![]() “She gave us the forecast and was always ready with perspective.” “She would break down the complex with refreshing candor,” it said. The station described her as a “beloved” colleague “who knew her stuff and helped us understand it to stay safe.” “She was our bright light in the morning.” She was also a wonderful ambassador in the community,” CBS New York. “Elise was a gifted and consummate professional who took great care with her work. She had previously worked at CBS, ABC and FOX affiliates in Arizona, Ohio and Minnesota. She joined CBS from NBC, where she was a meteorologist for the show “Early Today,” MSNBC and NBC Weather Plus. Prior to her death, she appeared on the weekday morning news with co-anchors Mary Calvi and Chris Wragge. She had worked at WCBS-TV since 2007, when she joined as a weekend meteorologist. She is survived by husband Graig Henriques ― a CBS New York photojournalist ― and their 6-year-old daughter, Grace, as well as Finch’s parents, her sister and her sister’s children, CBS New York said in a separate article remembering the reporter. A cause of death has not been determined. A real New Yorker to the core," CBS New York's Maurice DuBois said.Finch died at a local hospital, it said. "The same words keep coming up to describe Elise - genuine, beautiful, calm, gentle, a pro, funny, talented, passionate, direct and honest. And I was in awe," CBS New York's Dave Carlin said. Public speaking, being a reporter, being a forecaster, being a friend. "She literally, literally could do anything. ![]() ![]() Many colleagues cherished her as a close friend. Her forecasts were delivered with care and authority. Elise was the one who figured out how to manage being a journalist, how to build a family, how to be a mother, and how to be a good steward in society," longtime friend Jala Anderson-Moore said.Įlise was a star at CBS2. I'm just so proud how she used her platform to continue to lift up Mount Vernon," Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard said.Įlise moved in many circles and touched many lives - from her sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha, to the National Association of Black Journalists. "Her love of music, her love of arts, her love of culture, her love of people, her love of service, where she just gave back. "She made an impact and a difference wherever she went, and the evidence is all around us today," family friend Dr. ![]() "She would always be the first person on Ticketmaster buying tickets to see Janet Jackson for the 17th time, and more often than not, she was jamming in the audience by herself," said Elise's niece Amira Robert. There was music Elise loved to stir the soul, and there were tributes to touch the heart. Elise Finch celebrated as a cherished native daughter of Mount Vernon.The Temptations' Otis Williams posts tribute to Elise Finch.Elise Finch remembered as a bright light of the CBS New York newsroom, her "second family".Remembering our beloved colleague Elise Finch."She was a life well lived, well loved and well adored and will be sorely missed - most of all, that beautiful smile," said Mount Vernon resident Brenda Miles. "To see so many people coming out and celebrating her life and her legacy, it just shows us that what's important in life is not the beginning or your end, it's really your dash - what's in between, what you do and how many people you inspire in your reach," Lia Johnson said. Those celebrating the 51-year-old Tuesday at the Macedonia Baptist Church say they will keep her memory alive and always remember Elise for her beautiful heart. Celebration of life underway for our beloved colleague Elise Finch 03:26
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