ATLANTA — Former Channel 2 anchor Jovita Moore received a prestigious honor from Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on Sunday.
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Moore was one of several recipients of the Phoenix Award. The award is the highest honor an individual or group can receive from the Atlanta mayor and recognizes outstanding service.
“As one of my last official duties as Mayor, I am honored to recognize a distinguished group of people who have made an indelible impression upon our city and our administration,” Bottoms said. “They represent the unsung heroes found throughout our city, who have made Atlanta the shining city upon a hill.”
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Also honored were:
- Juanita Abernathy (posthumously)
- Silas “Si Man Baby” Alexander
- Carolyn Long Banks
- Bloomberg Philanthropies
- Chris “Ludacris” Bridges
- Helen Butler
- Myrtle Davis
- Larry Dingle
- Sanjay Gupta
- Ingrid Saunders Jones
- Brenda Muhammad
- Rita Samuels (posthumously)
- Georganna Sinkfield
- Beverly Evans Smith
- Calvin Smyre
As the main anchor for @Wsbtv, Jovita Moore informed and enlightened the city in a way that connected with the masses as if we were all friends. Mayor @KeishaBottoms and the City of Atlanta remember Jovita with the Phoenix Award, presented posthumously. May her spirit soar. pic.twitter.com/8E7OF7XzaQ
— City of Atlanta, GA (@CityofAtlanta) January 2, 2022
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Moore died in October, seven months after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer. She had been with Channel 2 Action News since 1998.
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