Gary Brode

Gary Brode is an Emmy award-winning journalist with more than a decade of anchoring and reporting experience. Gary co-anchors WCCB NEWS @ TEN and reports on top stories in Charlotte.

Gary joins the WCCB Charlotte team after working as an anchor and reporter in Denver, where he was live on the scene for national stories such as the Boulder King Soopers mass shooting and local wildfires.

An Ohio native, Gary graduated with a telecommunications degree from Youngstown State University. He began his career in Minot, North Dakota, uncovering the impacts of the Bakken oil boom, before moving to Champaign, Illinois, to work as a weekend anchor.

Gary then moved south to Fort Myers, Florida. As a morning anchor, Gary covered national stories such as Hurricane Irma and the mass shooting at “Zombicon.” In Boston, he developed a passion for breaking news and won an Emmy for his coverage of a bank robbery in Sommerville, Massachusetts.

Gary is an avid dog lover. Diesel, his 7-year-old Mastiff, has traveled across the country with him. Diesel has hiked the Rocky Mountains, swam in the Gulf of Mexico, and visited many breweries, keeping his owner quite active.

In his free time, Gary is a Strongman competitor, a sports fanatic, and would never say no to an IPA. He is excited to call Charlotte his home.

Articles

Newly Released Video Shows Arrest Of Sun Drop Murder Suspect

Newly released video shows arrest of Sun Drop murders suspect

Newly released bodycam video shows murder suspect, Johnny Talbert, being placed in handcuffs by the Port Angeles Police Department in the state of Washington.

Protesters continue pushing for moratorium on data centers

Charlotte City Council weighs a moratorium on allowing data centers until they can get more information on the impact it's having.

City Council Votes In Favor Of 10% Firefighter Raise

Charlotte City Council votes in favor of firefighters, against two local nonprofits

Triumphs for some and tribulations for others. That's what Monday night's Charlotte City Council budget meeting brought.

Members Of Sugar Creek Community React To Hotel Raid

Heavy police presence spotted at Garden Inn Hotel the day after federal raid

A second day of intense activity at the Garden Inn Hotel in Sugar Creek. Officers were seen with guns drawn on the property Thursday morning. Code enforcement officials also on scene a day after the FBI and CMPD raided the hotel known in the community for a range of highly activity.

Construction worker finds possible human remains in Rock Hill crawlspace

Phillip Shipp says behind several old doors stacked against the wall was where he found a human skull. He admits at first he thought it was a Halloween prop but, quickly he figured out it was the real thing.

19 Year Old Killed Outside Of Home Was Not Intended Target (10pm Segment)

Shocking video shows man shooting front door of Rock Hill family’s home

Tidwell was murdered at her home on Mount Gallant Road in Rock Hill late Saturday night. Police arrested 34-year-old Sean Hubbard for her murder.

Massive gas leak fire destroys Matthews home, forces family to start over

Their pets made it out but the fire consumed most of the family's belongings. Leaving Espinosa, her mother, and two older siblings with so little, she can actually list off what is left.

Family of 19-year-old woman bound, beaten and murdered, speaks with WCCB

The family of a 19-year-old girl brutally tortured, raped and murdered tells WCCB they are living a nightmare. Isabella Stroupe died over the weekend. Her accused killer is her boyfriend of nearly four years.

Strawberry farmers expecting lower crop yield because of extreme drought

The drought has caused a lower yield for many and forced other farmers to hold off on planting. However, for the strawberry industry it's caused a whole different problem.