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

Sc Rep. Reacts To Seeing Son's Accused Killer

SC state rep. reacts to seeing son’s accused killer in court

Gavin Guffey was 17 when he allegedly met Hassanbunhussein Lawal. Investigators says Lawal was pretending to be a young woman.

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans that could total trillions of dollars. U.S. District Judge Loren L. AliKhan blocked the action Tuesday afternoon, minutes before it was set to go into effect.

American Airlines employee killed on Charlotte-Douglas tarmac

According to Charlotte-Douglas officials, an American Airlines employee died around 9:30AM on Monday.

Trump reverses Biden healthcare, what it could mean for Americans

Many are left wondering what's going to happen in the healthcare industry after President Trump signed an executive order reversing the Biden Administration's policy to lower the cost of prescription drugs for people on Medicare and Medicaid.

LGBTQ+ community reacts to Trump’s gender declaration

In an op-ed, the ACLU writes "the trans community is understandably fearful of what lies ahead".

Mother Of Murdered Daughter Has Warning To Public

Mother of a murdered woman with a warning to public

Ramirez-Duarte was arrested in connection to Sanchez's murder, those charges were later dropped. He was arrested again in 2021 in connection to a another murder 10 months before Sanchez was killed.

CMS wants to raise minimum wage to $20/hr for non-teacher employees

The plan to raise minimum wage to $20 per hour was presented to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education on Tuesday. The proposal that costs just over $25 million, is already in the budget.

With a possible ban days away, Charlotte residents prepare for life without TikTok

WCCB Charlotte has done stories about influencers and business owners who will be effected if the platform shuts down, but we haven't heard from viewers until now. Users told WCCB Charlotte's Gary Brode they are preparing for life without TikTok.

Nearly half of all CLT flights cancelled due to winter storm

According to FlightAware, 729 flights were cancelled and 161 flights were delayed at CLT as of 7:30PM.

‘Dry January’ forces local breweries to adapt

The first month of the year has always been a tough time for the hospitality industry. It's gotten a lot worse in recent years with the growing popularity of Dry January. A study by Civic Science found 25% of Americans are cutting out alcohol this month.