Longtime US sports reporter Christina Chambers and her husband found dead in their Hoover home, Alabama, on Tuesday morning (US time). US reports citied authorities saying that their infant baby was found unharmed at the premises. Hoover police has since confirmed that the toddler was safely removed from the residence. The gory tragedy is currently being viewed as a murder-suicide incident.

Sports journalist Christina Chambers death: Network issue statement

America’s WBRC News solemnly remembered Chambers, who had been an employee on the sports team since 2015, following the devastating news. Paying a tribute to the reporter, the news outlet posted an article titled “WBRC remembers Christina Chambers as ‘spark of joy’ who made everyone better” on its digital website just hours ago.

Describing their late star reporter, the outlet began, “Christina Chambers had a beautiful ability to naturally feel like a friend immediately.” The article highlighted that when Chambers joined the team in 2015 it featured an all-men lineup of employees. “She made sideline better, she made this TV station better, she made everyone in the newsroom better,” team member Rick Karle added.

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Taking to their official X account, WBRC 6 News also issued a social media statement: “We are absolutely heartbroken to share this news. We have confirmed former WBRC sports reporter Christina Chambers is one of the two people found dead in a Hoover home Tuesday morning. Please keep their family and your WBRC family in your thoughts as we navigate this loss.”

Sports reporter death in Alabama: What happened

According to WBRC’s report, Hoover Police reported to the home of Christina and her husband after the couple was found unresponsive by a member family around 9 am local time. Authorities found the two victims with gunshot wounds. Both the sports reporter and her partner were declared dead on the scene after medics arrived to the home.

Who was Christina Chambers?

Having joined WBRC in 2015, she was seen on ‘Sideline’ every Friday night. Chambers emerged as a constant presence covering the Mercedes Marathon, while also running the race herself.

As per her WBRC’s profile of her, she exited from her full-time sports reporting job in July 2021, but continued to freelance for WBRC’s ‘Sideline’ during the 2025 football season.

In addition to her job at the network, she was a mother to 3-year-old son, and was passionate about UAB Blazers and high school sports. Before taking on the post at WBRC 6 News, she worked as a sports anchor at WAKA in Montgomery.

Christina found her start in the broadcasting world as a sports and news reporter WLTZ NBC38 in Columbus, Georgia, after which she went to regional sports network Comcast Sports Southeast in Atlanta.

These past years, she even served as a broadcast journalism teacher at Thompson High School’s Broadcast Academy. Dr. Wayne Vickers, Superintendent for Alabaster City Schools has since released the following statement:

“We are deeply saddened by the passing of Christina Chambers. From 2021 to early 2025, Christina served as a broadcast journalism teacher in our Broadcast Academy at Thompson High School, where she quickly formed meaningful connections with her students. Her dedication to them and to her profession was evident in everything she did. 

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“Christina was honored as the 2024 Advisor of the Year by the Alabama Scholastic Press Association. Under her guidance, her THS TV Broadcast Team earned the Alex House Journalism Sustainability Award in 2025. She also mentored two Alabama Journalists of the Year, led students to a SkillsUSA State Championship in Broadcast News, and guided her program to two All-Alabama Overall Broadcast Awards.

“As a beloved member of the Warrior Nation Network, Christina brought her deep knowledge and love of sports reporting to Friday nights, leaving a lasting impression on students, colleagues, and viewers alike. She was a cherished part of the Warrior family, and we extend our heartfelt thoughts and prayers to all who are grieving this profound loss.”

Alabama Senator Katie Britt also broke her silence on the tragic news. “Please join me in keeping Christina’s friends, family, and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers. I’m also praying for the entire @WBRCnews team as they mourn the loss of a former colleague and friend,” she wrote on X.

Sports writer Creg Stephenson also shed light on Chambers’ past career as a high school athlete on X. “So tragic. I covered Christina as a high school track star at Cullman High School some 20 years ago and she was always a delight. Prayers to her family and loved ones,” he wrote on social media after learning of the former WBRC reporter’s death.

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