KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A public memorial is being held Thursday to honor the life and legacy of Edye Ellis, one of WBIR's most beloved anchors from the 1980s and 1990s. Edye Ellis died March 3 at a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — People gathered at Alex Haley Heritage Square on Thursday to honor the life and career of former WBIR anchor Edye Ellis. She was the station's first Black anchor and worked at ...

Edye L. Ellis was born in Chicago ... In 1982, she came to Knoxville to do a magazine show and report on the 1982 World’s Fair for WBIR-TV. After the Fair, she stayed on to co-anchor Action ...

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