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Heather Pick (September 12, 1970^[1] – November 7, 2008) was an American television news anchor as well as an activist on behalf of breast cancer awareness and juvenile diabetes. She began her career in newscasting at WREX-TV in Rockford, Illinois before moving in 2002 to Columbus, Ohio where she was the morning and noon news anchor for WBNS-TV.^[2]^[3]

Early life[edit]

Born in 1970, Pick was raised in Platteville, Wisconsin as one of seven children in her family. Her father worked for a lumber company, her mother as a homemaker. She was a graduate of the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. She became a news anchor at WREX after an internship there, staying for almost 10 years in Rockford.

Career[edit]

While at WREX, she met her husband Joe Cygan, a Chicago-area native and great-grandson of Chicago mayor DeWitt Clinton Cregier,^[4] who was also employed by the station.

After moving to Ohio, she worked closely with Jack Hanna of the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, even appearing on an episode of Late Show with David Letterman as Hanna's assistant.^[5] The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is dedicating a bench near the park entrance in her honor.^[6]

Pick worked alongside actress Mary Tyler Moore in support of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In 2007, Pick recorded an album titled "Circle of Support". A collection of original and cover songs all sung by Pick, the CD was released through by the organization A Christmas to Cure Cancer.

Death[edit]

Heather died of breast cancer on November 7, 2008 at home in Columbus, Ohio.^[2]^[3] She continued working for WBNS during much of her illness and appeared on air for the last time in early October 2008.^[7]

References[edit]

^ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBC3-DWC : 23 May 2014), Haeather Jp Cygan, Residence, Hilliard, Ohio, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
^ ^a ^b "Columbus TV Anchor Heather Pick Dies". The Times Recorder. November 8, 2008. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ^a ^b "Heather Pick, 38, News Anchor". The Times Herald. November 9, 2008. p. 10. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Joe Cygan biodata
^ WBNS 10TV: Heather Pick on The Late Show Archived 2009-11-12 at the Wayback Machine
^ WBNS 10TV: Jack Hanna Remembers Heather Pick^{[permanent dead link]}
^ WBNS 10TV: A Message from Heather Pick Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

[1] "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBC3-DWC : 23 May 2014), Haeather Jp Cygan, Residence, Hilliard, Ohio, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

[Obit-2] "Columbus TV Anchor Heather Pick Dies". The Times Recorder. November 8, 2008. p. 3. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[Obit2-3] "Heather Pick, 38, News Anchor". The Times Herald. November 9, 2008. p. 10. Retrieved October 4, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.

[Cygan-4] Joe Cygan biodata

[letterman-5] WBNS 10TV: Heather Pick on The Late Show Archived 2009-11-12 at the Wayback Machine

[hanna-6] WBNS 10TV: Jack Hanna Remembers Heather Pick^{[permanent dead link]}

[message-7] WBNS 10TV: A Message from Heather Pick Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine

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+{{short description|American journalist}}
-'''Heather Pick''' (1970– November 7, 2008) was an [[United States|American]]
-television [[news anchor]] as well as an activist on behalf of [[breast cancer]] awareness and [[juvenile diabetes]]. She began her career in newscasting at [[WREX|WREX-TV]] in [[Rockford, Illinois]] before moving in 2002 to [[Columbus, Ohio]] where she was the morning and noon news anchor for [[WBNS-TV]].
+'''Heather Pick''' (September 12, 1970<ref>"United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KBC3-DWC : 23 May 2014), Haeather Jp Cygan, Residence, Hilliard, Ohio, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.</ref> – November 7, 2008) was an [[United States|American]]
+television [[news anchor]] as well as an activist on behalf of [[breast cancer]] awareness and [[juvenile diabetes]]. She began her career in newscasting at [[WREX|WREX-TV]] in [[Rockford, Illinois]] before moving in 2002 to [[Columbus, Ohio]] where she was the morning and noon news anchor for [[WBNS-TV]].<ref name="Obit">{{cite news|title=Columbus TV Anchor Heather Pick Dies|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14172248/heather_pick_19702008/|newspaper=The Times Recorder|date=November 8, 2008|page=3|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 4, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref name="Obit2">{{cite news|title=Heather Pick, 38, News Anchor|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/14172240/heather_pick_19702008/|newspaper=The Times Herald|date=November 9, 2008|page=10|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = October 4, 2017}} {{Open access}}</ref>
 ==Early life==
-Born in [[1970]], Pick was raised in [[Platteville, Wisconsin]] as one of seven children in her family. Her father worked for a lumber company, her mother as a homemaker. She was a graduate of the [[University of Wisconsin–Platteville]]. She became a news anchor at WREX after an internship there, staying for almost 10 years in [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]].
+Born in 1970, Pick was raised in [[Platteville, Wisconsin]] as one of seven children in her family. Her father worked for a lumber company, her mother as a homemaker. She was a graduate of the [[University of Wisconsin–Platteville]]. She became a news anchor at WREX after an internship there, staying for almost 10 years in [[Rockford, Illinois|Rockford]].
 ==Career==
-While at WREX, she met her husband [http://www.joecygan.com Joe Cygan], a Chicago-area native and great-grandson of Chicago mayor [[DeWitt Clinton Cregier]] <ref name="Cygan">[http://www.joecygan.com/bio.html Joe Cygan biodata]
+While at WREX, she met her husband Joe Cygan, a Chicago-area native and great-grandson of Chicago mayor [[DeWitt Clinton Cregier]],<ref name="Cygan">[https://web.archive.org/web/20181215134335/http://www.joecygan.com/bio.html Joe Cygan biodata]
-</ref>, who was also employed by the station.
+</ref> who was also employed by the station.
-After moving to [[Ohio]], she worked closely with [[Jack Hanna]] of the [[Columbus Zoo]], even appearing on an episode of ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' as Hanna's assistant<ref name="letterman">[http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/hp/slideshows/late_show.html WBNS 10TV: Heather Pick on The Late Show]</ref>. The [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus Zoo and Aquarium]] is dedicating a bench near the park entrance in her honor.<ref name="hanna">[http://wwwphp.10tv.com/vplayer.php?clip=2008_11_07_Jack_Hannas_Memories_Of_Heather.wmv&sec=heather&adsec=heather WBNS 10TV: Jack Hanna Remembers Heather Pick]</ref>
+After moving to [[Ohio]], she worked closely with [[Jack Hanna]] of the [[Columbus Zoo and Aquarium]], even appearing on an episode of ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' as Hanna's assistant.<ref name="letterman">[http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/hp/slideshows/late_show.html WBNS 10TV: Heather Pick on The Late Show] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091112233121/http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/hp/slideshows/late_show.html |date=2009-11-12 }}</ref> The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is dedicating a bench near the park entrance in her honor.<ref name="hanna">[http://wwwphp.10tv.com/vplayer.php?clip=2008_11_07_Jack_Hannas_Memories_Of_Heather.wmv&sec=heather&adsec=heather WBNS 10TV: Jack Hanna Remembers Heather Pick]{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
 Pick worked alongside actress [[Mary Tyler Moore]] in support of the [[Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation]]. In 2007, Pick recorded an album titled [http://www.achristmastocurecancer.org/heather_pick_cd/index.php "Circle of Support"]. A collection of original and cover songs all sung by Pick, the CD was released through by the organization [http://www.achristmastocurecancer.org '''A Christmas to Cure Cancer'''].
 ==Death==
+Heather died of [[breast cancer]] on November 7, 2008 at home in [[Columbus, Ohio]].<ref name="Obit"/><ref name="Obit2"/> She continued working for WBNS during much of her illness and appeared on air for the last time in early October 2008.<ref name="message">[http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2008/10/01/message_from_heather.html WBNS 10TV: A Message from Heather Pick] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615112700/http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2008/10/01/message_from_heather.html |date=2011-06-15 }}</ref>
-Heather lost her battle with [[breast cancer]] on November 7, 2008 at home in [[Columbus, Ohio]].
-She continued working for WBNS during much of her illness and appeared on air for the last time in early October 2008.<ref name="message">[http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2008/10/01/message_from_heather.html WBNS 10TV: A Message from Heather Pick]</ref>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-*[http://www.10tv.com/live/content/bios/bio_heather_pick.html WBNS 10TV: Heather Pick bio]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080820050610/http://10tv.com/live/content/bios/bio_heather_pick.html WBNS 10TV: Heather Pick bio]
-*[http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2008/11/07/heather_pick.html WBNS 10TV: WBNS TV Remembers Heather Pick]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110819011744/http://www.10tv.com/live/content/station/stories/2008/11/07/heather_pick.html WBNS 10TV: WBNS TV Remembers Heather Pick]
-*[http://www.rrstar.com/multimedia/x1720644803/Former-Rockford-TV-anchorwoman-Pick-dies Rockford Register Star: Former Rockford TV anchorwoman Pick dies]
+*[https://archive.today/20130201141707/http://www.rrstar.com/multimedia/x1720644803/Former-Rockford-TV-anchorwoman-Pick-dies Rockford Register Star: Former Rockford TV anchorwoman Pick dies]
-*[http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/11/08/HEATHER_PICK.ART_ART_11-08-08_D1_5PBQULN.html?sid=101 Columbus Dispatch: A Very Special Woman]
+*[https://archive.today/20130120072446/http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/life/stories/2008/11/08/HEATHER_PICK.ART_ART_11-08-08_D1_5PBQULN.html?sid=101 Columbus Dispatch: A Very Special Woman]
+{{Authority control}}
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-[[Category:American activists]]
 [[Category:American television reporters and correspondents]]
-[[Category:Deaths from breast cancer]]
+[[Category:Deaths from breast cancer in Ohio]]
-[[Category:Cancer deaths in Ohio]]
+[[Category:Mass media people from Columbus, Ohio]]
-[[Category:People from Columbus, Ohio]]
+[[Category:People from Platteville, Wisconsin]]
-[[Category:People from Grant County, Wisconsin]]
+[[Category:Journalists from Ohio]]
+[[Category:Activists from Ohio]]
+[[Category:20th-century American journalists]]
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