THAT’S A TOUGH SITUATION. WE ALL LOT OF FAMILIES DEALING WITH THAT. BUT YOU’RE RIGHT.
BLUE WOULD LOOK IT IS NOT JUST
THEIR COWORKERS AND OUR
VIEWERS WHO ARE CELEBRATING
MARRIAGE AND JOHN SYME HERE AT
CHANNEL 4.
>> JOY, PURDY AND NOW CHIEF
METEOROLOGIST RICHARD NUNN
JOINING US WITH A SPECIAL
SURPRISE FOR THESE 2 THAT
COMES FROM OUTSIDE THE
BUILDING. THAT IS RIGHT. LOOK,
MY HANDS ARE SHAKING. MINOR
LITTLE BIT TOO.
>> WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION.
THIS IS FROM JACKSONVILLE,
MAYOR LENNY CURRY. ALL RIGHT.
HE HAS OFFICIALLY MADE TODAY,
MARY AND JOHN DE
>> NATION
>> SAYS IT SAYS WHEREAS
MARY BAER CAME TO NEWS 4 JAX
FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO, OVER HER
30 YEAR CAREERS AT NEWS, 4
JAX.
>> MARY SERVED AS A NEWS
REPORTER AND ANCHOR JOINING
ONE OF THE LONGEST-RUNNING
ANCHOR TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY.
>> AND WHEREAS JOHN GAUGHN
JOIN NEWS FOR JAX FROM WFTV IN
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, IN 1992 IN
2009, HE BECAME NEWS FOR JAX
CHIEF METEOROLOGIST LEADING
THE NEWS ORGANIZATION THROUGH
SOME OF THE MOST SEVERE
HURRICANES DURING THE BUSIEST
AND OF OUR TROPICAL WEATHER IN
JACKSONVILLE’S 150 YEARS OF
RECORD KEEPING. AND IT GOES ON
TO SAY, WHEREAS BOTH MARY AND
JOHN HAS SPENT THE LAST 3
DECADES CONNECTING AND SERVING
THE JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY
THROUGH STORYTELLING.
>> INFORMING THE PUBLIC
TRACKING THE TROPICS AND
EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN JOHN AND
MARY HAVE HAD AND WILL
CONTINUE TO HAVE A LASTING
IMPACT ON JACKSONVILLE. NOW.
THEREFORE, I LENNY CURRY BY
VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY VESTED
IN ME AS MAYOR OF
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA.
>> DO HEREBY PROCLAIM MAY
31ST. 2023 AS MARY AND JOHN
>> WELL, THANK YOU, MAYOR
MICHAEL OK, IT’S MY SISTER’S
BIRTHDAY TO SOUTH. MAYOR THIS
TALL. DIDN’T SEE THAT ONE OF
OTHER I DIDN’T SEE ANY OF THIS
COMING. KNOW, MEAN, THESE ARE
WE KNOW IT.
>> DO YOU STILL FEEL LIKE
WHERE ARE WE AWAIT? YEAH,
HERE. I DON’T FEEL LIKE IT’S
HAPPENING IS JUST
UNBELIEVABLE.
>> JUST IT MAKES YOU REALIZE.
HOW MUCH WE HAVE IN
EXPERIENCE. ARE THE LORRY COME
ON THESE YEARS HERE WITH YOU?
WITH US WATCHING 30 YEARS OF
WHAT’S GOING ON THIS CITY. AND
WE HAVE SOME INCREDIBLE PEOPLE
HERE. SO HERE’S THE TO OUR
SUCCESS.
>> OUR SPOUSES, LORI, WAY 38
YEARS.
>> MARRIED 14 YEARS COMING ON
15 YEARS. SO IT’S AM RICK
MULLANEY BROUGHT IT UP TO I
WOULDN’T HAVE MET YOU IF IT
WEREN’T FOR CHANNEL 4 BRIGHT.
I MEAN, SERIOUSLY, WE WERE SET
I’D MET SCOTT MAKER BETWEEN
SHOWS A WORKING OUT.
>> I WAS ALL RIGHT. YES, BEGAN
THERE. AND YEAH BEGAN THANK
YOU.
>> ALL OF YOU. WE WANT TO
THANK SO MANY PEOPLE. IT’S
HARD TO DO WHEN WE’RE OUT AND
ABOUT THE DAYS AHEAD, DON’T
HESITATE TO SAY HI AND LET US
THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR
US AS WE DID OUR THING, OUR
SPOUSES, THE LORRY. I MEAN, MY
GOODNESS. AND MARTY, YOU GUYS,
I MEAN, YOU PUT UP WITH US NOT
WHERE WE ARE WITH YOU, BUT
WHEN AT WORK DOING THOSE EXTRA
HOURS, JOHN, ESPECIALLY YOU. I
MEAN, WE’RE BEING IT’S THAT
LOOK, TEAM EFFORT HERE CHANNEL
FOR ITS BEEN OUR TEAM TO YOU
AT HOME AND
>> WE’RE GOING TO ISSUE NO
QUESTION ABOUT IT. AND WE HAVE
SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TO THANK
YES. AND AND YOU’RE IN GREAT
JOHNSON’S
>> I STARTED WORKING THERE IN
JACKSONVILLE 35 YEARS AGO WITH
JIM PIGGOTT WARY JIM AND JIM
WAS OVER 17 WITH ME. AND IT
WAS THE BEGINNING HERE IN
JACKSONVILLE FOR THE 2 OF US
AND HAVE STARTED THERE. AND
THEN THE WEIRD TWIST. MY LIFE
WAS CHANNEL 4 RBI’S CHANNEL
17. 25 YEARS LATER SAYING JUST
KEEPS AROUND. SO FRIENDS, ALL
OF US FRIENDS FOREVER FOR I
MEAN SERIOUSLY FRIENDS,
CO-WORKERS AND WE ALL LOVE
YOU. SO THANK YOU. SINCE I’VE
HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF WORKING
WITH THESE 2 SIDE BY SIDE, THE
LONGEST, I WANT TO SAY ON
BEHALF OF ALL OF YOUR FELLOW
EMPLOYEES BOTH PAST AND
PRESENT, IT HAS BEEN EVER LOVE
AND BALL. YEAH. WORKING WITH
YOU HAVE TO DAY IN AND DAY
RIGHT BACK TOWN WILLS.
>> WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR
YOUR SERVICE FOR ALL THAT
YOU’VE DONE FOR ALL OF US. AND
ALL THAT YOU’VE DONE FOR YOUR
VIEWERS AND WE CAN’T WAIT TO
SEE WHAT YOU TO BE. BLESS YOU
BOTH. THANK YOU, TOM. THANK
YOU. TOM.
>> AND WE’VE GOT TO SAY
GOODBYE BECAUSE THE NEWS IS
COMING TO AN END. BUT WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ARE
AWARE OF THE SPECIAL MOMENTS
OF THE PAST 30 YEARS. ROLLING
AND IT IS ONE NEWSCAST. THAT’S
WHY WE’RE GOING TO BRING YOU
OUR THANKS FOR 30 YEARS.
SPECIAL HONORING MARY AND
JOHN. IT AIRS A WEEK FROM
TOMORROW, JUNE 8 AT 7 O’CLOCK
HERE ON CHANNEL 4.
>> I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THERE’S
A I GIVE A BIG STORY IN IT
THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO WATCH.
HOPEFULLY I CAN HELP YOUR
LIVES BY MY MESSAGE. IT’S IN
THAT OUR SHOW. PLEASE STAY
TUNED TO WATCH THAT. WE LOVE
YOU ALL.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
SHARING THIS SPECIAL HALF HOUR
WITH US. THANKS, GUYS. THANKS
FOR 30 YEARS. BOTH OF LEAVE
YOU WITH MORE MEMORIES OF OUR
BELOVED COLLEAGUES.
>> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. FROM
THE BOTTOM OUR HEARTS.
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