{"id":4678,"date":"2024-11-04T01:36:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T01:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=4678"},"modified":"2024-11-15T01:46:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T01:46:30","slug":"beloved-news-anchor-dies-at-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=4678","title":{"rendered":"Beloved News Anchor Dies At 51"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Television station KCEN-TV in Central Texas, an NBC affiliate, has been rocked by the sudden passing of its longtime news co-anchor Kris Radcliffe on October 30. He had worked there for 22 years. No cause of death was announced. Radcliffe was 51. <picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy figure-img img-thumbnail img-fluid wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?fit=1056%2C542\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=2880 2880w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=150 150w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=300 300w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=768 768w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=1024 1024w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=1056 1056w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=528 528w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=399 399w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=1440 1440w, https:\/\/www.wideopencountry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Kris-Radcliffe.jpg?w=600 600w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1056\" height=\"542\" \/><\/picture>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Speaking tearfully on air, Radcliffe&#8217;s co-anchor, Lindsay Liepman, mourned his death and paid tribute to his professionalism, warmth, and immense value to the community. &#8220;Kris sat in the chair right beside me, and he was the best, he was simply the best,&#8221; she said per the <em>New York Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"CPXPzeXEwYkDFUyJgwcdSzIICA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_1\/661d7ce813817a39bb977559_0__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_1\/661d7ce813817a39bb977559_0\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,33020490\/AdThrive_Content_1\/661d7ce813817a39bb977559_0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"2\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She continued, &#8220;Funny, genuine and smart. I looked forward to working with Kris every single night, and I think you all could tell at home. We had fun here. Kris loved this community and never took his role for granted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Liepman emotionally said, &#8220;If I had known yesterday was going to be our last newscast together, I would have ignored the cues to rap from our producers and just laughed a little longer at all of his jokes.&#8221; She mentioned this thought: &#8220;I would have thanked him for all that he&#8217;s taught me and given to all of you, the viewers, but that is now how life works out.&#8221;She asked for the public&#8217;s understanding because she could not do the newscast as usual that night. KCEN&#8217;s sister station finished the newscast.<\/p>\n<p>Dwyer said, &#8220;Kris Radcliffe, husband, father, grandfather and anchor for KCEN and the community will be missed. Kris was a kind and generous person who elevated everyone he was around. It is hard to say goodbye.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kris Radcliffe must have been an extraordinary person and professional. He had a &#8220;wife, two daughters, and two grandchildren,&#8221; per the outlet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Television station KCEN-TV in Central Texas, an NBC affiliate, has been rocked by the sudden passing of its longtime news co-anchor Kris Radcliffe on October 30. 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