he did, titled “Winter on the Chesapeake Bay.” These stories showed the lives of people who work on the Chesapeake Bay, particularly those of oyster farmers, a U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker crew clearing the ship channel during one particularly cold winter, and an older man who had been building wooden boats by hand for many years. Another Emmy was for a horrific gasoline tanker crash on I-270 and the Capital Beltway. Joe Krebs received numerous awards, including the Maryland Bar Association Gavel Award. This award recognizes reporters who bring attention and understanding of legal issues to the community. His other awards include the Chesapeake Associated Press Award, Metropolitan Area Mass Media Award, three Washington Dateline awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, numerous Emmys, and the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA) Regional Award for Feature reporting. Krebs has served as the president of the Washington-Baltimore local of American Federation of Television and Radio Artists since 1997. In 2000 Krebs was inducted into the Silver Circle of Washington Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He was also on the National Board of the union and was Chair of the National Broadcast Steering Committee. Personal life Krebs was a native of Missouri and grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. His father was a physician, and his mother was a dietician. Krebs was the eldest of nine children. He had two daughters and three grandchildren. He and his wife, Mary Lynne, lived in Maryland at the time of his death. Krebs enjoyed many athletic activities such as hiking, cycling, and swimming. In 1988 and 1990, Krebs completed the annual 4.4 mile Chesapeake Bay Swim, one of America’s premier open water swim challenges. The race begins at the shores of Sandy State Park and ends at a beach on Kent Island. Krebs had also engaged in several self-contained bicycle tours as well as participated in 5 long distance bike rides to raise money for AIDS Service Programs in Washington, D.C. Krebs died from pancreatic cancer at his home in Rockville, Maryland, on April 6, 2021, at the age of 78. References 1943 births 2021 deaths American television news anchors Deaths from cancer in Maryland Deaths from pancreatic cancer People from St. Louis Television anchors from Washington, D.C.