CNN sportscaster Nick Charles dies of cancer at 64
Washington Examiner Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:54 PM PDT
The Associated Press The Associated Press ATLANTA Nick Charles, the former taxi driver who became CNN's first sports anchor and served in that role for nearly two decades, died Saturday after a two-year struggle with bladder cancer, the cable network reported. He was 64. He died peacefully at his New Mexico home, wife Cory told the network. Nicholas Charles Nickeas grew up in Chicago, working ... |
Boyertown Relay is making dreams come true
The Mercury Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:46 PM PDT
BOYERTOWN â€" Relay For Life of Boyertown organizers are “shooting for the stars,†hoping they can accomplish their dreams of exceeding their $155,000 fundraising goal to make cancer a story from a fairytale. |
Team rallies to help cancer patient
The Salisbury Post Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:40 PM PDT
Inspiration all around at Endres fundraiser By David Freeze For the Salisbury Post Joe Endres has always been one of the most upbeat and positive guys around. He finds a way to lift up those around him. On Friday morning, he did it again. Coac ... |
Nursing student earns Franciscan St. Anthony Health scholarship
The Michigan City News-Dispatch Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:39 PM PDT
MICHIGAN CITY â€" David Wright’s desire to be a registered nurse recently earned him a $5,000 scholarship through Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Michigan City in honor of a 35-year former nurse who died of cancer in 2008. |
Sports Briefs: Anchor Nick Charles dies
The Capital Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:35 PM PDT
Nick Charles, a former taxi driver who became CNN's first sports anchor and served in that role for nearly two decades, died Saturday after a two-year struggle with bladder cancer, the cable network reported. He died peacefully at his New Mexico home, his wife Cory told the network. He was 64. Nicholas Charles Nickeas grew up in Chicago, working late-night jobs in high school to help his family ... |
CNN legend Charles dies
The Daily Mining Gazette Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:27 PM PDT
ATLANTA (AP) â€" Nick Charles, a former taxi driver who became CNN’s first sports anchor, died Saturday after a two-year struggle with bladder cancer, the cable network reported. |
Former CNN, Springfield sportscaster Nick Charles dies
Jacksonville Journal-Courier Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:27 PM PDT
Nick Charles, the former taxi driver who became CNN’s first sports anchor and served in that role for nearly two decades, died Saturday after a two-year struggle with bladder cancer, the cable network reported. He was 64.He died peacefully at his... |
Lung cancer victim's deathbed image sends potent message
Los Angeles Times Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:26 PM PDT
The photo of Barb Tarbox didn't make the cut for the FDA's new cigarette warning labels, but she wanted people to see the truth. For American smokers, her portrait is a glimpse of a future frightening to ponder, and for U.S. health officials, perhaps too powerful to foist on the public: an unsparing photograph of a person scarcely recognizable as a woman, her body wasted by cancer, her hair gone ... |
Bigger, Younger Turnout Swims Toward Cure
The Daily Westport Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:26 PM PDT
A slightly unseasonable chill was in the air on the edge of Long Island Sound on Saturday morning. But hundreds of swimmers determined to make a difference in the search for a cure for cancer dove... |
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