Wendy Rieger Dies Due to Cancer

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Wendy Rieger was born in Norfolk, studied at American University, and then started as an actress at Tidewater.

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He turned to a career in radio and, in 1988, began working at NBC4, then on CNN.

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Last December, he retired after 33 years on NBC4. On Monday she was 66 years old.

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Wendy Rieger, who worked as a news anchor and reporter for a long time at NBC4, died Saturday after fighting glioblastoma, a form of brain cancer.

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Wendy Rieger had undergone open-heart surgery in 2020 before being diagnosed with a brain tumor

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Rieger wrote a note to his work family a few months ago on NBC4: “As you know, I have lived my life big and loud

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