“Jovita died in a single day, seven months after being recognized with an aggressive type of mind most cancers,” the station’s assertion stated.
“Again in April medical doctors found two plenty on Jovita’s mind. After surgical procedure, they recognized her with glioblastoma, the most typical sort of mind most cancers,” WSB stated. There is no such thing as a remedy, stated the assertion.
Moore had been with Channel 2 Motion Information since 1998, the place she anchored night newscasts, WSB stated. Earlier than shifting to Atlanta, the native New Yorker was on the air at WMC-TV in Memphis and KFSM in Fayetteville and Fort Smith, Arkansas, the place she began her profession, WSB stated.
She earned a grasp of science diploma in broadcast journalism from Columbia College Graduate Faculty of Journalism in New York. She had a bachelor of arts diploma from Bennington School in Vermont, WSB stated.
Moore was recognized for her contributions to the Atlanta neighborhood.
“She donated numerous hours to civic associations and non-profit organizations throughout metro Atlanta. She mentored college students and sat on a number of boards of administrators,” WSB stated.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and her husband are “deeply saddened by the lack of our pal,” the mayor stated in an announcement. “Even those that didn’t know her personally felt a deep and private connection to Jovita. She beloved Atlanta dearly.
“Could her stunning spirit soar. Jovita might be actually missed.”
Moore is survived by her mom and two kids.
