Media figures are mourning the death of a beloved TV anchor, who passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Mark Spain, 64, who spent decades anchoring the news in various markets including Indianapolis, Cleveland and Jacksonville, died Dec. 18.
Spain was most recently hired at WSET-TV, the ABC affiliate in Lynchburg, Va., where he served as the weekday news anchor.
“His smile and positivity were popular with his family, our team here at WSET and the thousands in Lynchburg and beyond who welcomed Mark into their homes every night on TV,” the station said.
“When he first addressed the community about his cancer diagnosis in early December, he echoed that familiar sunny outlook despite the dire situation.”
Kristen Miranda, a reporter and anchor at Buffalo-based WKBW-TV and a former Spain colleague at Sinclair-owned WSET-TV, paid tribute to the veteran journalist last week.
“To know Mark Spain was to know positivity, faith and kindness,” Miranda wrote on her X account.
Mirand praised Spain as “more than a gifted journalist”, calling him “an extraordinary person who inspired everyone he met”.
“His legacy will live on,” she wrote, adding a heart emoji.
The Danville, Va., police department. also mourned the loss of Spain, writing in X: “He was a familiar face on WSET every evening in many homes throughout Danville and very professionally covered some news about the Department. Mark will be missed.”
Earlier this month, the Lynchburg community participated in a Purple Day Out for Spain after learning he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Liberty University lit up its Freedom Tower in purple, one of the late anchor’s favorite colors, to show solidarity with Spain’s fight against the disease.
Spain is survived by his wife, Lynita, and their three children.
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