In 1989, the station rebranded it's newscasts as News 4. He joined the station as a news anchor/reporter at the station. Anchor/Reporter WYFF, News 4 Jul 1999 - May 2009 9 years 11 months. TYLER WAS A PART OF THE WYFF 4 TEAM IN THE MID TO LATE 1990S BEFORE MAKING THE TRANSITION TO NEWS. Journalist Allyd83@hotmail.com wyff4.com Photos See all photos Connect with WYFF News 4's Allyson Powell on Facebook It was a large tree. South Carolina has recorded nearly 10,000 deaths and 626,038 cases of COVID since the pandemic began, the state reports. 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. WFBC-TV and sister station WXII-TV in Winston-Salem, North Carolina were traded to the Pulitzer Publishing Company in exchange for KSDK in St. Louis. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In North Carolina, one million COVID cases have been reported and nearly 14,000 have died, the state says. 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. 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. RAIN FALLING, SOAKING THE GROUND, AND OF LOOTING A TREE. She has also received awards due to her reporting, news series, spot news, and also investigative reports. Dont wait for taco Tuesday. High School Football. The program continued as The Rascal's Clubhouse after DuPuy's departure in 1978 and continued until 1982; Hoyle retired two years later. There was no evidence at the scene that it was a slide. pic.twitter.com/IQmZ6prUIH, Aaron Smeltzer was a Virginia native who was a veteran photojournalist. 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. 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. 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. 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. On Monday evening, journalists from local newsrooms across the country joined WYFF in paying tribute to the news crew. He joined the WYFF News 4 family in February of this year. When Mike was not reporting or anchoring the news, you would find him in the kitchen. 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). JOURNALISTS, USA JOURNALISTS' BIOS 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! Julia Morris is an American anchor and reporter. >> ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER, STICK AROUND. Two weeks ago, life was completely normal. Would love your thoughts, please comment. He is a married man. Former WYFF News 4 Sports anchor Tyler Suiters dies of ALS at 53. pic.twitter.com/ZSUEXwLetw, Mike McCormick (@MikeMcCWYFF) April 5, 2018, Co-worker Allyson Powell wrote on Twitter, I have no words. 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. Eventually earning a scholarship to Northeastern University in Boston. 0:57. Having worked in the media industry for quite some time, Parella has managed to secure a decent fortune. [citation needed]. Longtime TV news anchor Jovita Moore died Thursday night at 53 after a monthslong battle with cancer, WSB announced Friday morning. She joined the station in September 2019 and can be seen from Monday through Friday every morning starting at 4:30 a.m. Previously, Parella worked for KOMO 4 News in Seattle, Washington as a weather anchor where she did the weather and also worked on a regional crime show. WEBVTT SMELTZER. 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]. Her husband David G. Landquist died with his family by his side on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. 2.9K views, 166 likes, 51 loves, 59 comments, 4 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Amanda Crawford: This is it. The show was moved to Saturday mornings in 1970, to accommodate the soap opera Bright Promise. 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! 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. Before heading to Arkansas, Mike was a writer for the primetime newscasts at WSVN in Miami. Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theatre arts. She currently serves as an anchor at WHDH-TV Channel 7. 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. WYFF signed on its digital signal on May 1, 2002. A longtime South Carolina TV news anchor . Geoff has an estimated net worth of $984,257. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHEN. >> IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ANY OF US. WE WILL TELL YOU TONIGHT AT 6:00. In 2014, he was named anchor of WYFFs Sunday newscasts. "It personally affected me a little bit because I had done an interview with Mr. McCormick about 10 minutes before we got the call. Video above is a Friday Night Hits promo with former WYFF News 4 Sports Director Geoff Hart from 1995. "I have never seen an event like this one," Tennant, who has been in fire service in Polk County for 44 years, said. Suiters worked at News 4 in the mid to late 1990s, before making the transition to. Most recently, He served as the co-anchor of WYFF News 4 ( NBC affiliate ) based in Greenville Sc. Prayers., Mike McCormick Dead: A Tribute to the WYFF Anchor, Copyright 2023 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. [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). Services will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Arlington. He has been on medical leave since December 2020. News reporter and anchor Mike McCormick and photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer, both of NBC-affiliate station WYFF in Greenville, South Carolina, died after a tree fell on their vehicle while. 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. You will not meet a kinder, more professional, joyous and giving person than @MikeMcCWYFF I am better for knowing him., Amy Wood, of 7 News, paid tribute, writing on Twitter, They were sweet friends. ALLYSON: WE HAD WYFF 4 ARE A FAMILY AND APPRECIATE YOUR KINDNESS AS WE GRIEVE. >> IF PERSONALLY AFFECTED ME A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I HAD DONE AN INTERVIEW WITH MR. MCCORMACK ABOUT 10 MINUTES BEFORE WE GOT THE CALL. BOTH CONSUMMATE PROFESSIONALS WHO MADE OUR COMMUNITY BETTER. The ground of course is saturated, Tennant said. The team was covering the impact of heavy rain in that area. She was 41. 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. Screengrab from WYFF video. He has been on medical leave since December 2020. While there, Geoff earned a scholarship to Northeastern University based in Boston. Estes was replaced Friday on the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m.. Tyler spent his career traveling the world as a broadcast journalist and strategic communications executive. 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. Glendale . >> THEIR WORK SPOKE VOLUMES. >> MIKE SPENT 11 YEARS AT WYFF. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. WYFF-TV reported that Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. His was greatly contributed by his journalism career. 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). Brianna Justus was married to his brother, Cory Justus, and the couple also have two sons, he said. #GoneTooSoon pic.twitter.com/b6W2pXDrne, Meredith Rose (@MeredithRose4) May 28, 2018. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. Mike joined WYFF News 4 in April 2007 as a reporter in the Spartanburg newsroom. Hannah became part of the WYFF 4 in June 2020. Try some of the delicious tacos at these top-rated South Carolina restaurants whenever you get the chance. This story was originally published August 3, 2021, 1:45 PM. College Basketball. WYFF 4 (NBC): Michael Cogdill*, Carol Goldsmith* (formerly Carol Anderson), Nigel Robertson, Gabby Komorwski, John Cessarich, Dale Gilbert*, Beth Brotherton, Geoff Hart . Geoff then became a placekicker at Cardinal Gibbons High. On medical leave since December, Hart will not return to the show.. He joined the WYFF News 4 family in February of this year.Aaron shot news for more than a decade in our region. She was born and raised in Kennesaw, Georgia, so she is familiar with the southern region. It ran Nightside in 1991. 2023, Hearst Television Inc. on behalf of WYFF-TV. 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. Geoff won a number of industry awards throughout his career. Mike graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in broadcast journalism and theater arts. He joined WYFF just three months ago, but had been a news photographer in the area for more than a decade. ARLINGTON, Va. Former WYFF News 4 sports anchor and reporter Tyler Suiters has died. 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. There, Geoff co-hosted the Today show every weekday morning hours. In 1998, Hearst-Argyle bought Pulitzer's entire television division, including WYFF-TV. It is currently operated by their parents, Don and Margo Justus, according to the orchards website. WYFF News 4 anchor, photojournalist tragically die when tree falls on SUV. The two met each other in the 1990s at WYFF where Sara was working as a commercial producer. (4x) Emmy Award Winning Photojournalist., This morning @Allyd83WYFF4 leans over to me says, Do I smell like maple syrup? ? 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. He married his wife Sara Hart. THEY FELL VICTIM TO A FREAK ACCIDENT. Four years later, he went to Greenville. pic.twitter.com/aIAnNrK00O, Mike McCormick (@MikeMcCWYFF) April 1, 2018. Aaron was the photographer in the Spartanburg bureau. The Greenville News. However, the cause of his death is still unknown to the general public. HE LOST HIS LIFE DOING WHAT HE LOVED. They and their wives Lauren and Brianna all ensure this family farm keeps going., Chris Justus, a UNC Charlotte graduate, concluded his Facebook post by saying visitors to the orchard this fall will find a new little Justus saying hello and one special angel watching over the farm from heaven.. They were talented colleagues. Aaron loved traditional country music- including Keith Whitley, Randy Travis and Alabama, just to name a few. "It's the first time I ever met either one of those two gentleman, but you feel a sense of responsibility to them.". 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. Clemson Tigers. On January 26, 2010, WYFF began broadcasting its local newscasts in widescreen standard definition. THANK YOU to this community for. WYFF, virtual channel 4 (UHF digital channel 36), is an NBC-affiliated television station located in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Geoff also holds a masters degree in communication from Emerson College based in Boston. He had two dogs, both adopted from the Spartanburg Humane Society. LATER, TYLER MOVED TO ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO. Tryon Fire Chief Geoffrey Tennant said he had just given an interview to McCormick when, minutes later, he received a call about the incident. He attended and graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School. In 2006, Geoff spent a month in Italy while covering the Winter Olympics in Torino for WYFF News 4 as well as all of Hearsts other tv stations. The co-anchor of WYFF News 4 Today in the mornings, Hart announced on May 20, 2021, that he is battling Alzheimer's disease. AND TO PRESENT ITS FINDINGS. 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. Race Day tornado outbreak that butt in the 88th running of the Indy 500. Ann Phlomena 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. In addition, she loves writing and recording music as well as working on voice-overs. The station carries the majority of the NBC network schedule; however, it preempts the live broadcast of the fourth hour of Today, hosted by Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager (which is shown only on overnights at 2 a.m.). He was 53. She currently serves as a weekend sports anchor at WYFF News 4 ( NBC Affiliate) based in Greenville Sc. Parella stands at a height of5 ft 7 in(Approx 1.7 m). Geoff stands at a height of 5 ft 8 in ( Approx 1.73m). 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. 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 was previously a reporter and anchor in Arkansas for KHBS/KHOG. Before that, Carol worked as an anchor/reporter in Marquette, Michigan, and Rochester, New York. 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 . OF COURSE, 10 TO 15 MINUTES LATER WE GET THE CALL AND IT WAS HIM AND HIS PHOTOGRAPHER. Cogdill is to anchor his final. HIS FIRST STORY AND HIS LAST IN POLK COUNTY. Keisha Kirkland, a former weathercaster at WYFF in Greenville, S.C., has died of lung cancer. Therefore, we cant tell what school she attended as well as what degrees she attained. He was originally from Tazewell, Virginia. WYFF News 4 anchor Mike McCormick and WYFF News 4 photojournalist Aaron Smeltzer died Monday when a tree fell on their SUV. 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. The station rebranded its newscasts from Action News 4 to NewsCenter 4 in the early 1980s. THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TOUCHED MANY. AND WERE SAD TO REPORT THAT FORMER WYFF NEWS 4 SPORTS ANCHOR AND REPORTER TYLER SOUTERS HAS PASSED AWAY. He is a man of average stature. He became part of the WYFF 4 in Greenville Sc in 1993. THIS IS WYFF NEWS 4 TODAY. "It's the first time I ever met either one of those two gentleman, but you feel a sense of responsibility to them." Over the past two decades he has been promoted to weekend anchor, morning. Charlie died in 2008. WYFF operates nine digital translators across the mountains of western North Carolina. Nigel Robertson joined WYFF News 4 in December 1999 as a reporter working the night shift for the late news. HE THEN MOVED ON TO OUR SISTER STATION KOCO IN OKLAHOMA CITY. 2 talking about this. More:WYFF weather anchor and family farmer shares why 2018 is bringing bumper crops of apples. These translators serve as low-power, limited-area repeaters that bring the network's signal to towns in deep mountain valleys where the parent signal is blocked by the surrounding terrain. Before joining NBCUniversal, she worked for WYFF News 4 Today in Greenville, South Carolina as a weekend morning anchor and covers breaking/trending news in-studio weekday mornings. >> WE WERE DISPATCHED FOR A TREE DOWN ON A MOTOR VEHICLE. She is a well-learned journalist and meteorologist. Geoff is a well-known journalist to his viewers who have watched his 28-year career in Upstate. 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. 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. Anchor Carol Goldsmith got married Friday. I'm Carol Clarke! 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. Elliot, who has been a CBS daytime anchor for about a year, had first shocked his own bosses. Viewers of WYFF-TV will have to get used to a new name. Before working at WYFF, she served as a reporter in Orlando. Parella Lewis is an American journalist and meteorologist currently working for WYFF News 4 in Greenville as a weather anchor. 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