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

Nc Voters Weigh In On Immigration And Border Security

Bloomberg Poll: 60% of NC Residents Say Immigration Very Important For Election

A Bloomberg poll from earlier this summer asked more than 700 North Carolinians how important immigration is to deciding the next president, 60% answered very important.

Victim Of Gastonia Hit-And-Run Remembers Crash: “It Still Rattles My Nerves”

The Gastonia Police Department is still searching for the driver of a hit-and-run that sent another driver and passenger into a home last week.

BBB Warns Of Brushing Scams

A Fort Mill woman believes she was the target of a brushing scam. That's when scammers send a product from Amazon or other online retailers to make it appear you wrote a positive online review of that item. The seller then posts a fake, positive review to improve the product's rating.

Folds Of Honor Western Carolina To Host Annual Gala

Folds of Honor gives scholarships to families of fallen or disabled veterans. It's awarded nearly 4,000 scholarships in North Carolina.

Meter Change Has Fort Mill Residents Confused By High Water Bills

July's water bill from York County Sewer & Water had Ali and Benji Sheehan doing a double take.

A 3rd Teen Death While Playing Football Raises Cause For Concern

A 13-year-old football player has died in West Virginia, the third football player to die nationwide in August.

Campus Safety Impacts On November Ballot

Class may be at the top of mind for students, but while on campus, some say they are also thinking about their safety.

Class For Cms Students Starts On August 26th

CMS Students Return To School August 26th

Summer days at the beach will soon be replaced with early mornings at the bus stop. CMS says they are doing better than last year when it comes to the number of bus drivers with 38 vacancies.

Tree Topples Home During Microburst In Mooresville

An easy Sunday evening on the lake, quickly turned into a few minutes of pure horror. The National Weather Service says a microburst swept through a part of Lake Norman in Mooresville.

New Real Estate Rules Set To Begin This Weekend

Starting August 17th, before a home buyer even looks at a house with an agent they will have to sign a buyers agreement with their realtor that outlines exactly how much they will have to pay their agent at close.