- Wisconsin TV anchor Neena Pacholke dies at 27
- WAOW-TV announced Sunday that morning anchor Nina Pacholke died suddenly on Saturday.
- The station’s statement said its team was “absolutely devastated” by Pacholake’s death.
- Wausau Police Capt. Benjamin Graham confirmed that officials found Pacholake at his home on Saturday morning.
- Police found Pacholke’s body while conducting a welfare check for “suspected suicidal statements”.
- Pacholke joined WAOW in 2017 as a multimedia journalist.
- She became the co-host of the station’s morning show “Wake Up Wisconsin” in 2019.
- Raised in Tampa, Florida, he graduated from the University of South Florida with a degree in broadcast journalism.