Ike Seamans, who won acclaim and respect during a four-decade-long career covering the news overseas for NBC and at Miami’s WTVJ-Channel 6, died Wednesday after a long illness. He was 80.
Seamans, who retired from WTVJ in 2007 after nearly 40 years in the TV news business, lost a long battle with prostate cancer. Those who knew him took to social media to remember the legendary newsman.
In 2017, he learned that his prostate cancer — which had been in remission for about
17 years — was back with a vengeance. He battled it for the last two years, with his cause of death being noted as pulmonary failure.
RIP, Ike.
