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Goldsmith, a Michigan native,has been at WYFF since 1985. in @SpartanburgD5 are getting chocolate cookies at lunch to symbolize the eclipse! TYLER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALS. 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 married his wife Sara Hart. Viewers of WYFF-TVwill have to get used to a new name. Tryon Fire Chief Geoffrey Tennant said he had just given an interview to McCormick when, minutes later, he received a call about the incident. Smeltzer was the photographer in WYFFs Spartanburg bureau. pic.twitter.com/jSVN0iCCye, Mike McCormick (@MikeMcCWYFF) July 30, 2017. The 1980s brought new talent to the station including anchor James Baker, sportscasters J. D. Hayworth (later an Arizona Congressman), Roger Berry and Mark Marino and weatherman Charlie Gertz. When Mike was not reporting or anchoring the news, you would find him in the kitchen. Those awards including the 2010 Southeast Regional Emmy for Best Sportscast. Parella Lewis is an American journalist and meteorologist currently working for WYFF News 4 in Greenville as a weather anchor. She left the station and was headed to Greenville where she currently serves as a weather anchor for WYFF News 4. In 1961, the News-Piedmont Publishing Company purchased WBIR-AM-FM and WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee from the former Taft Broadcasting Company. Prior to that, Parella spent twelve years in Seattle, Washington doing the weather and also working . Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theater arts. Geoff went to all-boys schools, where the student wore a jacket and tie. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. She currently serves as an anchor at WHDH-TV Channel 7. 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! Carol Clarke is an American anchor and reporter. >> IT IS A FREAK OF NATURE. Syndicated programs broadcast on WYFF (as of September 2022) includes Live with Kelly and Ryan, Access Hollywood, The Jennifer Hudson Show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Entertainment Tonight and Inside Edition. WYFF News 4 -Meet Hannah Ward | Meet the newest member of the WYFF News 4 Today team, Traffic Anchor Hannah Ward. Before that, she worked as an anchor at WBTW based in Myrtle Beach. 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. TV meteorologist Chris Justus of South Carolina station WYFF says his sister-in-law died of COVID symptoms after an emergency. WYFF continued to air Santa Barbara until its 1993 cancellation. Prior to coming to Boston, she served as a morning anchor at WYFF based in Greenville, South Carolina. The accident happened on Highway 176 in Polk County while. The vehicle was apparently in motion. Geoff is a well-known journalist to his viewers who have watched his 28-year career in Upstate. 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. My brother and I were trying to figure out how to soon be girl-Dads and our wives were talking nursery plans. However, there is no available information about Parella remarrying. (WYFF is also a CNN affiliate.) 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. Yes. WYFF-TV reported that Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. 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. Aaron was the photographer in the Spartanburg bureau. He later moved to Arlington, Virginia. I'm Carol Clarke! 0:00. When Parella is not busy at work, she likes all things outdoors including running, kayaking, hiking, and skiing. pic.twitter.com/IQmZ6prUIH, Aaron Smeltzer was a Virginia native who was a veteran photojournalist. >> IF PERSONALLY AFFECTED ME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I HAD DONE AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. MCCORMACK ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE WE GOT THE CALL. All of us at WYFF News 4 are grieving. In 2014, he was also named anchor of WYFF News 4 on Sundays at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. Mike came to the Upstate from Arkansas, where he was a reporter and fill-in anchor at one of WYFF 4's sister stations, KHBS/KHOG, for nearly three years. Josh Elliot was abruptly fired by CBS News on Monday and escorted out of the building by security. Most recently, He served as the co-anchor of WYFF News 4 ( NBC affiliate ) based in Greenville Sc. Cory and Chris Justus are known in the Carolinas for their ties to Justus Orchard, about 20 miles south of Asheville. 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. 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. WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV. Video above is a Friday Night Hits promo with former WYFF News 4 Sports Director Geoff Hart from 1995. >> JUST IN CASE, SPARTANBURG COUNTY DEPUTIES TELL US IN A POST ON SNAPCHAT REFERENCED. The show was moved to Saturday mornings in 1970, to accommodate the soap opera Bright Promise. Prayers., Mike McCormick Dead: A Tribute to the WYFF Anchor, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. THEIR LEGACIES LIVE ON. She was 41. 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. It has been for a significant period of time. WYFF meteorologist Chris Justus shared the news on Facebook. 0:04. 28, 2018 - 6:36 PM. BOTH CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALS WHO MADE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER. High School Football. Stan Olenik also joined the station from WSPA-TV; Clarke returned when Estes left the station in 1992. However, Geoff spent most of his childhood in England. Anchor Carol Goldsmith got married Friday. His family says that after a brave battle, he died peacefully on Tuesday. The ground of course is saturated, Tennant said. Richard Edmund is a journalist who has a passion for storytelling, weather and traffic news. In lieu of flowers, his family is asking for donations to be made to Healey Center for ALS. It delays the Saturday edition of Today for one hour due to its morning newscast. He wrote, just hours before his death, Boat pulling people on tubes on Lake Lure. >> IN THE 44 YEARS OF THE FIRE CHIEFS CAREER, HE HAS NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE. He worked for the station from 1993 to May 2021 when he left the station due to his health issues. Prior to that, Parella spent twelve years in Seattle, Washington doing the weather and also working on a regional crime show. He became part of the WYFF 4 in Greenville Sc in 1993. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. One of Parellas Colleague at WYFF include: She receives quite a generous amount from working for WYFF in Greenville as a weather anchor. THANK YOU to this community for. FOR HIM, IT WAS ABOUT BEING A JOURNALIST WHO CAME OUT THERE AND DID THEIR JOB. She currently serves as a weekend sports anchor at WYFF News 4 ( NBC Affiliate) based in Greenville Sc. Two weeks ago, life was completely normal. On Monday evening, journalists from local newsrooms across the country joined WYFF in paying tribute to the news crew. Rescue vehicles rushed to the scene, but it was too late to save either man. Amanda Crawford is an American Emmy Award-winning anchor and reporter. THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TOUCHED MANY. Students at Reidville Elementary. She currently serves as traffic as well as breaking news anchor/reporter at WYFF News 4. 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. Viewers of WYFF-TV will have to get used to a new name. Geoff also holds a masters degree in communication from Emerson College based in Boston. Tennant said he had just spoken with Mike and Aaron before the accident. 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. Before heading to Arkansas, Mike was a writer for the primetime newscasts at WSVN in Miami. 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. Powered by. Like us on Facebook to see similar stories Please give an overall site rating . Update: On May 20, 2021, WYFF released a statement announcing Geoff Hart would not return following a diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's. Hart joined WYFF in 1993 and spent 18 years as sports . In 2014, he was also named anchor of WYFF News 4 on Sundays at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.Mike came to the Upstate from Arkansas, where he was a reporter and fill-in anchor at one of WYFF 4's sister stations, KHBS/KHOG, for nearly three years. The two met each other in the 1990s at WYFF where Sara was working as a commercial producer. He is a married man. They were talented colleagues. 5:30 Evening Newscast Co-Anchor, Highest Rated evening newscast, 2004-2006 Intern Mentor, 2002-June 2009 Emmy Award Nominated . 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. He had two dogs, both adopted from the Spartanburg Humane Society. He had two dogs, both adopted from the Spartanburg Humane Society. Meet my husband, Arlen. WYFF signed on its digital signal on May 1, 2002. WYFF 4 became the first television station in the GreenvilleSpartanburgAsheville market to begin broadcasting on a 24-hour daily schedule in the fall of 1988. LATER, TYLER MOVED TO ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. Geoff has an estimated net worth of $984,257. Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. The Greenville News. He was born to his late father Charlie and mother Barbara in Canada. 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. The life behind Brick Street Caf: Miss Sue, Watch: Alex Murdaugh's attorneys speak following verdict, sentence, Increased threat for severe weather this afternoon, evening, Watch the moment Alex Murdaugh was sentenced to life in prison, Video: Alex Murdaugh arrives to court in prison uniform for sentencing hearing. Goldsmith announced the wedding on her verified Facebook page, sharing photos of herself with new husband Arlen Clarke, her wedding cakeand a close-up of the lacy fabric of her wedding dress. This story was originally published August 3, 2021, 1:45 PM. The station reported in its story announcing McCormicks death that he was a lover of fresh food and rescue dogs. She joined the station in September 2019 and can be seen from Monday through Friday every morning starting at 4:30 a.m. I love Heather. Mike joined WYFF News 4 in April 2007 as a reporter in the Spartanburg newsroom. 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. Besides that, Parella was co-chair while in Louisiana of an organization planned to provide kids in trouble a second chance called Teen Choice. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). >> THEIR WORK SPOKE VOLUMES. He joined the WYFF News 4 family in February of this year. Eventually earning a scholarship to Northeastern University in Boston. >> IN SPITE OF TRAGEDY HITTING HARD ON MEMORIAL DAY. Dont wait for taco Tuesday. She has been working as a weather anchor for WYFF News 4 in Greenville since joining in September 2019. 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. The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. @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. Connect. McCormick had been with the Hearst-owned station since 2007, joining from KHBS/KHOG in Fayetteville, Ark. 0. Would love your thoughts, please comment. October 14, 2021 3:01 PM. My prayers with the @wyffnews ,Mike's family, and the family of photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer. pic.twitter.com/ZSUEXwLetw, Mike McCormick (@MikeMcCWYFF) April 5, 2018, Co-worker Allyson Powell wrote on Twitter, I have no words. On March 3, the station changed its call letters to WYFF-TV (standing for its slogan "We're Your Friend Four," which was used from 1979 to 1991). He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology. Mike McCormick joined WYFF News 4 in April 2007 as a reporter in the Spartanburg Newsroom. 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. WYFF has acquired the rights to the preseason games of the Carolina Panthers starting in the 201415 season. >> THE FIRST TIME I MET EITHER ONE OF THOSE TOURNAMENT BUT YOU FEEL A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM. 1:38. Atlanta CNN . In 1998, Hearst-Argyle bought Pulitzer's entire television division, including WYFF-TV. The co-anchor of WYFF News 4 Today in the mornings, Hart announced on May 20, 2021, that he is battling Alzheimer's disease. In recent years, WYFF has been carried on cable in multiple areas outside of the GreenvilleSpartanburgAsheville media market, including cable systems within the Aiken and Columbia markets in South Carolina, areas of North Carolina within the Charlotte and Chattanooga, Tennessee markets, the Tri-Cities market in Tennessee and Virginia, and the Atlanta market in Georgia. Geoff Hart is a former American anchor and reporter. It sat back off the road a good ways it was probably three foot in diameter. Geoff won a number of industry awards throughout his career. For the past week Brianna fought hard, so hard. Norvin Duncan was the station's first news anchor, moving from the sister AM radio station. About three years ago, Tyler was diagnosed with ALS. Now they are gone far too soon. Geoff then became a placekicker at Cardinal Gibbons High. AARON JOINT WYFF IN FEBRUARY AND COVERED THE UPSTATE FOR SEVEN YEARS. WE WILL TELL YOU TONIGHT AT 6:00. The funeral service was held at Holden Chapel on May 28, 2019, at 12:00 p.m. Journalist Allyd83@hotmail.com wyff4.com Photos See all photos Connect with WYFF News 4's Allyson Powell on Facebook 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. 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. 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. Justus says his sister-in-law, Brianna Justus, came down with COVID symptoms in the past two weeks and died Monday in a hospital. >> MIKE SPENT 11 YEARS AT WYFF. Simpson, others react on social media after Alex Murdaugh is found guilty, South Carolina running back forced to say goodbye to the game, Todays South Carolina-Clemson baseball game start time changed because of weather, SC ruby-throated hummingbirds are back! She was married to her husband David G. Landquist who died on May 21, 2019. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. He was an avid baseball fan., He was also described as loving traditional country music- including Keith Whitley, Randy Travis and Alabama. According to WSPA-TV, Smeltzer previously worked at WSPA-TV covering stories here in the Upstate before joining WYFF earlier this year. Smeltzers Facebook profile reads, Taker of photos, Shooter of video. IT IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU KNOW IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, OR YOU CAN PREDICT IT MAY HAPPEN. WYFF News 4 anchor, photojournalist tragically die when tree falls on SUV. So saddened to hear of the passing of @MikeMcCWYFF He was a great friend of @JesseBoydSchool and Education through the years. Pictures: Museum exhibit celebrates Spartanburg's unique food history, Carolina winery begins on-premise winemaking, Pictures: Monks create sand mandals at Chapman Cultural Center. Sheriff Chuck Wright reflects on friendship with Mike, Aaron, May 29th named "Mike McCormick Day for soup kitchen, McCraken Middle School honors the memory of Mike McCormick, WYFF 4 photographer's fiance talks about his life, passion for his work, Polk County authorities give update on accident. The station discontinued regular programming on its analog signal, over VHF channel 4, on June 12, 2009, the official date in which full-power television stations in the United States transitioned from analog to digital broadcasts under federal mandate. Her career started at CBC where she served as a production assistant after college. WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV. See anchors, reporters and more WYFF News 4 staff members on the News Team page. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title.

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