Darcel grimes biography of michael jackson

She’s like that loyal friend you’ve had for decades, the one you check in with each evening to catch up on the news and hear the highlights of the day. Yet this is a friend you’ve probably never met in person.

Darcel Grimes just makes you feel like you know her.

With her warm smile and engaging demeanor, she’s been lighting up the airwaves since 1981 as anchor and reporter for WLOS-News 13, becoming almost like another family member in Western North Carolina living rooms during the evening news.

As the station’s constant and steady presence for 33 years, Grimes has shared the desk with eight male co-anchors, all of whom moved on to new jobs in other markets as she stayed firmly in her anchor chair.

The married mother of two sons, who as a young reporter thought Asheville would be a brief stepping stone on her career ladder, simply loves her work and life here.

And there’s little doubt that WNC viewers continue to send the l