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Ark. anchorwoman dies in hospital after beating
(Agencies)
Updated: 2008-10-26 20:52 She had a small role in the new Oliver Stone movie "W.," which was filmed in Shreveport, La. She appears briefly as a conservative commentator who speaks favorably of President Bush's "Mission Accomplished" event on an aircraft carrier shortly after the start of the Iraq war. On Saturday, KATV opened its nightly news cast with a seven-minute segment devoted to Pressly. Anchor Pamela Smith told viewers that Pressly's family agreed to have their daughter be an organ donor. Smith's voice hitched as she read condolences sent into the station, her eyes red. "She owned every room she was in, not because she demanded our attention, but because we willingly gave it to her," Smith said. "We all felt a little better, a little more alive just being near her. "Life was easy for Anne Pressly. But it is her death that is so very hard for all of us." A reward fund KATV set up to help find the killer or killers has reached $30,000, the station reported on its Web site Saturday night. No funeral arrangements were immediately announced. |
