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CBS News
16-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Elise Finch, our beloved colleague, remembered two years after her death
Two years ago, a bright light dimmed at CBS News New York, when our beloved colleague Elise Finch suddenly died. Her memory and legacy endures. She's still very much a part of our lives. "When Elise would walk in a room, you knew Elise was in the room. She always brought it," John Elliott remembered. "Elise was real, and I hope that we can all just strive to be that real on TV, and more importantly that real in life." Every newsroom has its rhythms. For 16 years, our rhythm included Elise - a warm front of kindness and confidence. She had a scientist's mind, a broadcaster's wit and a friend's heart. She could explain everything from barometric pressure to why Janet Jackson is the greatest artist of all time. But her real connections came from being relatable. "Elise and I are both so messy," Cindy Hsu said. "She and I would just try so hard to clean up a little corner, we'd take a before and after picture, send it to each other and feel so good that we cleaned up a little bit. So she was my little 'messy Marvin' partner, in addition to everything." This year, Elise's hometown of Mount Vernon welcomed her into their Hall of Fame. The award was accepted by her husband Graig and their daughter Grace. "I just wanted to thank everybody for the just amazing support that Mount Vernon has shown us throughout this whole time," Graig said. It has been two years since we lost Elise, and her smile still shows up for us every day. CBS News New York has a quiet room, where we can go when the headlines feel too heavy. A plaque paying tribute to her is there. Her picture also sits on a mirror where the CBS News New York team makes their final checks before they go live, as a reminder to speak clearly, stay grounded, and smile - just like Elise.
CBS News
29-06-2025
- General
- CBS News
Elise Finch inducted into Mount Vernon High School Hall of Fame
Beloved CBS News New York meteorologist Elise Finch, who died in 2023 at age 51, was inducted into the Mount Vernon High School Hall of Fame on Saturday. She grew up in Mount Vernon, but wound up in everyone's living room. Elise Finch honored as beloved daughter of Mount Vernon Elise's husband – CBS News New York photographer Graig Henriques – and their daughter, Gracie, were among those accepting the honors. "I just wanted to thank everybody for the just amazing support that Mount Vernon has shown us throughout this whole time," Henriques said. The day was extra special for Elise's proud parents, Jimmy and Charlette. "We are still having a chance to see the lives that she's touched, the areas where she's been active and what she's added to other programs and things," Charlette Wallace Finch said. High school is the place where you decide what you want to be when you grow up, and Elise's sister Kiya Finch Roberts says Elise was determined at a very young age. "As a kid, she was always having concerts and interviews. and in second grade, she was like the Barbara Walters of second grade," Finch Roberts said. Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard remembers Elise's school days. "She was a Knightette, that was our dance troupe. I was in the marching band, and so we spent many, many Saturdays all day together," she said. Elise Finch — daughter of Mount Vernon, who brought joy, love and great weather wherever she went, and who's in in our Hall of Fame and forever in our hearts. George Latimer, Ruth Hassell-Thompson also honored The school also honored two other proud grads, including one who rose to Congress – George Latimer. "The memories are strong, and I loved growing up here. I loved going to school here," he said. The other is a woman who would one day scale the heights of power in Albany, former state senator Ruth Hassell-Thompson, who hopes to inspire the young women of the next generation. "They can recognize something in themselves that resonates. If she can do it, I can do it," she said.
