When he became an on-air reporter in 1974, Showers was one of the first Black journalists on television in his native Mobile.

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Mel Showers, a legendary News 5 anchor who broke racial barriers and worked almost 50 years at WKRG-TV, has died. He was 78. ...

Mel Showers, a legendary News 5 anchor who broke racial barriers and worked almost 50 years at WKRG-TV, has died. He was 78. ...

“Words cannot express what a wonderful man Mel was,” said current News 5 anchor Devon Walsh. “He was my first co-anchor and ...

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Mel Showers, a pioneering figure in broadcast journalism and fixture on Alabama‘s Gulf Coast television screens for half a ...

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MOBILE, Ala. ( WALA) - Longtime local news anchor and Mobile native Mel Showers has passed away, according to WKRG. Showers ...