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During her time as a news anchor, Pearson received over 33 Southern regional and local Emmy awards. After retiring in 2012, she was honored for her years of service to improving the lives of
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Pearson is a cancer survivor: 1998 for breast cancer and again in 2015 for liver cancer. She made her diagnoses public in hopes that others would see the importance of yearly check-ups. Pearson has one daughter, Claire
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October 20, 1947, and attended
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