![]() Getty ImagesĪmira Finch Johnson, Finch’s niece, had to be escorted out by her mother and three other family members after breaking down during the CBS video tribute at the end of the ceremony. Mango Finch racked up several awards during her 16-year career at the network. She would totally change from grumpy to happy.” Finch’s colleague Maurice DuBois recalled how Finch was not a morning person, despite being WCBS’ morning meteorologist. “She did get better as the hours progressed and about an hour in she’s ready to go and happy. “You don’t say hello … she’d give you a glare! And don’t dare ask about the weather!” he continued. After all, they did go on the air at 4:30 right?! She needed a little extra time to fully wake up. “Despite the friendly person we all got to know around the office and on the air everyday. “A little known fact most viewers and everyone who did not work the early mornings, Elise was not exactly a morning person!” CBS anchor Maurice DuBois reflected during the ceremony to laughs from the audience. Finch’s mother and father, James and Charlette Finch, stood nearby. ![]() Twitter / Elise Finch Finch’s niece Amira Finch Johnson was comforted by a friend outside of the church. ![]() Her cause of death has not been revealed. Finch died unexpectedly at the age of 51 last weekend. She most recently delivered the weather forecast in the mornings, where co-workers joked she should best be avoided before she’d had a couple of cups of coffee. “We had so many plans.”įinch, whose full name was Elise Dione Finch Henriques, joined WCBS in 2007 as a weekend meteorologist. “She was one of a kind,” he said, with tears drying on his face beneath dark sunglasses. The cause of her death has so far not been made public.Īfter a four-hour ceremony at Macedonia Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, New York, her husband, Graig Henriques, told The Post, “We’re still trying to understand” Finch’s death. ![]() The Channel 2 news weatherwoman, who died suddenly earlier this month aged 51, was lovingly remembered by colleagues as hating the mornings, despite working them for 15 years. ‘Big Brother’ contestant booted from show after using N-wordĬBS News boss faces HR clampdown over tirade aimed at female execs: sourcesįriends, colleagues mourn sudden death of beloved CBS New York meteorologist at 51īeloved CBS meteorologist Elise Finch was laid to rest in an emotional celebration of life ceremony on Tuesday - as her heartbroken husband said he was still trying to wrap his head around her sudden death. ![]()
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