Michelle Parker, was a 29 year veteran reporter of television station KCCI, News Channel 8 in Des Moines, Iowa. She died of apparent heart failure, at the age of 52. A native of Des Moines she grew up there and attended Dowling High School, then attended Grand View College and Drake University in Des Moines.
She began working at KCCI in 1979. "The smile," said Dave Busiek, KCCI's news director. "That's the thing I'll always remember." Busiek, who began working at KCCI in 1979, the same year as Parker, said she was "the sweetest person, generous and giving. She was a very good reporter, a very good storyteller." Among reporters "there are all kinds of styles," Busiek said. "She did it with honey instead of vinegar. People would open up to her."
On the Saturday before her death Parker won an honorable mention for reporting in the 2007 Iowa Broadcast News Association's News Excellence contest. She was recognized for a piece titled "Soldier Surprise," about a soldier who was returning from Iraq, but his freckled-faced, 10-year-old son thought the big day was still weeks away. He didn't learn the truth until his dad showed up at his elementary school.
She began working at KCCI in 1979. "The smile," said Dave Busiek, KCCI's news director. "That's the thing I'll always remember." Busiek, who began working at KCCI in 1979, the same year as Parker, said she was "the sweetest person, generous and giving. She was a very good reporter, a very good storyteller." Among reporters "there are all kinds of styles," Busiek said. "She did it with honey instead of vinegar. People would open up to her."
On the Saturday before her death Parker won an honorable mention for reporting in the 2007 Iowa Broadcast News Association's News Excellence contest. She was recognized for a piece titled "Soldier Surprise," about a soldier who was returning from Iraq, but his freckled-faced, 10-year-old son thought the big day was still weeks away. He didn't learn the truth until his dad showed up at his elementary school.
Michelle Parker, was a 29 year veteran reporter of television station KCCI, News Channel 8 in Des Moines, Iowa. She died of apparent heart failure, at the age of 52. A native of Des Moines she grew up there and attended Dowling High School, then attended Grand View College and Drake University in Des Moines.
She began working at KCCI in 1979. "The smile," said Dave Busiek, KCCI's news director. "That's the thing I'll always remember." Busiek, who began working at KCCI in 1979, the same year as Parker, said she was "the sweetest person, generous and giving. She was a very good reporter, a very good storyteller." Among reporters "there are all kinds of styles," Busiek said. "She did it with honey instead of vinegar. People would open up to her."
On the Saturday before her death Parker won an honorable mention for reporting in the 2007 Iowa Broadcast News Association's News Excellence contest. She was recognized for a piece titled "Soldier Surprise," about a soldier who was returning from Iraq, but his freckled-faced, 10-year-old son thought the big day was still weeks away. He didn't learn the truth until his dad showed up at his elementary school.
She began working at KCCI in 1979. "The smile," said Dave Busiek, KCCI's news director. "That's the thing I'll always remember." Busiek, who began working at KCCI in 1979, the same year as Parker, said she was "the sweetest person, generous and giving. She was a very good reporter, a very good storyteller." Among reporters "there are all kinds of styles," Busiek said. "She did it with honey instead of vinegar. People would open up to her."
On the Saturday before her death Parker won an honorable mention for reporting in the 2007 Iowa Broadcast News Association's News Excellence contest. She was recognized for a piece titled "Soldier Surprise," about a soldier who was returning from Iraq, but his freckled-faced, 10-year-old son thought the big day was still weeks away. He didn't learn the truth until his dad showed up at his elementary school.
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