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

Charlotte woman with stage 4 cancer told to leave mold infested apartment

Cynthia Lidge was informed last week by an attorney hired by Dawson Property Management that an inspection found black mold in her apartment. She had one week to vacate.

Community celebrates Juneteenth with several events around Charlotte

From Uptown to University City, Juneteenth celebrations covered Charlotte on Thursday.

Purdue Pharma, Sackler family agree to $7.4 billion settlement for opioid crisis role

Purdue Pharma and the family who previously owned the company will have to pay more than $7 billion for it's role in the opioid epidemic. It's the largest settlement in American history.

Shooting threat leads to lockdown of Lincolnton businesses and city offices

Some downtown buildings and city offices in Lincolnton were on a precautionary lockdown Tuesday afternoon, according to a city official.

Monroe residents shocked to learn NC House Bill 3 would change the city’s election process

Backdoor politics in Raleigh has people in Monroe furious. NC House Bill 3 was first created to change election years in Simpson, North Carolina. Like most bills, things have been added. Just this week, Monroe officials found out the new provision would change the way the city has voted for more than 60 years.