Rob Sweeting, longtime Channel 4 anchor, remembered for journalism, humor, dedication to community

The News4JAX family is remembering longtime anchor Rob Sweeting, who passed away Friday at the age of 73. Rob was an anchor at Channel 4 from 1985 to 2015, after which he continued to fill in on the anchor desk for several years and remained a fixture at gatherings of current and former station employees. For Rob, journalism – telling stories – was something he was interested in from a young age, growing up in Miami.