{"id":143132,"date":"2021-10-29T15:34:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=143132"},"modified":"2021-10-29T15:34:54","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T15:34:54","slug":"who-was-atlanta-anchor-jovita-moore-and-what-was-her-cause-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/who-was-atlanta-anchor-jovita-moore-and-what-was-her-cause-of-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Who was Atlanta anchor Jovita Moore and what was her cause of death?"},"content":{"rendered":"

JOVITA Moore was an Atlanta-based news anchor who headed the 5pm newscast on Channel 2 Action News.<\/p>\n

On October 29, 2021, it was announced that Moore had passed away.<\/p>\n

Who was Atlanta anchor Jovita Moore? <\/strong><\/h2>\n

Moore is an Emmy award winning journalist who has also been recognized by by the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

She had been with Channel 2 Action News since 1998. <\/p>\n

Before working with WSB-TV, she spent time on the air at WMC-TV in Memphis and KFSM in Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Arkansas. <\/p>\n

She went to WSB-TV in 1998 and moved to the main anchor desk in 2012.<\/p>\n

She received her Master\u2019s of Science Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in New York City. <\/p>\n

She also had a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What was her cause of death?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Channel 2 announced that Moore passed away after battling brain cancer for seven months.<\/p>\n

In April 2021, the outlet reported that Moore found two masses on her brain.<\/p>\n

After surgery, doctors diagnosed her with glioblastoma, a common type of brain cancer.<\/p>\n

Glioblastoma is not a hereditary cancer, nor does it have anything to do with a patient's lifestyle. <\/p>\n

Who are Jovita Moore's children?<\/h2>\n

Moore is survived by her mother and three children, Shelby, Marley, and Josh.<\/p>\n

Tributes for Moore continue to pour in from around the country.<\/p>\n

More to follow…<\/em><\/p>\n

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