Michael Tuck, whose on-air presence caused lengthy news coverage in San Diego and Los Angeles, died at the age of 76 on August 17, after a long battle with complications from a stroke.
Tuck worked on KGTV in San Diego from 1990 to 2000 before moving to KCBS in Los Angeles. He then returned to San Diego and completed his career at KFMB and KUSI.
He has won numerous awards during his career as a newscaster, including 15 Regional Emmy Awards, four Golden Mike Awards, and the Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award.
John Michael Tuck was born on September 10, 1945 in Silsbee, Texas. Tuck grew up in a family where his older brothers were role models. Cecil and Jin Tuck began broadcasting on the radio, and Jin became a television newscaster. Cecil, who died in 2021, was lead author Smother’s Brothers Comedy Hour.
While studying journalism at Trinity University in San Antonio, Tuck worked for KENS-TV in San Antonio for three years. From 1970 to 1978, Tuck worked at KTVU in San Francisco and WCAU in Philadelphia before moving to KFMB in San Diego in 1978. He moved to KGTV in 1984.
Tuck’s survivors include his wife, Jill; sons Collin and Jackson and daughter Tyler; Her brother Gene and sister Elizabeth Olivia.
A special memorial service is planned. Jill Tuck asks people to offer “unexpected favors” instead of flowers.
Source: Deadline
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