Remembering Sharon Siegel-Cohen, the fabric of The Morning Show at News4JAX
As News4JAX celebrates 10 years of The Morning Show being the top-rated news program in the market, we want to honor one of the pioneers behind the scenes who not only helped design the program, but mentored and supported the team for decades.
Longtime WJXT executive producer posthumously honored at Eve Awards
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ A producer at News4Jax for more than 25 years who lost her battle with Lou Gehrigโs Disease earlier this year was posthumously honored Wednesday at the Florida Times-Unionโs Eve Awards. Sharon Siegel-Cohen, 62, was one of 12 finalists. The Eve Awards honors women for their contributions to the community. The three recipients are Brenda Priestly Jackson, Randy DeFoor and Shannon Nazworth. The Eve Awards were established by the Florida Times-Union in 1969.
Jacksonville City Council to honor life of WJXTโs Sharon Siegel-Cohen
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. โ Our WJXT family continues to mourn beloved executive producer Sharon Siegel-Cohen, who lost a courageous battle this month with Lou Gehrigโs disease, or ALS. Her accomplishments and life are being recognized in a resolution that will be introduced Tuesday night to the Jacksonville City Council by Councilwoman Joyce Morgan, who was an anchor at WJXT in the 90s and early 2000s. READ | City Council resolution to honor Sharon Siegel-CohenA Jacksonville native and a friend to hundreds, Sharon, 62, shaped countless lives in her work with WJXT, including scores of interns who came through our doors. Many of them eventually came to work for WJXT themselves, among them anchor and reporter Vic Micolucci. The day Sharon passed, Micolucci posted a heartfelt tribute on Facebook, calling Sharon his dear friend, mentor, work mother and fearless leader.
Sharon Siegel-Cohen: How one woman meant so much to so many
Longtime executive producer Sharon Siegel-Cohen lost a courageous battle with Lou Gehrigโs disease, or ALS. Full Screen 1 / 24 Sharon leads her team and more than 1,000 others Saturday in the Jacksonville Walk to Defeat ALS. โSharonโs Day, Sharonโs Day, her birthday is today.โOne of a kind: caring, compassionate, comical, Sharon even attempted a short rap career with her son, Martin, for his high school prom. In recent weeks, with the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, those who loved Sharon resorted to sending videos and uplifting messages. โFive days a week, Sharon and I were together, she was family,โ anchor Bruce Hamilton said somberly after her passing.