Former Atlanta Anchor is Dead

Former WAGA Anchor Roy Hobbs has died in West Palm Beach, Fl according to his daughter. 

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution writes that the cause of Hobbs deathis unknown, according to West Palm Beach authorities.

His 22-year-old daughter Taylor posted the news on her Facebook page.

Hobbs was very open about his depression and cocaine and alcohol addiction over the years.

Hobbs talked to CNN about his issues in 2012, two years after being arrested for cocaine possession. He ultimately went into counseling and Narcotics Anonymous. “It’s not like your character is bad or you’re immoral,” he said on the network. “You are genetically predisposed to this… I don’t have a stop button in my head.” He said he has tried to commit suicide in the past.

His last known anchor job was at WRDE in Delmarva, NBC Affiliate in Delaware from 2014 to 2016.

He attended Amanda Davis‘ funeral service last month. The two worked side by side at Fox 5.  “As I walked past her I broke into tears because it’s just not fair,” Hobbs wrote January 2 after her public viewing on his Facebook page. “The outpouring from the people of Atlanta for this beautiful wonderful incredible woman is incredible.”

Hobbs also worked at stations in Nashville, Boston, Little Rock and Birmingham.

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