Kelley Mitchell, a veteran South Florida newswoman, died today at age 58.
With her trademark low voice and special reporting style, Mitchell has been a staple on the Miami news front since the 1990s.
In addition to her most recent work with NPR radio station WLRN, and WPLG-Local 10, long time area residents will also remember Mitchell s Rick Sanchez’ co-anchor from WSVN-Channel 7.
The details surrounding her death today were not immediately clear.
Mitchell has been struggling with her health for a number of years.
In 2003 , she took her battle with breast cancer public and shared her story with viewers WPLG viewers.
And then a year ago, she spent a couple of weeks at North Shore Medical Center after suffering from a collapsed lung.
In January of this year, after three years with Miami’s WLRN-91.3 FM, Mitchell was fired from her drive-time news spot on the NPR station.
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