>> THIS PART OF OUR NEWSCAST IS GOING TO BE REALLY TOUGH. CORLEY IS GOING TO BE LEAVING
US AND FROM HER HEART, SHE
WANTS TO SHARE HER STORY WITH
YOU.
>>CORLEY PEEL: YEAH, TODAY IS
A BITTERSWEET DAY AS IT IS MY
LAST DAY AT CHANNEL 4, LAST 5
YEARS IN JACKSBORO HAVE BEEN
INCREDIBLE.
>> STARTED OUT HERE. CHANNEL 4
HAS A NICE A REPORTER IN 2017.
AND SINCE THEN I’VE COVERED
COW WAS BREAKING NEWS EVENTS,
HURRICANES AND HIGH PROFILE
MURDER CASES. A YEAR AGO I
TOOK ON A NEW ROLE AS YOUR
WEEKEND MORNING ANCHOR AND I
HAVE LOVED EVERY MINUTE WAKING
UP WITH YOU.
>>CORLEY PEEL: MY DECISION AND
WE WAS NOT EASY. BUT MY TWIN
SISTER CHELSEA, DIAGNOSED WITH
STAGE 4 LUNG CANCER, 2 AND A
HALF YEARS AGO. SHE’S NOT A
SMOKER. AND THE CAUSE IS
UNKNOWN. BUT IT IS CRUCIAL
THAT I GO HOME TO TEXAS TO BE
WITH HER. I AM FOREVER
GRATEFUL FOR MY MANAGERS AND
COLLEAGUES AND WHO ALWAYS
BELIEVED IN ME AND CHEERED ME
ON OVER THE PAST YEARS. THANK
YOU TO THE FAMILIES. HE SPENT
SOME OF THEIR DARKEST DAYS
TRUSTING NEED TO TELL THEIR
STORIES. I ALWAYS KEEP YOU IN
MY PRAYERS AND TO THE VIEWERS.
THANK YOU. YOUR SUPPORT HAS
MEANT THE WORLD TO ME CHANNEL
4 AND DUVAL WILL ALWAYS HAVE A
SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART.
THAT WAS VERY BEAUTIFULLY.
EVERYONE WHO’S WATCHING RIGHT
NOW UNDERSTANDS.
>>JENNIFER READY: THE VALUE OF
FAMILY. AND WHILE YOU HAVE A
WONDERFUL, EXCITING JOB AND WE
LOVE YOU HERE, WHERE WE’RE SO
HAPPY FOR YOU THING TO BE ABLE
TO SPEND TIME WITH YOUR
SISTER.
>> AND BRIANNA, HER CO ANCHOR
FOR WHOM I’M FILLING IN
>> OH, MY
>> SO HARD TO LIKE SIT HERE.
>> MIND YOU SEE YOU LEAVE. I
LOVE YOU. LIKE A SISTER WHO
IT’S JUST I’M SYAN TO LIVE IN
THESE CIRCUMSTANCES WOULD HAVE
HAD SUCH A BLAST OF YOU. AND
WE KIND 2 IN THE MORNING SHOW
THE WEEKEND MORNING SHOW THE
SAME TIME TOGETHER. AND WE
KIND OF JUST BE BY STORM AND
YOU’VE BEEN TO JUST SUPPORT
FOR ME.
>> AND EVEN LIKE A MENTOR AND
I’M GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH
AND I’M PRAYING FOR YOU AND
YOUR FAMILY. I KNOW LIKE THE
BEGINNING. IS JUST STARTING.
YOU’RE GOING TO GO SO FAR AND
I WAIT. NOW ONCE IS OVER.
>> WE’RE GOING TO BE, BUT I
LOVE YOU SO MUCH. I’M GONNA
MISS YOU SO I’M GOING TO MISS
YOU, TOO. AND I’VE LOVED EVERY
MINUTE WORKING WITH YOU.
>>CORLEY PEEL: WAKING UP EARLY
SITTING HERE WITH YOU AT THE
MY WEEKENDS WILL NOT BE THE
SAME. THAT’S FOR SURE. SO IT’S
BEEN AWESOME. GETTING TO KNOW
YOU. AND YOU KNOW, YOU’RE MY
FAMILY NOW THEM. DO YOU?
>> IT’S DAY BY DAY AND LAKE
>>CORLEY PEEL: NOW THIS IS OUR
I TRY NOT TO, YOU KNOW, CRY
TOO MUCH TRYING TO HOLD IT IN
RIGHT NOW. WELL, AND IT’S A
REAL SISTERHOOD. IT’S A
FAMILY. IT NOBODY WHO DOES
SHIFT WORK KNOWS. YEAH. WHEN
WAKE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORK
CHANNEL 4 HAS DEFINITELY BEEN
MY FAMILY AWAY FROM HOME. AND
THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT I’VE
HAD HERE HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLE.
SO I’M VERY GRATEFUL WE HAVE
ANOTHER LITTLE SURPRISE FOR
YOU, OK? I’M DANIELLE COULD
NOT BE HERE THIS WEEKEND AS
SHE ANOTHER MEMBER OF OUR
WEEKEND SO SHE HAS LITTLE
MESSAGE FOR YOU ARE LEGAL.
>> HI CORLEY. SO SORRY. GOING
TO BE THERE FOR YOUR LAST DAY.
BUT I KNOW THAT YOU ARE GOING
TO DO WONDERFUL THINGS WITH
YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE. WE’RE
GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH ON
THE WEEKEND MORNING SHOW.
WE’RE GOING TO MISS YOU HERE
AT CHANNEL 4. JACKSONVILLE IS
GOING TO MISS YOU. BUT YOU ARE
GOING TO DO GREAT THINGS NO
MATTER WHAT YOU DO IN THE
FUTURE. AND I HOPE YOU ENJOY
SOME MUCH NEEDED TIME AT HOME
WITH YOUR FAMILY BY CORLEY
WHAT
>>CORLEY PEEL: SO GOOD TO HEAR
FROM I’M GOING TO STAND NOW.
>> SHE’S SO SWEET. SHE’S SHE’S
A LOT OF FUN TO SHE IS. SO YOU
HAVE HAD SOME REALLY
INTERESTING ANYBODY WHO
REPORTS YOU NEVER KNOW FROM
DAY TO DAY WHAT’S GOING TO
HAPPEN OUT ON THE STREET? THE
PEOPLE YOU MEET, WHAT ARE SOME
OF YOUR FAVORITE I DON’T KNOW.
I MEAN, I HAVE A LONG LIST.
PEOPLE ASK ME THIS ALL THE
TIME COVERING THE JOLENE
CUMMINGS MURDER CASE WAS, YOU
KNOW, A BIG, YOU KNOW THING
FOR ME HERE. ALL OF THE
HURRICANES STORMS BEING OUT
THERE AND THE MIDDLE OF IT.
THAT’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE A
LASTING MEMORY. BUT ALSO JUST
GETTING TO SHARE PEOPLE IN OUR
COMMUNITY STORIES. YOU KNOW, I
GOT TO TALK TO FAMILIES WHO
THEY WENT THROUGH SOMETHING SO
TRAGIC. SO AWFUL AND HORRIFIC.
BUT THEY TOOK THE TIME TO MEET
WITH ME AND TO LET ME ALLOW
THEM TO SHARE THEIR VOICE. AND
I THINK THAT IS JUST THE MOST
MEMORABLE THING THAT I WILL
ALWAYS CARRY WITH YOU KNOW, I
HAVE A LOT OF CONNECTIONS IN
THIS COMMUNITY WITH PEOPLE.
YEAH, WE’RE ALWAYS BE WITH ME.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, WELL, AND
WITH THEIR SOME LIGHTER
MOMENTS, TOO, AND HAS ANOTHER
SURPRISE. WE PUT TOGETHER A
LITTLE MONTAGE, A LITTLE
COLLECTION OF SOME OF YOUR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US THIS MORNING. WE’LL GET TO
THOSE TOP HEADLINES IN JUST A
MOMENT. I LIKE YOUR COLOR THIS
MORNING FOR A MATCHING. WHY
DID YOU TAKE THE CAR? I DON’T
KNOW. YOU DON’T KNOW. TOLD ME
TO DO AND TOLD YOU TO DO THEY
NEED GET TO RETIRE. LIFT AS
THEY RAN FROM THE FEDERAL
COURTHOUSE ON TUESDAY. YOU
HAVE ANY NO COMMENT. BUT IF I
STEP OUT HERE, YOU CAN TAKE A
LOOK AT JUST HOW WINDY IT
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>> OH, MY
>> ATK AND KTVA. THOSE THE
GROUPS THAT WE HEAR ABOUT A
ARE THEY THE BIGGEST PROBLEM
FOR JACKSON, THOUGH? THEY
HAVEN’T RECENTLY? WHEN YOU
THINK ABOUT THE
RECOMMENDATION? ASKED GIVE
BACK TO THE BREAK, HERE’S YOUR
OFF TO GET THAT WATER NOW WE
HAVE TO SHOW AND AGAIN,
THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS HURT.
>> REPORTING LIVE CORLEY PEEL
CHANNEL 4.
>> THE LOCAL STATION. THAT WAS
PRETTY COOL. AMAZING THAT ALL
THE THINGS THAT YOU’VE BEEN
THROUGH. I MENTIONED WE HAD
SURPRISES FOR YOU. YES, WE
HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE.
ANOTHER SURPRISE. ANOTHER TRY
70’S RISES. SO FAR. WE HAVE A
SPECIAL GUEST, A SPECIAL GUEST
WILL GUEST WHO’S GOING TO BE
JOINING US, OK, OR SPECIAL
GUEST OUT.
>> HEY, CAN SUPPORT, YOU KNOW,
A THING.
>> EVERYBODY THIS IS SELF.
COME ON OVER HERE. YOU TOO. IN
CASE YOU DIDN’T KNOW WE HAVE
THE I TWIN SISTERS HERE,
CHELSEA AND CHELSEA IS THE
REASON. THAT CORLEY IS HEADED
HOME TO TEXAS AND SHE REALLY
WANTED TO BE HERE.
>> I’M SO HAPPY THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR SUPPORT MEAN, YOU
EVEN SUCH A GREAT PLACE LIKE
THIS TO COME SUPPORT ME. NO
CAN ASK FOR BETTER SISTERS,
>> AND WHAT’S GOING TO BE LIKE
TO BE FINALLY IN THE SAME IT’S
GOING TO BE WE ACTUALLY
HAVEN’T LIVED TOGETHER IN THE
SAME CITY SINCE COLLEGE. YEAH.
YOU KNOW, I’LL BE REALLY
SPECIAL TO JUST GET LUNCH AND,
YOU KNOW, DO RANDOM THINGS
THAT I CAN JUST HANG OUT WITH
HER AND BE WITH HER. SO
>> YOU’VE BEEN THERE A LOT.
AND I CAN’T BELIEVE YOU’RE
HERE RIGHT I’M LIKE CALEB.
LET’S BRING OUR CAKE OUT.
WE’RE IN OUR FINAL SECONDS
HERE. OF COURSE, LEAST 10
YEAR, 4. BUT CHELSEA, THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING YOUR MOM.
AND I ARE UP IN THE BACKGROUND
TO YOU.
>> OH, MY GOSH. THIS THANK YOU
SO MUCH, EVERYONE. THIS IS
BIN.
>>CORLEY PEEL: AN AMAZING 5
YEARS I COULD NOT HAVE ASKED
FOR US BETTER STATION, A
BETTER COMMUNITY AND I’M GOING
TO MISS EVERY SINGLE ONE OF
YOU.
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