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Former Alabama news anchor dies: ‘An amazing teacher, encourager, and friend’


Former WSFA news anchor Bob Howell has died following an extended illness, the Montgomery TV station reported on Saturday.

Howell spent more than three decades at the station during two stints between 1976-2012.

“He was an amazing teacher, encourager, and friend,” said Birmingham meteorologist James Spann in a social media post about Howell’s death. “My memories of the days with Bob at WSFA are cherished.”

Funeral arrangements haven’t yet been announced.

Howell began his broadcasting career in radio in his hometown of Geneva, about 30 miles southwest of Dothan near the Florida state line, according to WSFA. He moved into TV in the Dothan market before joining WSFA in 1976.

According to the station, he anchored more than 10,000 broadcasts and served as the managing editor.

In 2012, he was inducted into the Alabama Broadcasters Association’s Hall of Fame.

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“Outside of his work at WSFA, Bob Howell helped teach future journalists at Troy University’s Hall School of Journalism for several years, including some of the employees still working at WSFA today,” according to the station.

Desmond Wingard, WSFA’s news director, said he grew up in south Alabama watching Howell on TV every night.

“I consider Bob one of my mentors,” Wingard said, per the station. “I watched him growing up, and it was his professionalism that drew me into this career field. Being able to work at WSFA with Bob years later was a high point for me. I’ll always remember his coaching and him checking in on me after his retirement.”

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Alabama football hosted a hometown kid for an official visit last weekend when it got Jeremiah Beverley on campus for an official visit.

Beverley attends Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and ESPN currently has him rated as a four-star recruit. He is considering Alabama, Cincinnati, Wake Forest and others.

The Crimson Tide offered Beverley earlier this month and got him on campus for an official visit last weekend. The Alabama target told Touchdown Alabama he used the visit to learn what the Tide has planned for him if he commits.

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“I’m truly happy that I went on that official visit,” Beverley said. “Blessed for that. All I was talking about was the next step, what I got to do? So, just knowing what they have planned for me, knowing what they have set for me.”

At 6-foot-2 and 235 pounds, Beverley makes plays for Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa as a defensive end. Alabama has plans to use him similarly at the next level.

“They’re going to have me at wolf mostly,” Beverley said. “I know coach (Kane) Wommack and coach (Christian) Robinson, I think they see me at other positions, but I know it is guaranteed they’re going to see me at Wolf and me working my way up on special teams, and they expect that out of me.”

Beverley is expected to announce a commitment decision on Friday.

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Alabama football is hiring Noah Fisher to be its assistant tight ends coach, according to CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz.

Fisher spent two seasons as a graduate assistant working with the offensive line and tight ends at Louisville before joining the Tide’s staff. He played three years on the offensive line at South Alabama and spent one season with Tulane. The Jaguars started Fisher along its offensive line when he was a player for multiple games.

The Crimson Tide appear to want to use their tight ends in multiple ways in the future including as extra blockers along the line of scrimmage. Fisher looks as if he can assist the Tide with this mission.

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Sewage overflows during storms in Prichard are sending wastewater into local waterways that feed Mobile Bay, prompting an environmental group to push for state funding to upgrade aging infrastructure.

Mobile Baykeeper says sewage overflows during storms flow into Three Mile Creek, then into the Mobile River, and ultimately end up in Mobile Bay. The group said that last week, during heavy rain, more than 256,000 gallons of sewage spilled into Gum Tree Branch and Three Mile Creek.

Mobile Baykeeper has launched a petition seeking funding from the state of Alabama to fix Prichard’s old water infrastructure.



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