On Monday, NBC 5 announced the passing of their esteemed entertainment correspondent and TV host, Bobbie Wygant. The longtime reporter died on Sunday at the age of 97.

Wygant was a renowned television journalist, best known for her work as an entertainment reporter in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. She gained prominence as the first person to ever appear on television in Dallas, Texas when she began her career in 1948 at WBAP-TV (now KXAS-TV).

Wygant has been synonymous with television in Texas from its earliest days. She became part of the team in September 1948, a mere two weeks prior to its inaugural broadcast. In her own words, “They poured me in with the foundation.”