The first funeral arrangements for iconic broadcast journalist Amanda Davis have been announced, AtlantaFi has learned. The family of Davis, a nationally renown Atlanta broadcaster, will hold a public viewing of her body Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2017 at Gregory B. Levett Funeral Home in Decatur at 4347 Flat Shoals Parkway Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A public funeral will follow on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Cascade United Methodist Church, where Davis attended.
Davis, 62, passed away Wednesday after suffering a sudden stroke while waiting to board a flight to bury her father in San Antonio, Texas. We are still awaiting funeral plans, which have yet to be released by Davis’ family.
“I couldn’t talk for awhile I was crying so much,” colleague Paul Ossmann, now chief meteorologist at CBS46, told the TV station. “Those are tears of what I’m feeling for my loss but I am the lucky one. I have memories of her and I spent a lot of time with her. I feel very fortunate. I didn’t want to go to work but that’s where I need to be.”
According to CBS46, Davis has been at WAGA-TV for 26 years. “She has received numerous honors and awards during her career, including: RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award, ten Southeast Regional Emmy Awards, Georgia Association of Broadcasters Gabby Award and the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists Pioneer of the Year Award.”
Atlantans and many across the nation have wished the family well as Davis touched thousands of people through her work on air as well as her being a national figure in journalism and media.