Here's some of my favorite TV personalites from the Western Carolinas area (including Asheville, NC which serves the Greenville/Spartanburg, SC market) of the past and present. WYFF weekend anchor and reporter Mike McCormick and cameraman Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV while covering heavy rain in Polk County, N.C. All of us at WYFF News 4 are grieving, said anchor Michael Cogdill during this afternoons newscast. Clemson Tigers. [7] The station's digital signal moved from its pre-transition UHF channel 59, which was among the high band UHF channels (52-69) that were removed from broadcasting use as a result of the transition, to UHF channel 36 (the UHF channel 36 allocation was previously used for the analog signals of WCNC-TV and WATL in the respective nearby markets of Charlotte and Atlanta). The program continued as The Rascal's Clubhouse after DuPuy's departure in 1978 and continued until 1982; Hoyle retired two years later. TV meteorologist Chris Justus of South Carolina station WYFF says his sister-in-law died of COVID symptoms after an emergency. She has not shared any information in regards to her date, year, and place of birth with the public hence we cant tell when she celebrates her birthday. Although Pulitzer closed on its purchase of WXII later in the year, the acquisition of WYFF wouldn't be finalized for another two years until January 1985 as Pulitzer had to sell off WLNE-TV in Providence in order to comply with FCC ownership limits of the time that limited the number of stations one company can own to twelve; in the interim, Pulitzer took over the operations of WYFF through a time brokerage agreement with Multimedia. Besides that, Parella was co-chair while in Louisiana of an organization planned to provide kids in trouble a second chance called Teen Choice. The two met each other in the 1990s at WYFF where Sara was working as a commercial producer. On medical leave since December, Hart will not return to the show.. She joined the station in September 2019 and can be seen from Monday through Friday every morning starting at 4:30 a.m. 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. Jane transitioned to television with WSPA after her radio career, before going on to WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and . (4x) Emmy Award Winning Photojournalist., This morning @Allyd83WYFF4 leans over to me says, Do I smell like maple syrup? ? Michael Cogdill said he's retiring after more than 32 years at WYFF in Greenville, South Carolina. He was 53. WFBC/WYFF also preempted certain NBC programs over the years (most of which ended up on WAXA-TV (channel 40, now WMYA-TV); consisting mostly of children's programs including Alvin and the Chipmunks (which briefly aired on the station until 1986, when it moved to WAXA until it returned to WYFF in the late 1980s), Underdog, Kidd Video, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends and Foofur (all four of which aired instead on WAXA-TV throughout their runs). WYFF, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 36), is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Last week Brianna was hit hard with COVID at 30 weeks pregnant. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND ALL AT WYFF NEWS 4. The change was made due to an FCC rule in effect at the time that stated that two stations in the same market, but with different owners needed to have different call letters. Tennant said the ground was saturated and the tree's root system failed. In 2014, he was named anchor of WYFFs Sunday newscasts. In 2006, he joined the Stations team in Italy where he covered Torino Winter Olympics. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. Prior to coming to Boston, she served as a morning anchor at WYFF based in Greenville, South Carolina. Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theater arts. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories Please give an overall site rating . After conducting our research, we did not seem to find any information in regards to Perellas age hence we cant tell when she celebrates her birthday or her exact age. TYLER WAS A PART OF THE WYFF 4 TEAM IN THE MID TO LATE 1990S BEFORE MAKING THE TRANSITION TO NEWS. 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.. The accident happened on Highway 176 in Polk County while. 2023 www.greenvilleonline.com. 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). WYFF has acquired the rights to the preseason games of the Carolina Panthers starting in the 201415 season. All translators use virtual channel 4. WYFF news crew dies after tree falls on vehicle in Polk Co., On the Friday before Christmas we wear red! Chris Justus, chief meteorologist for WYFF in Greenville, reported the development in a Facebook post. Nigel Robertson joined WYFF News 4 in December 1999 as a reporter working the night shift for the late news. The call came in at 4:07 p.m.. ALLYSON: SENATOR LINDSEY GRAHAM TWEETING HIS THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS, SAYING DEVASTATED TO HEAR OF THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT RESULTING IN THE DEATH OF MIKE MCCORMICK AND AARON SMELTZER. Amanda joined the station back in August 2020. IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU KNOW IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, OR YOU CAN PREDICT IT MAY HAPPEN. ??? October 14, 2021 3:01 PM. Dorcas Clarke has anchored and reported for WYFF-TV since 1985. 28, 2018 - 6:36 PM. HE LOST HIS LIFE DOING WHAT HE LOVED. Before that, she worked as an anchor at WBTW based in Myrtle Beach. The sad news broke the WYFF family as the stations President and General Manager John Humphries broke the news to his co-workers. Oktoberfest celebrations coming up in Greenville, across the state and Georgia, WYFF weather anchor and family farmer shares why 2018 is bringing bumper crops of apples, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Prior to that, she worked in Indianapolis, Indiana at the NBC affiliate where she was on-air throughout the notorious Alberto not keeping people from having fun so far.. Another recent post, now tragic in retrospect, said, Weve got you covered when it comes to Subtropical storm Alberto. Some of his segments focused on mens health. 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. She was 41. When Mike was not reporting or anchoring the news, you would find him in the kitchen. Cory and Chris Justus are known in the Carolinas for their ties to Justus Orchard, about 20 miles south of Asheville. It ran NBC's early morning news program NBC News Overnight and simulcasts of the Home Shopping Spree and CNN Headline News during the overnight hours around this time. Geoff is a well-known journalist to his viewers who have watched his 28-year career in Upstate. He said the tree that fell on the SUV was about 3 feet in diameter and had stood back off the road.Tennant said the ground was saturated and the tree's root system failed. Your Sunday evening team in our Easter pastels! For the past week Brianna fought hard, so hard. The Greenville, South Carolina-based station announced that their anchor Mike McCormick and. AND WERE SAD TO REPORT THAT FORMER WYFF NEWS 4 SPORTS ANCHOR AND REPORTER TYLER SOUTERS HAS PASSED AWAY. She has been working as a weather anchor for WYFF News 4 in Greenville since joining in September 2019. Anchor Carol Goldsmith got married Friday. 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. 5:30 Evening Newscast Co-Anchor, Highest Rated evening newscast, 2004-2006 Intern Mentor, 2002-June 2009 Emmy Award Nominated . Greenville Triumph. She came from Columbus, Ohio where she started as a producer and transitioned to a . Former WYFF News 4 sports anchor and reporter Tyler Suiters has died. He has been on medical leave since December 2020. Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theater arts. 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This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). LAKE TOXAWAY, N.C. A Georgia news anchor fell about 160 feet to her death after being swept over the top of a waterfall in Transylvania County, officials said. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Connect. He was 75."Jim was an outstanding journalist, and he was also known for his laugh," "Special Report" anchor . However, the cause of his death is still unknown to the general public. >> ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER, STICK AROUND. Suiters worked at News 4 in the mid to late 1990s, before making the transition to. Two weeks ago, life was completely normal. TYLER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALS. You can watch special tribute to Mike and Aaron here. Geoff was hired for the first time as a Sportscaster at WECT-TV6 based in Wilmington, NC after grad school at Emerson College. News-Piedmont merged with Southern Broadcasting to form Multimedia, Inc., with WFBC-AM-FM-TV as the company's flagship stations. WFBC-TV began transmitting locally produced programming in color in February 1967. While in Rochester, a brush with frostbite made Caro realize that living in a warmer climate might suit her . FORGET THE AWARDS. The two met each other in the 1990s at WYFF where Sara was working as a commercial producer. Channel 4 News (TV Series 1982- ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. 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. Later, when Geoff was a teenager, his family relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He joined the station as a news anchor/reporter at the station. in @SpartanburgD5 are getting chocolate cookies at lunch to symbolize the eclipse! . "It's the first time I ever met either one of those two gentleman, but you feel a sense of responsibility to them.". 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. Charlie died in 2008. However, there is no available information about Parella remarrying. A TV meteorologist in Upstate South Carolina says his family is seeing the worst of the ongoing pandemic, after his sister-in-law died of COVID symptoms days after giving birth in an emergency C-section. He joined the WYFF News 4 family in February of this year.Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. He joined WYFF just three months ago, but had been a news photographer in the area for more than a decade. >> TRAGEDY HIT HARD ON MEMORIAL DAY. Tyler spent his career traveling the world as a broadcast journalist and strategic communications executive. I'm Carol Clarke! FOR HIM, IT WAS NOT ABOUT THAT. Charlie Gertz retired as evening meteorologist in 1991. The family is well known in the region as owners of the century-old Justus Orchard, an apple operation in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Viewers of WYFF-TVwill have to get used to a new name. Mike joined WYFF News 4 in April 2007 as a reporter in the Spartanburg newsroom. Estes was replaced Friday on the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.. 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. "I have never seen an event like this one," Tennant, who has been in fire service in Polk County for 44 years, said. 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.