A TV sports reporter and anchor has been found dead alongside her husband in what is believed to be a murder suicide in Alabama, police have said.
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Christina Chambers, who worked for just over ten years for a Fox affiliate in Birmingham, was found dead alongside her husband in the community of Hoover, with a family member raising the alarm around 9 am on Tuesday.
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Police said a three-year-old child was also in the home, but was unharmed.
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According to WBRC, police found both Chambers and her partner of four years, Johnny Rimes, dead as a result of gunshot wounds.
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Both were pronounced dead at the scene.
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Chambers left her role at WBRC in 2021 but continued to work with the station as a freelancer.
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The slain journalist contributed to its football broadcasts and also fronted coverage of the Mercedes Marathon in Birmingham, Alabama – an event she presented and also ran in herself.
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In a statement, WBRC said: "We are absolutely heartbroken to share this news.
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“We have confirmed former WBRC sports reporter Christina Chambers is one of the two people found dead in a Hoover home Tuesday morning," the network said
"Please keep their family and your WBRC family in your thoughts as we navigate this loss."
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Chambers’ husband was a financial analyst at American Cast Iron Pipe Company, according to his LinkedIn profile, and studied at the University of Alabama.
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Chambers also studied at the University of Alabama and began her broadcast career as a sports and news reporter at NBC affiliate WLTZ in Columbus, Georgia, before joining the regional sports network Comcast Sports Southeast in Atlanta.
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While in that role, she served as the Auburn University beat reporter and sideline reporter for Friday night high school football games.
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WBRC said that prior to joining their sports reporting team, Chambers had worked as a sports reporter and anchor at WAKA, a local news station in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Her WBRC colleagues described her as “a beloved coworker and mom to a 3-year-old son who she adored.
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She was known for her quick wit, smile, warmth, care, and love for her UAB Blazers and high school sports,” the network said.
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Her colleague, Jeh Jeh Pruitt, a WBRC news anchor, said, “She was one of the sweetest, most loving people that I know.
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She was relentless with running, loving her son, and loving life.
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“I am glad I got a chance to hug and tell her I love her a week ago at the Super 7.
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Chambers also taught broadcast journalism at a local high school, where she shared her passion for both sports and journalism.
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In a statement, Alabaster City Schools paid tribute to her and the positive impact she’d had on her students:
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Superintendent Dr Wayne Vickers said: “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Christina Chambers.
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From 2021 to early 2025, Christina served as a broadcast journalism teacher in our Broadcast Academy at Thompson High School, where she quickly formed meaningful connections with her students.
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Her dedication to them and to her profession was evident in everything she did.”
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Under her guidance, students reportedly won numerous state-level awards, and she was named 2024 Advisor of the Year by the Alabama Scholastic Press Association.
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Dr Vickers said she always left a “lasting impression on students, colleagues, and viewers alike”.
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“We extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all who are grieving this profound loss," he added.
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