WFTV 9 reporter Angela Jacobs died after losing her battle with metastatic breast cancer this week.
confirmed eyewitness news A reporter died on Tuesday, July 19, by colleagues at WFTV, who described her as “deeply loyal.”
WFTV correspondent Angela Jacobs
According to her WFTV Profilethe reporter began her career when she became a “proud alumnus and loyal follower of athleticism” from the University of South Carolina, then earned her master’s degree from the University of Missouri.
After becoming a journalist in 2008, Angela began working for Fox Sports as a contributing reporter covering Rays and Lightning in Florida. While working in Tampa, Florida, Angela received two Emmy Awards.
She also spent a week as a guest co-host on NBC Sports Network in 2013, and in the same year, Angela joined Eyewitness News As general assignment reporter in February 2013.
Some of her notable works include a breaking news story of a woman who took legal action against a local hospital after she said she had been molested while a patient was in her care, WFTV . said.
Then, in January 2015, Angela covered the story of a woman her ex-boyfriend was “terrorizing” her, and less than 24 hours later, the alleged stalker was arrested. Her story also prompted local lawmakers to take a fresh look at Florida’s cyberstalking law.
Angela Jacobs loses battle with cancer
Angela opened up about her battle with breast cancer in 2020, when she explained that she underwent 56 treatments over five weeks of radiotherapy. She also underwent four surgeries and lost her hair.
After a long battle, Angela overcame the disease and spent nearly two years in remission, before the cancer returned this year.
This time, Angela underwent chemotherapy and tried experimental treatments, WFTV Reports.
Her colleagues described her as “very loyal” and many of them praised their girlfriend on social media. Lauren Seabrook said she was “angry/sad” after losing her friend and said Angela had struggled “so hard with this grace and selflessness”.
Even the Orange County sheriff’s office offered their condolences, saying they were ‘sorry to hear of the death’ and said she had ‘all the qualities of the best reporter’.
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