Former News Center 7 anchor Ken Jefferson has died this weekend after a brief illness, according to WVIR-TV, the most recent news station where he worked in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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Ken Jefferson left WHIO-TV in 2002 after a 25-year career as an anchor/reporter.

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Ken Jefferson left WHIO-TV in 2002 after a 25-year career as an anchor/reporter.
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Jefferson was an award-winning anchor and reporter at WHIO-TV for 25 years. He left the Gem City in 2002 to explore new career opportunities in Florida.
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Ken Jefferson has been at WHIO for 25 years. He came to Dayton from Evansville, Indiana, after graduating from the University of Florida. He is in the newsroom at Channel 7 getting ready for the noon news. STAFF FILE

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Ken Jefferson has been at WHIO for 25 years. He came to Dayton from Evansville, Indiana, after graduating from the University of Florida. He is in the newsroom at Channel 7 getting ready for the noon news. STAFF FILE
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Jefferson was 65 years old.
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