Two Weeks After Breaking His Neck, Joe Birch Returns to WMC

By Merrill Knox 

Two weeks after breaking his neck in a traffic accident, Joe Birch will return to the WMC anchor desk tonight.

Birch, who has worked at the Memphis NBC-affiliate for 33 years, will return to his normal shift, anchoring the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts.

“We miss Joe, like many of you do, and we know he is excited to come back,” the station said in a statement on its website.

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