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GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Lee Van Ameyde, a former anchor at WZZM 13 with decades of experience in West Michigan news, has died.
According to his online obituary, Van Ameyde died suddenly Friday following yearslong battles with diabetes and kidney disease. He was 66.
Van Ameyde, a native of Farmington Hills, started his career in broadcasting worked in broadcasting in Ann Arbor, Flint and Detroit. He moved to WZZM in Grand Rapids in 1977 and stayed there until 2016. During his long career, he earned the Edward R. Morrow Award for investigative reporting, two Emmys and several awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters.
He leaves behind his wife and two children.
A visitation is scheduled for 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Metcalf and Jonkhoff Funeral Home on Cascade Road east of Grand Rapids. A GoFundMe has been set up to help cover the Van Ameyde family’s expenses.
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