Trailblazing NBC 5 reporter Bobbie Wygant dies at 97

NBC 5 family, friends, and viewers are remembering trailblazing NBC 5 entertainment correspondent Bobbie Wygant on Monday. The longtime reporter and TV host died on Sunday. She was 97.

"I was the first woman to host a general interest television talk show. Before that women had to do the housekeeping things and the cooking and so forth." Wygant recalled."The staff was 'moi!' I produced it. I did my own research," Wygant said. After Dateline ended, Wygant transitioned into an arts and entertainment reporter for the station. She soon became known for the way she connected with celebrities, authors, and other newsmakers who stopped by Fort Worth to be interviewed by her.Over the years Bobbie interviewed and befriended numerous Hollywood stars and became known for her celebrity interviews with everyone from Bob Hope to Bradley Cooper.

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