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 had two dogs, both adopted from the Spartanburg Humane Society. He said the tree that fell on the SUV was about 3 feet in diameter and had stood back off the road. WYFF News 4 anchor and photographer killed when tree falls on SUV in Polk County. 0. On medical leave since December, Hart will not return to the show.. He was 53. 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. Race Day tornado outbreak that butt in the 88th running of the Indy 500. Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theatre arts. 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. 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. 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. Four years later, he went to Greenville. She is a woman of above-average stature. WYFF, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 36), is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. It delays the Saturday edition of Today for one hour due to its morning newscast. TYLER WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ALS. HIS FIRST STORY AND HIS LAST IN POLK COUNTY. She left the station and was headed to Greenville where she currently serves as a weather anchor for WYFF News 4. They were talented colleagues. From there, Geoff graduated with a bachelors degree in journalism and communication. For its first two years on the air, the station operated from studio facilities located on Paris Mountain before moving to its current location on Rutherford Street in 1955. I'm Carol Clarke! 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. Stan Olenik also joined the station from WSPA-TV; Clarke returned when Estes left the station in 1992. 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. Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. Former WYFF News 4 sports anchor and reporter Tyler Suiters has died. Donna Isbell Walker. THANK YOU to this community for. In the same year, he won the Best Sportscaster award presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolina. 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. 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WYFF News 4 anchor, photojournalist tragically die when tree falls on SUV WYFF News 4 70.5K subscribers Subscribe 98 Share 17K views 4 years ago WYFF News 4 anchor, photojournalist. We are a family. 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. WYFF signed on its digital signal on May 1, 2002. >> ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER, STICK AROUND. Brendan Fraser has revealed that he "nearly" died while filming one particular scene in 'The Mummy' where there is a a hanging sequence. in @SpartanburgD5 are getting chocolate cookies at lunch to symbolize the eclipse! 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 Most recently, He served as the co-anchor of WYFF News 4 ( NBC affiliate ) based in Greenville Sc. 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. Waller announced on his Facebook . OF COURSE, 10 TO 15 MINUTES LATER WE GET THE CALL AND IT WAS HIM AND HIS PHOTOGRAPHER. Greenville, SC KCRA 3 News Reporter KCRA 3 & My58 Television Jun 2015 - Mar 2018 2 years 10 months . He was 53.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. WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV. [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 vehicle was apparently in motion. The accident happened on Highway 176 in Polk County while. 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. Geoffs three older brothers still live in Canada while the younger brother lives in Florida. On January 26, 2010, WYFF began broadcasting its local newscasts in widescreen standard definition. He graduated from the University of Memphis with majors in journalism and art history, and a minor in geology. 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. Last week Brianna was hit hard with COVID at 30 weeks pregnant. 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. A Spartansville School District Twitter page posted a message that read, Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of WYFFs Mike McCormick and Aaron Smeltzer. In 2008, Mike received a Southeast Regional Emmy Award nomination in the Consumer/Business Reporting category for his piece "Are You Too Fat for Your Car?" 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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. Last week Brianna was hit hard with COVID at 30 weeks pregnant. He was 75."Jim was an outstanding journalist, and he was also known for his laugh," "Special Report" anchor . Longtime TV news anchor Jovita Moore died Thursday night at 53 after a monthslong battle with cancer, WSB announced Friday morning. The call came in at 4:07 p.m.. [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]. 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. She was smelling my gingerbread-flavored ! Prior to coming to Boston, she served as a morning anchor at WYFF based in Greenville, South Carolina. Tennant said the ground was saturated and the tree's root system failed. He loved using local, fresh ingredients from the Hub City Farmers Market. Geoff Hart is a former American anchor and reporter. pic.twitter.com/ZSUEXwLetw, Mike McCormick (@MikeMcCWYFF) April 5, 2018, Co-worker Allyson Powell wrote on Twitter, I have no words. The Greenville, South Carolina-based station announced that their anchor Mike McCormick and. The family is well known in the region as owners of the century-old Justus Orchard, an apple operation in Hendersonville, North Carolina. The team was covering the impact of heavy rain in that area. THEY FELL VICTIM TO A FREAK ACCIDENT. Despite being a public figure, Parella has managed to keep information regarding her parents and siblings away from the public eye. Their television station confirmed the news, writing on May 28, 2018, WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV. According to NPR, the two men were out covering Subtropical Storm Alberto., Their station revealed that the accident happened on Highway 176 in Polk County while they were covering the rain impact in that area., Tryon Fire Chief Geoffrey Tennant described the accident in detail, saying that the tree collapsed on the mens vehicle as it was still moving. During an appearance on 'The Kelly Clarkson Show,' the . 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. 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. BOTH CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALS WHO MADE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER.