Savannah morning anchor, Don Logana, dies in crash

SAVANNAH, Ga. — Channel 2 Action News has learned that a Savannah morning anchor has died in a car crash.

"We lost one of our very own, Don Logana," WTOC said. "Logana passed away in an early morning car accident."

ABC affiliate WJCL reported that two vehicles were involved in the crash on US 17/Speedway Blvd near the Georgia line at 4:07 a.m. Sunday. The crash resulted in at least one fatality.

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Georgia State University student Ciara Frisbie was on a panel with Logana at the inaugural Larry Perterson Awards ceremony in 2015 and released the following statement to Channel 2 Action News:

"I'm in complete and utter shock and deeply saddened by the news of Don's passing. Growing up in the 'low country' and seeing him on WTOC every day, it was an amazing experience for me to finally meet and speak on a panel with him last year at the first Larry Peterson awards. His contributions to the journalism field and his community will never be forgotten. My heart goes out to his family and the WTOC news station during this time"

WTOC 11 News Director Scott Galloway said the newsroom has taken a terrible hit.

“Don was a great guy and such a big part of WTOC and our newsroom family, his loss has left us with a huge void that will be tough to fill,” Galloway said.

Logana received multiple awards and honors, the station said in a news release.

“Most recently, Don was voted Best Local TV News Anchor 2016 by Connect Savannah,” the release said.

Logana had worked at WTOC for more than a decade and started anchoring the morning news with Cyreia Sandlin after Mike Manhatton lost his battle with cancer in 2014.

Sandlin said she first met Logana when she started at the television station about five years ago.

“I was fresh out of college and 1,000 miles away from home,” Sandlin said. “I didn't know a soul in Savannah.”

But their desks were next to each other in the newsroom, Sandlin said, and their shared sense of humor made them close friends quickly. She said they lived a few blocks from each other and spoke several times a day outside of work.

“He was without a doubt the closest person to me in Savannah,” Sandlin said.

That friendship translated into on-air personality and a chemistry Sandlin said she is sure she won’t find with any other person.

“We have so many memories together outside of work,” Sandlin said. “He is an icon in this city. Our newsroom will never be the same. I will never be the same.”

WTOC 11 asks that you keep them and the Logana family in your thoughts and prayers as they try to grasp this devastating news.

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