Tributes poured in for the beloved host who continued working up until her death.
A longtime US TV reporter died after a three-year private battle with cancer. Liz Bonis, a registered dietician and medical reporter for Cincinattiâs WKRC Local 12, died at her home on April 30. She had first began working for the broadcaster in 2002.
Liz underwent five surgeries and six clinical trials for experimental oncology drugs after being diagnosed with cancer in 2023, opting to keep her health issues private. Even in her final days, the on-screen reporter was at her desk and reported on new medical technology and cancer treatments, the station confirmed.
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Viewers were in shock when the anchor Kim Stephens made an announcement on Fox 26 News, saying, âLiz Bonis, died last night after secretly battling colon cancer. We are told she was at her desk in her last few days. With more than 30 years at WKRC, Liz dedicated her life to being our health correspondent.â
Tributes poured in for the beloved reporter as viewers offered their condolences.
One penned: âI didnât realise she was sick. Sorry to learn she passed away.â
Another commented: âI watched Liz for so many years and just loved her spirit. She will be missed so much. RIP LIZ.â
A third wrote: âMy thoughts and prayers go out to her family, friends, co workers and the whole communities she touched. In the blink of an eye she is in heaven. Thanks Ms. Bonis.â
US TV reporter Liz Bonis was battling with colon cancer (Image: Local 12)
âEven at the end of her life, she told no one about her fight. Instead, she reported vigorously on new medical technology and cancer treatments even as her options dwindled,â the station wrote while announcing Lizâs death.
âShe chose instead to assist researchers and patients looking for solutions to othersâ health challenges rather than focus on her own.â
The journalist âdied like she lived, always determined to do the best she could on that day,â Local 12 added.
