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Elise Finch Dead: CBS New York Meteorologist Dies Suddenly at 51
Washington Examiner ^ | July 17, 2023 | Rachel Schilke

Posted on 07/17/2023 2:08:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway

CBS New York is mourning the loss of colleague and Emmy-winning meteorologist Elise Finch, who died suddenly over the weekend just a few days after she began appearing on the air.

The station announced its colleague's death on Monday. Finch, 51, had been a team member at WCBS for 16 years.

She began her career in TV at E! Entertainment Services as a production coordinator before she worked as an anchor, reporter, and meteorologist for several stations for NBC and ABC News affiliates. Finch arrived at CBS New York in 2007 and served as the meteorologist for weekend shows. Most recently, she joined the morning news with Mary Calvi and Chris Wragge. In September, Finch joined anchor Cindy Hsu on the 9 a.m. newscast, the station said.

"Elise was a gifted and consummate professional who took great care with her work. She was also a wonderful ambassador in the community, including her hometown of Mount Vernon," CBS New York wrote in a tribute to Finch. "Above all, Elise was a fiercely loving and devoted mother to her daughter Grace and wife to Graig Henriques, who is a photojournalist at WCBS."

Finch, whose full name is Elise Dione Finch Henriques, died at a local hospital, and the cause of her death is unknown at this time, the station said.

Several of Finch's colleagues took to social media to express their grief and remember Finch.

"Elise was fiercely loyal to those she loved, a straight shooter, a consummate professional, and made me laugh until I cried. But above all, she was completely devoted to her family, especially her daughter Grace. I love you so much, my friend. Heaven now has an angel like no other," WCBS news anchor Jessica Moore tweeted.

Wragge and other colleagues remembered Finch for her love for music.

“My heart is broken. Our team will never be the same,” Wragge tweeted. “No one matched musical wits better. I’ll miss you much.”

“The song of her life deserved many more verses. Her gifts were many, and so too the lives she touched,” WCBS reporter Tony Aiello tweeted. “My deepest condolences to Graig and little Grace, her parents and sister, and all our CBS2 family.”

New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams also expressed her condolences to Finch's loved ones.

“Elise served as CBS’ meteorologist for over a decade and graced thousands of households with her genius,” she tweeted. “She will truly be missed. My prayers go to her family and friends.”


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1 posted on 07/17/2023 2:08:46 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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2 posted on 07/17/2023 2:14:22 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: nickcarraway

safe and effective ping


3 posted on 07/17/2023 2:14:23 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: nickcarraway

She should have gotten vaxxed against “suddenly”...it seems to be going around.


4 posted on 07/17/2023 2:24:09 PM PDT by 762X51
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To: nickcarraway

At least she was vaccinated


5 posted on 07/17/2023 2:28:39 PM PDT by eyeamok
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To: ConservativeMind

If only she had one more booster


6 posted on 07/17/2023 2:43:52 PM PDT by albie
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To: nickcarraway

Another death by sudden.


7 posted on 07/17/2023 2:47:20 PM PDT by bgill
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To: bgill

By sudden and unexpected?


8 posted on 07/17/2023 2:50:46 PM PDT by Tom Tetroxide
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To: nickcarraway

9 posted on 07/17/2023 2:53:38 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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10 posted on 07/17/2023 2:55:00 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: nickcarraway

Did Glow-Bull Warming kill her?


11 posted on 07/17/2023 3:01:55 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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She was always heavy, but looked like she had put on a lot of weight in the last few months.

Heart attack, stroke, pulmonary embolism....


12 posted on 07/17/2023 3:06:27 PM PDT by heartwood (Someone has to play devil's advocate.)
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To: nickcarraway

Suddenly and unexpectedly.


13 posted on 07/17/2023 3:57:27 PM PDT by wastedyears (The left would kill every single one of us and our families if they knew they could get away with it)
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To: heartwood

So she wasn’t like the ones on Telemundo.


14 posted on 07/17/2023 3:59:11 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: nickcarraway

Bring back Tex Antoine!


15 posted on 07/17/2023 4:01:51 PM PDT by llevrok (Pronouns: Me/myself/& I)
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To: llevrok

Bring back Tex Antoine!


A name I haven’t heard in decades.

He had his Howard Cosell moment.


16 posted on 07/17/2023 4:06:19 PM PDT by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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Why should I care about this?


17 posted on 07/17/2023 4:21:56 PM PDT by sauropod (Sun Tzu: “The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting”)
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18 posted on 07/17/2023 5:29:28 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“There is no good government at all & none possible.”--Mark Twain)
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