CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former well-known Charleston television anchor Tom McGee died on Sunday at the age of 78.
McGee, the University of Alabama graduate, came to Charleston in 1984 to work for WCHS-TV after working at CNN in Atlanta. He then worked at WOWK-TV before returning to WCHS in the early 2000s.
In his 60’s, McGee became a personal injury attorney in Charleston after graduating from the WVU College of Law.
McGee was also a Vietnam veteran, serving as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
McGee’s visitation will be held Thursday at Henson & Kitchen Funeral Home in Barboursville at noon. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation.