Longtime WTVC (Chattanooga) Anchor Bob Johnson passed away after a long battle with Parkinson's disease.

The station writes that along with his co-anchors Don Welch, Darrell Patterson and MaryEllen Locher, Johnson was a fixture on Chattanooga TV news, and was welcomed by tens of thousands of viewers into their homes every night.

Johnson retired from the station in 2007, but he left a very big mark.

Sports Director Dave Stanley posted about JOhnson’s passing on social media: