Wcia anchor dies. Mar 3, 2020 · Battista, who was among the original anchors for CNN Headline News and hosted CNN’s “TalkBack Live,” died Tuesday, March 3, 2020, after a four-year battle with cervical cancer, family spokeswoman Wendy Guarisco told CNN. Benton had been with WCIA since 2005, and chose to continue working long after his November 2013 diagnosis, saying he wanted to live life as normal as possible. May 26, 2015 · Dave Benton, WCIA-TV's affable and beloved co-anchor, died Tuesday at age 52. Feb 5, 2023 · Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen on “Murphy Brown,” died Jan. May 26, 2015 · WCIA news in Champaign, Ill. May 26, 2015 · Champaign TV news anchor Dave Benton has died, about a year and half after telling viewers he had brain cancer. Benton was 52. WCIA-TV news director Andy Miller said Dave Benton died Tuesday at home in Champaign. May 27, 2015 · Dave Benton, who worked for WCIA-TV in Champaign until just last month, died after a brave battle with brain cancer on Tuesday at the age of 52, leaving behind a wife and two sons. Benton only stepped down from the anchor desk last month, saying the brain tumor affected his ability to do his job. May 26, 2015 · WCIA-TV news anchor Dave Benton has died at age 52. She was 67. 11 in Culver City, California. He… May 26, 2015 · Dave Benton, WCIA-TV's affable and beloved co-anchor, died Tuesday at age 52. He was 86. Benton was a popular figure in Central Illinois news, broadcasting with the Champaign CBS affiliate for a May 23, 2017 · CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Apr 21, 2021 · Former WCIA-3 anchor and news director Paul Davis died Sunday night at the age of 82 after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with brain cancer in November 2013, and only stepped down from his duties last month, saying the illness was affecting his ability to deliver the news. He was 52. . At the age of 15, he started his career in media as a staff announcer at his hometown radio station, WCRA. , announced Tuesday that former anchor Dave Benton died at home after a battle with brain cancer. Feb 5, 2023 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charles Kimbrough, a Tony- and Emmy-nominated actor who played a straight-laced news anchor opposite Candice Bergen on “Murphy Brown,” died Jan. May 26, 2015 · WCIA news anchor Dave Benton’s fight against brain cancer was as public as it was courageous, and he no doubt helped innumerable cancer survivors while continuing his work in the most public of settings. (AP) — An Illinois television news anchor who continued to work while he struggled with brain cancer has died. (WCIA) – Over the past two days, thousands of people have taken the time to honor the life and memory of former WCIA-3 news director Dave Shaul. May 26, 2015 · CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The world of journalism has lost a local pioneer in news. He was born in Effingham. The longtime newsman died Tuesday, six weeks after leaving the air. He was born and raised in Effingham, schooled at the University of Illinois, and went to straight to work at Channel 3 full time after graduating. Apr 19, 2021 · CHAMPAIGN, Ill. Former WCIA Anchor and News Director Paul Davis died Sunday night at the age of 82. (AP Photo/Ric Feld, File) This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. wlwprbb tkom axv qfb erlnr mjt xnrlnf azfyx ujzxodc mzcf