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Beloved NY Anchor Ruschell Boone Dies At Age 48: 'A Tenacious Journalist' Beloved NY Anchor Ruschell Boone Dies At Age 48: 'A Tenacious Journalist'
Beloved NY Anchor Ruschell Boone Dies At Age 48: 'A Tenacious Journalist' Longtime Spectrum News NY1 anchor and reporter Ruschell Boone has died just months after returning to the anchor chair following a battle with pancreatic cancer. Boone died Sunday, Sept. 3, at the age of 48 due to cancer-related complications, the station announced Tuesday, Sept. 5. “For 21 years, Ruschell was a member of our staff, as well as a friend and mentor to many.” A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Boone immigrated to the Bronx with her family when she was 11 years old.  The Emmy award-winning journalist joined NY1 in 2002 as a Queens reporter after discovering a passion for journa…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Support Pours In For Daughter Of Popular CBS Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch Support Pours In For Daughter Of Popular CBS Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch
Support Pours In For Daughter Of Popular CBS Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch As viewers mourn the loss of CBS New York's Emmy Award-winning meteorologist Elise Finch, people are beginning to come together to help support the daughter she now leaves behind.  Finch, a Westchester County native, died at the age of 51 over the weekend of Saturday, July 15, WCBS announced.  Earlier Report - Popular TV Meteorologist, Mount Vernon HS Grad Elise Finch, Dies At Age 51 She had been on the station since 2007 and was beloved by viewers over the length of her career, becoming a familiar sight for those who tuned in during the morning hours.&…

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by Ben Crnic
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CBS New York Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch, Dies At Age 51 CBS New York Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch, Dies At Age 51
CBS New York Meteorologist, Westchester Native Elise Finch, Dies At Age 51 An Emmy Award-winning meteorologist at CBS New York has died unexpectedly. Elise Finch, who was 51 years old, died over the weekend at a local hospital, the station announced. The cause of death has not been determined. Finch was an on-air fixture at WCBS for 16 years, joining the station in 2007. A Westchester County native, she graduated from Mount Vernon High School and Georgetown University before obtaining a Master of Science degree in Broadcast Journalism from Syracuse University and completing Mississippi State University's Broadcast Meteorology Program. "Elise was a gifted a…

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by Joe Lombardi