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A week after returning to Atlanta from the NABJ Convention in Las Vegas, JaQuitta Williams - a weekend anchor and reporter at WSB-TV in Atlanta, announced to the world that she was battling breast cancer. Her openness was not a surprise to anyone who knows her. JaQuitta is a fixture in Atlanta and her invitation to her viewers to join her on her journey seemed natural. Now, she sits down with her good friend and WSB-TV anchor Jovita Moore to discuss, hugh, cry and sing about her diagnosis and future.
Jovita: When did you find out and what was your reaction?
JaQuitta: It was July 1 9 and I was at work when I found out, just about an hour before my live shot at 5 o'clock. My reaction was shock, to the point where I kept asking the doctor over and over again until it became clear that I had breast cancer. My photographer was outside the truck, setting up our live shot, and I was sitting inside typing an intro to my story. He wasn't aware of what was happening.
Jovita: Our NABJ convention was a few weeks after.. .why did you still decide to make the trip?
JaQuitta: I go to the convention just about every year and I still felt it was important, as a journalist to be a part of it. I didn't want my cancer diagnosis to change that. I wanted to have a good time and I wanted to be with my friends in the business. I also wanted to share my news with those friends. René Syler was one of them. We hugged and cried together. I also spoke with Byron Pitts and his wife, Lynn. I clearly remember how we stopped in the middle of the casino, with...