She didn't try to be anyone else other than herself. "Denise wasn't different in front of the camera than she was behind it. "If you remember seeing her on TV, well, what you saw was what you got," Ward said in an interview. Cindy Ward, a former longtime anchor at WSBT-TV, knew Bohn Stewart for more than a decade and described her as a "fabulous reporter." More recently, she co-hosted "Denise and Jonny in the Morning" on 98.3 and worked as a reporter for sister stations, including WSJM talk radio.Ĭurrent and former colleagues expressed shock and grief as the news of Bohn Stewart's death spread.
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Near the couple's home Tuesday morning and early afternoon, family members, friends and neighbors gathered in small huddles, crying and embracing one another, as they watched police officers investigate the crime scene.īohn Stewart spent several years as a reporter for WSBT and continued to contribute occasional freelance work.
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The children were in the care of family members Tuesday, said state police Sgt. One of the three children placed the 911 call after finding Eric Stewart's body. One neighbor reported hearing several gunshots Tuesday morning, but police did not receive any reports of domestic disturbances prior to the shooting, Christensen said. Bohn Stewart was found dead from several gunshot wounds in a second-floor bedroom, he said.Ĭhristensen said police found evidence of "domestic problems that were ongoing for some time," though he did not elaborate. Police found Eric Stewart dead from a gunshot wound in the basement, with a handgun nearby, said state police Detective First Lt. When officers arrived, they found the couple's three children, ages 10, 9 and 8, at the front door. to a report of a person down at the Stewart home in the 3100 block of Wyndwicke Drive. Michigan State Police first responded about 6:38 a.m. "It was a feeling of shock," said Dave Doetsch, general manager of the station's parent company, Mid-West Family Broadcasting. Two hours later, police confirmed the 45-year-old Bohn Stewart, who formerly worked as a news reporter for WSBT-TV in South Bend, had been shot and killed by her 50-year-old husband, Eric Stewart, in a murder-suicide. Joseph, where police cars and crime scene tape hinted at the reason behind her absence.
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But when that failed, supervisors drove to Bohn Stewart's home just outside St. JOSEPH - When Denise Bohn Stewart didn't show up Tuesday at 98.3 The Coast, where she co-hosted the radio station's morning show, colleagues wondered if she planned to do the show from home.Īt first, co-host Jonny Reinhardt and other station employees tried to reach her by phone.