Mark Spain Dies: Virginia TV News Anchor Was 64

Story by Denise Petski

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Beloved Virginia news anchor Mark Spain dies at 64 after sudden pancreatic cancer diagnosis

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Spain's wife Lynita Carter Spain shared the heartbreaking news on Facebook, just 3 weeks after his Stage 4 cancer diagnosis
Spain was a fixture at ABC affiliate WSET-TV (ABC13) in Lynchburg, VA, where he had been a popular news anchor for years

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Mark Spain, Lynita Carter Spain, WSET-TV (ABC13)