WXII 12 News anchor Kimberly Van Scoy announced Thursday that she is stepping away from her role at the station to focus on her health after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure in 2020.
WXII 12 News anchor/reporter Wanda Starke announces retirement
Scholarship bearing her name to be awarded annually Share Updated: 11:29 AM EST Dec 19, 2020 WXII12.com Web Staff
Scholarship bearing her name to be awarded annually Share Updated: 11:29 AM EST Dec 19, 2020
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Show Transcript WANDA STARKE HAS BEEN A FIXTURE AT WXII 12 NEWS, AS AN ANCHOR AND AS A REPORTER LAUNCHING MANY OF OUR SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDING A PLACE TO CALL HOME AND 12 INSPIRES. TALITHA: BUT SOON, SHE’LL BEGIN A NEW CHAPTER. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, WANDA WILL WIND DOWN HER LONG-PLANNED RETIREMENT. KENNY: A FEW OF US ARE HERE TO SAY GOODBYE. THIS IS A BITTERSWEET ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALL OF US HERE AT WXII. WANDA: I’M HOPING I CAN GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT CRYING BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN HARD NOT BEING IN THE STUDIO. I HAVE NOT BEEN IN THE STUDIO SINCE THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH. I MISS ALL OF YOU SO MUCH. IT HAS BEEN REALLY HARD. AND I CAN’T BELIEVE I’