She was married to her beloved late husband David G. Landquist. He was originally from Tazewell, Virginia. For the past week Brianna fought hard, so hard. WYFF News 4 -Meet Hannah Ward | Meet the newest member of the WYFF News 4 Today team, Traffic Anchor Hannah Ward. The ground of course is saturated, Tennant said. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. WYFF continued to air Santa Barbara until its 1993 cancellation. Geoff served as a Sports Director for eighteen years prior to becoming the co-anchor of WYFF News 4 Today every weekday morning. 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. Owned by Hearst Television, the station maintains studios on Rutherford Street (west of US 276) in northwest Greenville, and its transmitter is located near Caesars Head State Park in northwestern Greenville County. We didn't even plan this ?? . Video above is a Friday Night Hits promo with former WYFF News 4 Sports Director Geoff Hart from 1995. WFBC was one of the few NBC affiliates that did not clear The Monkees during its initial first run on NBC from 1966 to 1968 meaning western Carolina and northeast Georgia viewers missed out on the popular TV band starring Michael Nesmith, Micky Dolenz, Peter Tork and Davy Jones. Later, when Geoff was a teenager, his family relocated to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. OUR PRAYERS ARE WITH THE FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND ENTIRE STAFF AT WYFF NEWS 4. She has an interesting. pic.twitter.com/ZSUEXwLetw, Mike McCormick (@MikeMcCWYFF) April 5, 2018, Co-worker Allyson Powell wrote on Twitter, I have no words. When Parella is not busy at work, she likes all things outdoors including running, kayaking, hiking, and skiing. GEOFF: WE TRULY APPRECIATE THE WORDS OF KINDNESS FROM YOU. WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV. Prior to that, she worked in Indianapolis, Indiana at the NBC affiliate where she was on-air throughout the notorious "I have never seen an event like this one," Tennant, who has been in fire service in Polk County for 44 years, said.Tennant said he had just spoken with Mike and Aaron before the accident. WE THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT DURING THIS DIFFICULT TIME. Geoff and his wife Sara are proud parents to their three daughters and a son. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology. 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. However, Geoff spent most of his childhood in England. VShe also learned everything concerning microclimates and also how the oceans, lowlands, and mountains interact to change the forecast just a few miles away from each other. According to WSPA-TV, the two WYFF employees were hit by a tree while driving southbound. The television station reported that they were in Polk County covering the dangerous weather conditions there., WSPA-TV reported that the two men were traveling south on Highway 176 when a tree fell and hit the vehicle. Tennant said in a news conference: What has happened is that some time around 2:30 this afternoon, we were dispatched for a tree down on a motor vehicle with people trapped.. The show was moved to Saturday mornings in 1970, to accommodate the soap opera Bright Promise. However, Geoge has not disclosed his exact year of birth. Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theater arts. Students at Reidville Elementary. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Mike joined WYFF News 4 in April 2007 as a reporter in the Spartanburg newsroom. 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. Meet my husband, Arlen. >> IT IS A FREAK OF NATURE. @Allyd83WYFF @BrennanWYFF pic.twitter.com/rgyJdJLjeY, Mike McCormick (@MikeMcCWYFF) December 22, 2017, Ashley Minelli, an anchor and reporter for Fox Carolina News, wrote on Twitter, Still in shock over this news. 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 while they were driving on Highway 176 in Polk County, North Carolina. He is a married man. He had two dogs, both adopted from the Spartanburg Humane Society. 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. He was 75."Jim was an outstanding journalist, and he was also known for his laugh," "Special Report" anchor . ?? 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. From there, Geoff graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism and communication. Tyler spent his career traveling the world as a broadcast journalist and strategic communications executive. Mike was a regular visitor to Spartanburg Two and always brought lots of excitement and smiles to our schools when he came out to do a story., Journalist Dave Jordan wrote, Another reminder that tomorrow isnt promised. College Sports. He wrote, just hours before his death, Boat pulling people on tubes on Lake Lure. She currently serves as a weekend sports anchor at WYFF News 4 ( NBC Affiliate) based in Greenville Sc. About three years ago, Tyler was diagnosed with ALS. Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theater arts. Julia joined the channel in January 2018. It sat back off the road a good ways it was probably three foot in diameter. However, we will keep you updated once we get a glimpse of the information. He worked for the station from 1993 to May 2021 when he left the station due to his health issues. 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. 28, 2018 - 6:36 PM. 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! He was 53. Before that, Carol worked as an anchor/reporter in Marquette, Michigan, and Rochester, New York. HIS FAMILY SAYS AFTER A BRAVE BATTLE, HE PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON TUESDAY. OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS ARE WITH THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND THE ENTIRE STAFF. The accident happened on Highway 176 in Polk County while they were covering the impact of heavy rain in that area. 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). Chris is your local TV meteorologist and Cory is a Henderson County Sheriff Deputy. >> WE WERE DISPATCHED FOR A TREE DOWN ON A MOTOR VEHICLE. 1:38. Justus says his sister-in-law, Brianna Justus, came down with COVID symptoms in the past two. https://t.co/VZZKA6K6qq All of us at WYFF News 4 are grieving. The funeral service was held at Holden Chapel on May 28, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. According to its website, 7 News is the CBS affiliate in the Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville-Anderson market, which serves over 800,000 households in the Nations 36th largest television market. McCormicks last Facebook post was a video of Albertos aftermath. Carolina Panthers. Goldsmith, a Michigan native,has been at WYFF since 1985. Prayers., Mike McCormick Dead: A Tribute to the WYFF Anchor, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. He loved using local, fresh ingredients from the Hub City Farmers Market. During her stay in Seattle, she learned everything about microclimates as well as how mountains, lowlands, and the ocean interact to change the forecast a few miles from each other. Amanda joined the station back in August 2020. His family says that after a brave battle, he died peacefully on Tuesday. In lieu of flowers, his family is asking for donations to be made to Healey Center for ALS. 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. Saatva Mattress Review: Our Pick for the Best Overall Bed of 2023, We Found 12 Cute Planters and Flower Pots That Cost Less Than $25, Here's Where to Watch and Stream Marvel's 'Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Online. IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU KNOW IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, OR YOU CAN PREDICT IT MAY HAPPEN. 8.7K views, 82 likes, 13 loves, 21 comments, 6 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from WYFF News 4: Meet the newest member of the WYFF News 4 Today team, Traffic Anchor Hannah Ward. Goldsmith announced the wedding on her verified Facebook page, sharing photos of . About three years ago, Tyler was diagnosed with ALS. "It personally affected me a little bit because I had done an interview with Mr. McCormick about 10 minutes before we got the call. WYFF-TV reported that Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. Geoff has an estimated net worth of $984,257. THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TOUCHED MANY. News-Piedmont merged with Southern Broadcasting to form Multimedia, Inc., with WFBC-AM-FM-TV as the company's flagship stations. WYFF news anchor Mike McCormick (right) and photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer (left) were covering "rain impact" in Polk County when a tree fell on their SUV, killing both men. Your Sunday evening team in our Easter pastels! He joined WYFF just three months ago, but had been a news photographer in the area for more than a decade. AND WERE SAD TO REPORT THAT FORMER WYFF NEWS 4 SPORTS ANCHOR AND REPORTER TYLER SOUTERS HAS PASSED AWAY. PEOPLE ENTRAPPED ON U.S. HIGHWAY 176. 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. She was born and raised in Kennesaw, Georgia, so she is familiar with the southern region. The station rebranded its newscasts from Action News 4 to NewsCenter 4 in the early 1980s. Having worked in the media industry for quite some time, Parella has managed to secure a decent fortune. Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. He was an avid baseball fan. Waller announced on his Facebook . ??? The co-anchor of WYFF News 4 Today in the mornings, Hart announced on May 20, 2021, that he is battling Alzheimer's disease. 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. He joined the station as a news anchor/reporter at the station. He joined the WYFF News 4 family in February of this year. More:WYFF weather anchor and family farmer shares why 2018 is bringing bumper crops of apples. Greenville Triumph. Two members of Greenville, S.C., NBC affiliate WYFF were killed today while covering severe weather in the outer bands of subtropical Storm Alberto. Aaron was the photographer in the Spartanburg bureau. High School Red Zone. In 1989, the station rebranded it's newscasts as News 4. ? Prior to coming to Boston, she served as a morning anchor at WYFF based in Greenville, South Carolina. She joined the station in September 2019 and can be seen from Monday through Friday every morning starting at 4:30 a.m. Geoff also holds a masters degree in communication from Emerson College based in Boston. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. THIS IS WYFF NEWS 4 TODAY. ALLYSON: WE HAD WYFF 4 ARE A FAMILY AND APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS AS WE GRIEVE. Geoff won a number of industry awards throughout his career. AARON JOINT WYFF IN FEBRUARY AND COVERED THE UPSTATE FOR SEVEN YEARS. His WYFF 4 biography page mentions multiple Emmy awards, among others, and a long, successful run with the station. This story was originally published August 3, 2021, 1:45 PM. 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. Anchor Carol Goldsmith got married Friday. He was previously a reporter and anchor in Arkansas for KHBS/KHOG. 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 Mike came to the Upstate from Arkansas, where he was a reporter/fill-in anchor at one of WYFF 4's sister stations, KHBS/KHOG for nearly three years. The Greenville News. Before working at WYFF, she served as a reporter in Orlando. THANK YOU to this community for. 0:57. Clemson Tigers. He has been on medical leave since December 2020. >> MIKE SPENT 11 YEARS AT WYFF. In the mid-1970s, the station implemented the well-known "Arrow 4" as its logo, which was used in one form or another for many years until 1991. By Chris Arienson May. 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. In 2014, he was named anchor of WYFFs Sunday newscasts. WYFF-TV anchor Michael Cogdill has announced that he plans to retire from WYFF News 4, according to an email from the television station in Greenville. Geoff then became a placekicker at Cardinal Gibbons High. One of the station's popular children's programs was Monty's Rascals, debuting in 1960, hosted by Monty DuPuy and Stowe Hoyle as Mr. Doohickey (wearing a hat with an old Santa's beard), both of whom served as weathermen at channel 4. WE WILL TELL YOU TONIGHT AT 6:00. After working for CBS News, she was the primary anchor for WGCL-TV in Atlanta.A native of Greenville, South Carolina . Now they are gone far too soon. 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Suiters worked at News 4 in the mid to late 1990s, before making the transition to news and moving to our sister station, KOCO in Oklahoma City. On Monday evening, journalists from local newsrooms across the country joined WYFF in paying tribute to the news crew. On January 1, 2011, the subchannel changed its affiliation to This TV as a result of Hearst Television's affiliation agreement with the network.[6]. The two met each other in the 1990s at WYFF where Sara was working as a commercial producer. 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. 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. 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. From Birmingham, Alabama, Hannah and her husband moved upstate, where Hannah worked as a breaking news nightside reporter for WBRC Fox 6 News. Jane transitioned to television with WSPA after her radio career, before going on to WCAU-TV in Philadelphia and . The station first signed on the air on December 31, 1953,[1] as WFBC-TV; it was the fifth television station to sign on in South Carolina, and transmitted its signal from a tower located on Paris Mountain. Eventually earning a scholarship to Northeastern University in Boston. The journalist is a storyteller who is an Emmy-nominated journalist. Amanda Crawford is an American Emmy Award-winning anchor and reporter. His family says that after a brave battle, he died peacefully on Tuesday. 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. Most recently, He served as the co-anchor of WYFF News 4 ( NBC affiliate ) based in Greenville Sc. While there, Parella spent twelve years doing the weather as well as working on a regional crime show. She is a well-learned journalist and meteorologist. 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! Last week Brianna was hit hard with COVID at 30 weeks pregnant. The station was owned by the Peace family and their News-Piedmont Publishing Company alongside local newspapers The Greenville News and The Greenville Piedmont, and was a sister station to WFBC radio (1330 AM, now WYRD, and 93.7 FM). During an appearance on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show,' the . in @SpartanburgD5 are getting chocolate cookies at lunch to symbolize the eclipse! When he was not reporting or anchoring the news, you would find him in the kitchen. Suiters worked at News 4 in the mid to late 1990s, before making the transition to. Geoff joined the station in 1993. he worked for 18 years as a Sports Director. He has been on medical leave since December 2020. Fox News Channel original Jim Angle died Wednesday at his home in Arlington, Virginia. The Greenville, South Carolina-based station announced that their anchor Mike McCormick and. 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. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. You can catch her at 4:30 a.m every morning Monday to Friday. ", Other news:Oktoberfest celebrations coming up in Greenville, across the state and Georgia. Therefore, we cant tell what school she attended as well as what degrees she attained. WYFF 4 (NBC): Michael Cogdill*, Carol Goldsmith* (formerly Carol Anderson), Nigel Robertson, Gabby Komorwski, John Cessarich, Dale Gilbert*, Beth Brotherton, Geoff Hart . Try some of the delicious tacos at these top-rated South Carolina restaurants whenever you get the chance. However, there is no available information about Parella remarrying. He married his wife Sara Hart. Geoff Hart is a former American anchor and reporter. WYFF News anchor Mike McCormick and photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died after the tree hit their sport utility vehicle on a highway, their station reported. They were talented colleagues. He is originally from Tazewell, Virginia, and graduated from Radford University with a degree in broadcast video communications. Mike McCormick, 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 Alberto. He was born to his late father Charlie and mother Barbara in Canada. The ground up there is unstable. The rescue worker said he had never seen an event like this one. Tennant added that he had done an interview with McCormick about 10 minutes before and they had each expressed that they hoped the other would stay safe., It personally affected me a little bit because I had done an interview with Mr. McCormick about 10 minutes before we got the call. Viewers of WYFF-TV will have to get used to a new name. >> MIKE MCCORMICK ANAREN SMELTER WERE DRIVING -- AND ERIC STULTS OR WERE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY 176 IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS IN POLK COUNTY. RAIN FALLING, SOAKING THE GROUND, AND OF LOOTING A TREE. She was smelling my gingerbread-flavored ! Mark Price has been a reporter for The Charlotte Observer since 1991, covering beats including schools, crime, immigration, LGBTQ issues, homelessness and nonprofits. Yes. Anchor/Reporter WYFF, News 4 Jul 1999 - May 2009 9 years 11 months. BOTH CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALS WHO MADE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER. During her time in Little Rock, she received the coveted Blue Knight Award by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. LATER, TYLER MOVED TO ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. My former photographer #AaronSmeltzer & a colleague #MikeMcCormick died today while covering weather in Western North Carolina. JOURNALISTS, USA JOURNALISTS' BIOS In lieu of flowers, his family is asking for donations to be made to Healey Center for ALS. Praying for all who loved Aaron Smeltzer and Mike McCormick ???? According to her bio on the WYFF website, she has two adult children and a master's degree in health and nutrition education. She came from Columbus, Ohio where she started as a producer and transitioned to a . 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. All rights reserved. TV meteorologist Chris Justus of South Carolina station WYFF says his sister-in-law died of COVID symptoms after an emergency. On January 26, 2010, WYFF began broadcasting its local newscasts in widescreen standard definition. Longtime WYFF 4 anchor Geoff Hart is retiring after almost three decades on the WYFF 4 news team, the station announced May 20. She left the station and was headed to Greenville where she currently serves as a weather anchor for WYFF News 4. She joined WYFF News 4 as a contributing reporter and anchor for the news magazine Chronicle.