals, Scout Motors picks South Carolina for new $2B EV plant, After Murdaugh trial circus, Walterboro welcomes normality, Chants of Trump 2024 greet former SC Governor Nikki Haley at conservative gathering, Student ministry leader touched at least 10 girls without their consent, SC cops say. My prayers with the @wyffnews ,Mike's family, and the family of photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer. WYFF-TV reported that Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. GEOFF: A VIEWER WROTE SAYING, I WANTED TO OFFER MY SINCERE CONDOLENCES TO YOUR STAFF AND FAMILY MEMBERS ON THE LICE LIFE -- LIFE OF MIKE AND AARON. https://t.co/CstssO51AR pic.twitter.com/JD5vRE94QO, Spartanburg Dist Two (@SpartanburgD2) May 29, 2018, Those who were covered by the two men also paid tribute. There, Geoff co-hosted the Today show every weekday morning hours. On June 23, 1985, the original WYFF studio building was damaged in a fire causing the station to knock off the air for two hours before its evening newscast. The team was covering the impact of heavy rain in that area. She was married to her beloved late husband David G. Landquist. >> TRAGEDY HIT HARD ON MEMORIAL DAY. This was followed the next day by the debut of a new set for its newscasts.[2]. He was born in Canada. High School Football. He was 53. He is a married man. Tryon Fire Chief Geoffrey Tennant said the engine of the SUV was running and the transmission was in drive when authorities arrived at the scene about 2:30 p.m. Screengrab from WYFF video. Mike joined WYFF News 4 in April 2007 as a reporter in the Spartanburg newsroom. His first TV gig actually came in high school when he was an anchor for PCS Journal - a show airing on a community access television station run by his school district. ?? Following the Pulitzer purchase, new arrivals at WYFF included Carl Clark, Kim Brattain and Carol Anderson now Carol Clarke and co-anchor of the 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00p.m. newscasts. Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters was found guilty on Friday of obstruction of government operations. Anchor Carol Goldsmith got married Friday. From Birmingham, Alabama, Hannah and her husband moved upstate, where Hannah worked as a breaking news nightside reporter for WBRC Fox 6 News. WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV.The accident happened on Highway 176 in Polk County while they were covering the impact of heavy rain in that area.Sheriff Chuck Wright reflects on friendship with Mike, AaronMay 29th named "Mike McCormick Day for soup kitchenMcCraken Middle School honors the memory of Mike McCormickWYFF 4 photographer's fiance talks about his life, passion for his work Polk County authorities give update on accidentTryon Fire Chief Geoffrey Tennant said the engine of the SUV was running and the transmission was in drive when authorities arrived at the scene about 2:30 p.m. WYFF presently broadcasts 38 hours of locally produced newscasts each week (with six hours on weekdays, four hours on Saturdays and 4 hours on Sundays). 28, 2018 - 6:36 PM. BOTH WERE TRULY PROFESSIONALS. Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theatre arts. A local fire chief, who had given the men an interview only 10 minutes before, called the accident a freak of nature., Both men were remembered as talented, positive personalities. BOTH CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALS WHO MADE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER. Parellas husband passed away on May 21, 2019. Sydney Sullivan WYFF News 4 After commencing work at WYFF News 4 Today in June of 2021, Sydney took on the responsibility of being the weekend morning meteorologist on the program. 0:00. Those awards including the 2010 Southeast Regional Emmy for Best Sportscast. Geoff and his wife Sara are proud parents to their three daughters and a son. Previously, she worked at the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, Indiana where she was on-air throughout the infamous Race Day tornado outbreak that cut in the 88th running of the Indy 500. In 1998, Hearst-Argyle bought Pulitzer's entire television division, including WYFF-TV. Parella Lewis is an American journalist and meteorologist currently working for WYFF News 4 in Greenville as a weather anchor. On May 20, 2021, Geoff made an announcement that he would not go back to WYFF after he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers disease. Jane Robelot (born October 9, 1960) is an American television host, who served as a co-anchor of CBS television's This Morning from 1996 to 1999. GEOFF: WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE WORDS OF KINDNESS FROM YOU. He was also nominated in 2014 for Surprise on the Diamond, the story of an airman whose homecoming shocked his mother at a Greenville Drive baseball game. AND WERE SAD TO REPORT THAT FORMER WYFF NEWS 4 SPORTS ANCHOR AND REPORTER TYLER SOUTERS HAS PASSED AWAY. In 2014, he was also named anchor of WYFF News 4 on Sundays at 6 and 11 p.m. Mike tragically died, alongside his photographer, Aaron Smeltzer, on May 28, 2018 when a tree fell on their SUV. So saddened to hear of the passing of @MikeMcCWYFF He was a great friend of @JesseBoydSchool and Education through the years. Two weeks ago, life was completely normal. (WYFF is also a CNN affiliate.) WYFF News 4 anchor and photographer killed when tree falls on SUV in Polk County. "Jovita died overnight, seven months after . She has an interesting. It's my last day at WYFF News 4.so many emotions!! The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. He worked for the station from 1993 to May 2021 when he left the station due to his health issues. Norvin Duncan was the station's first news anchor, moving from the sister AM radio station. I never had the pleasure of meeting Aaron Smeltzer but I worked alongside Mike McCormick in the field many times., Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of WYFFs Mike McCormick and Aaron Smeltzer. FORGET THE RECOGNITION. My brother and I were trying to figure out how to soon be girl-Dads and our wives were talking nursery plans. [11], During the CATV period in the 1970s and 1980s, WYFF was once carried as far east as Cabarrus County, North Carolina and also as far north as Bristol, Virginia.[12]. He marriedSara Hart. She left the station and was headed to Greenville where she currently serves as a weather anchor for WYFF News 4. Jane transitioned to television with WSPA after her radio career, before going on to WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and . On May 20, 2021, Geoff made an announcement that he would not go back to WYFF after he was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimers disease. Its the first time I ever met either one of those two gentleman, but you feel a sense of responsibility to them., Aaron Smeltzer: A Tribute to the WYFF Photojournalist, Yum! Geoff Hart is a former American anchor and reporter. PEOPLE ENTRAPPED ON U.S. HIGHWAY 176. WYFF News 4 -Meet Hannah Ward | Meet the newest member of the WYFF News 4 Today team, Traffic Anchor Hannah Ward. He is a Canadian born who became a naturalized American citizen in 2007. He loved using local, fresh ingredients from the Hub City Farmers Market. FOR HIM, IT WAS ABOUT BEING A JOURNALIST WHO CAME OUT THERE AND DID THEIR JOB. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND THE ENTIRE STAFF. And we had talked a little bit about how he wanted us to stay safe and I wanted him to stay safe and of course 10 or 15 minutes later we got the call and it was him and his photographer," Tennant said. Geoff got his first TV job in Wilmington, NC in 1989. However, we will keep you posted as soon as we have clear information in regards to Parellas age. More:WYFF weather anchor and family farmer shares why 2018 is bringing bumper crops of apples. It's the nation's 36th television market. [citation needed]. Race Day tornado outbreak that butt in the 88th running of the Indy 500. His family says that after a brave battle, he died peacefully on Tuesday. >> WE WERE DISPATCHED FOR A TREE DOWN ON A MOTOR VEHICLE. Glendale . Last week Brianna was hit hard with COVID at 30 weeks pregnant. When he was not reporting or anchoring the news, you would find him in the kitchen. She had the opportunity to cover many significant stories, including Roy Moore's contentious Alabama Senate race, the Lee County tornado that killed 23 people, and the Category 5 hurricane that struck . The family is well known in the region as owners of the century-old Justus Orchard, an apple operation in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Dont wait for taco Tuesday. There is also a risk for brief isolated tornadoes Monday afternoon through Tuesday., John and @RLeCompteWYFF are here this Sunday while @ChrisJustusWYFF and @MarcDopherWYFF are away!