An Emmy-awarded and veteran Birmingham TV anchor has taken his own life early Saturday, police said.
Hoover officers rushed to a Scout Trace home at around 8:13 a.m. to find a dead Christopher Sign.
The 45-year-old’s death is being probed as a suicide, Hoover Police Lt. Keith Czeskleba confirmed.
Sign was a journalist and newsman, who covered countless stories including the Brookwood mine disaster, hurricanes, Phoenix officers’ double-murders, and Former President Bill Clinton’s secret tarmac meeting.
He won a 2014 Emmy Award and an Edward R. Murrow Award for his outstanding talent and coverage.
“Our deepest sympathy is shared with Chris’s loving family and close friends,” Sinclair Broadcast Group Manager Eric S. Land said.
“We have lost a revered colleague whose indelible imprint will serve forever as a hallmark of decency, honesty, and journalist integrity. We can only hope to carry on Chris’s legacy. May his memory be for blessing.”
During his years at the University of Alabama, he played four years as an offensive lineman for the Crimson Tide. There, he met his wife Laura. They have three sons.
