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imo, she adds nothing to the newscast of celebrities…i find this news station to be the most boring and unprofessional among all of the selections, which aren’t much…especially with Darcel at the helm…her voice is so annoying and she does not come off to me as very educated, even tho i know she is…she also has a very elitist sense about her…i met her once in the grocery store and it was as if you were bumping into Queen Elizabeth…hey D, get over yourself ! NBC please try adding some fresh material to the news report…such as the homeless condition of Asheville or consider making someone suffering from cancer the person in the spotlight !
I love Darcel! I was a junior in high school when she began at WLOS-TV, and now I am 49! She still looks the SAME and delivers the news with an enduring professionalism that’s rarely seen! 33 years and counting, GO DARCEL!!!
I like Darcel. Her accent can get a little annoying, but I like her. News wouldnt be the same without her.
Not to sidetrack the Darcel discussion, but after seeing that photo again of Holly Headrick in that black dress, I am reminded of why we should see more of her on the air. That would make the news broadcasts a little better! 😉
I think Darcel is just one of not D best on WLOS…I wish the get Larry out and put Darcel with Russ….talking about GREAT ANCHORS!!!
There are few opportunities that we have in life when we are granted a glimpse into what the inhabitants of Eden truly look like to the human eye. Aside from Perseus, the little girl on Poltergeist, and maybe Oliver Twist, I can’t think of any examples….except the one when I turn on my idiot box and stare up in awe at that majestic ebony angel squiring me the news on a pedestal of grace and pious dignity.
It doesn’t matter whether she’s talking about wicked aldermen in Oteen, pig races at the NC state fair, or how Homer Honeycutt was expelled from a town he built out of sweat and tears, every story that this woman lets graze her lips comes off as if it is vital news that speaks to the very core of our existence.
The first time I met Darcel Grimes, I was actually at the NC state fair, working as a popcorn vendor near the stage where the Platters were set to perform. She was doing a live remote, speaking about the days events to come to a crowd of seemingly undeserving, disinterested locals. I offered her some peanuts at a discount and she kind of ignored me, but I could tell from the moment when she took that mic that something very special was about to happen.
The following year I lost my job at Seneca due to bottling cut backs, and after a forgettable stint at Community Cash in Brevard, again I found myself strattling my dignity in the unemployment line. Darcel was about to do a story on the corruption in the Transylvania county city hall administration…when she caught my eye. She asked me if she had seen me somewhere before…I grinned and looked away in shyness…she giggled at me and said she was going to do a story on the unemployed in Western North Carolina, and asked if I would like to be a part of it. I was so flabbergasted, so awestricken by her larger than life beauty and the way she commanded the attention of a room, I immediately had to excuse myself. I went into the bathroom and vomited for what seemed like minutes, but I think must have been hours…as when I emerged ready to be interviewed, the security guard ushered me outside and locked the building.
The last time I saw Darcel, I was at Sam’s club. She was in the produce section picking up some squash and what appeared to be ripe persimmons. I sauntered over to the aisle adjacent to her..ducking between columns and rotting pineapples, trying to get close enough to fain an impromptu conversation. By the time I got over to her, a gentleman walked up behind me, tapped me on the shoulder and asked forcefully for me to leave the premises before he alerted the authorities. We got into a little scuffle and I reached out to Darcel only to see her back slowly fade away as I was dragged out of the establishment by security.
I’m going to be honest…I wanted her to help me…to save me…to lend me validity and legitimacy if only for a few fleeting moments. I wanted that strong mahogany queen that I used to stare at in wonder every night at 6 and 11 pm through my t.v screen, to somehow deliver to me a personal newscast that would speak to everything about me that has been right, and assure me that it was going to be ok.
I thought long and hard before I typed this post…and I feel the same way now as I did when I started it. I need Darcel. Taking her off the air is like taking me off the air. To cancel her news show would be like canceling me…as a person, as an entity. I hope everyone reading this understands that North Carolina is a very punishing place to raise a family or to be raised as part of a family. Without Darcel Grimes…well let’s just say that an occasional Cicada infestation and Governor Easley losing thousands in Harrahs as our children watch in horror will be the least of our concerns.
Dayum. I never realized how fly Darcel’s body is.
Darcel is just classic WLOS. ALL the WLOSers have their little quirks that "annoy" people- just like the rest of the human world. Anyways, as far as the forum goes, it’s gotten totally off topic and kind of crazy…
there are others i’d like to see go before darcel.
I grew up with Darcel, too. She spoke at my middle school "graduation" and was modest and rather sweetly embarassed by the standing ovation we spontaneously gave her. Many years later she hardly looks any different!
I think she’s professional and pleasant, and I don’t mind her accent. We all have one.
IMO she’s part of the furniture of local television.