Longtime WSB Radio and Channel 2 Action News traffic reporter, ‘Captain’ Herb Emory, passed away Saturday. According to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office, Emory stopped to help at a car accident on South Burnt Hickory Road when he suddenly fell ill. He was transported to WellStar Douglas Hospital where he later died. Emory had been with WSB Radio and Channel 2 Action News since 1991. Emory has served as an Atlanta traffic reporter since 1971. Emory watched over the interstates during the week and hosted special traffic and NASCAR broadcast programs with his wife, Karen Emory. He was inducted into the Georgia Radio Hall of Fame in 2008 and received the inaugural Excellence in Motorsports Journalism Award in 2012. Emory’s father was a volunteer pit crew member for Ralph Earnhardt, Dale Sr.’s dad, in the 1960s.(wsbradio.com)(4-12-2014)
The decal ran by JD Motorsports cars (#01, #4, #87) at Darlington
on April 11th to honor former NASCAR driver Billy Standridge