Atlanta news anchor Jovita Moore dies months after brain cancer diagnosis

Longtime TV quality anchor Jovita Moore died Thursday nighttime astatine 53 aft a monthslong conflict with cancer, WSB announced Friday morning.

“Jovita died overnight, 7 months aft being diagnosed with an assertive signifier of encephalon cancer,” the station’s connection said.

“Back successful April doctors discovered 2 masses connected Jovita’s brain. After surgery, they diagnosed her with glioblastoma, the astir communal benignant of encephalon cancer,” WSB said. There is nary cure, said the statement.

Moore had been with Channel 2 Action News since 1998, wherever she anchored evening newscasts, WSB said. Before moving to Atlanta, the autochthonal New Yorker was connected the aerial astatine WMC-TV successful Memphis and KFSM successful Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Arkansas, wherever she started her career, WSB said.

She earned a maestro of subject grade successful broadcast journalism from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism successful New York. She had a bachelor of arts grade from Bennington College successful Vermont, WSB said.

Moore was known for her contributions to the Atlanta community.

“She donated countless hours to civic associations and non-profit organizations crossed metro Atlanta. She mentored students and sat connected respective boards of directors,” WSB said.

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and her hubby are “deeply saddened by the nonaccomplishment of our friend,” the politician said successful a statement. “Even those who did not cognize her personally felt a heavy and idiosyncratic transportation to Jovita. She loved Atlanta dearly.

“May her beauteous tone soar. Jovita volition beryllium genuinely missed.”

Moore is survived by her parent and 2 children.

Tributes poured successful connected societal media pursuing quality of her death.

Bernice King, the girl of Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated respective posts connected Twitter to the quality anchor, penning successful one post, “I volition miss you, Jovita. Rest, sister.”

“She was a tremendous blessing to metro Atlanta and the world, but her household was astir precious to her. Praying for those closest to her, including her beloved @wsbtv community. A well-lived life,” King wrote successful another.

Filmmaker Tyler Perry, wrote, “We cognize you fought with each you had! I volition miss your beauteous grin and lukewarm laughter, fto unsocial seeing you successful my surviving country everyday. You volition beryllium missed greatly my friend.”