Alabama broadcaster Mel Showers, who broke racial barriers in a Deep South newsroom and became a beloved and trusted newsman along the state’s Gulf Coast, has died

Mel Showers, a legendary News 5 anchor who broke racial barriers and worked almost 50 years at WKRG-TV, has died. He was 78. “The family at this time requests privacy and prayers and will release arrangements at a later time,

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This is an opinion tribute cartoon The City of Mobile has lost one of its most beloved sons. For nearly 50 years, Mobile native WKRG-TV’s Mel Showers came into our homes and delivered the news with warmth,

As the WKRG family mourns the loss of legendary News Anchor Mel Showers, so are the viewers who grew up watching him. Mel was on air for half a century, becoming a household name. “You have certain TV shows that are like comfort shows to you,