Television news anchor from Atlanta, Georgia, Amanda Davis, died Wednesday after a heart stroke. She was 54.

CBS affiliate WGCL-TV (CBS 46) reported that Davis, the station’s morning news anchor, suffered a “massive, spontaneous” stroke Tuesday while waiting to board a flight at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. She was rushed to a hospital and underwent treatment there before she died Wednesday.

The report said her family was “asking for privacy at this difficult time.” It added that Davis’ friends and colleagues at the channel were praying for her family.

The award-winning journalist hosted the CBS 46 Morning News and CBS 46 News at Noon shows. Before joining the station, she spent 26 years at FOX-affiliate WAGA, CBS said on its website.

“I’m very pleased that Amanda Davis will be bringing three decades of experience reporting on the major news stories in Atlanta to CBS46. Her passion for local news is unmatched,” said CBS46 news director Frank Volpicella, at the time of her joining the network in 2016.

Davis said then: “I'm excited about the opportunity CBS46 has opened up for me, allowing me to join a stellar team of broadcasters on the morning show. It's a privilege and a blessing to be able to start the New Year with Atlanta area viewers, providing them with the news, weather and traffic to get the day started. It's going to be great in the mornings on CBS46.”

The journalist had a record of alcohol abuse, and had several run-ins with the law because of it.

She was arrested and charged with DUI after driving the wrong way on Piedmont Avenue in Midtown Atlanta in 2012 while she was at WAGA. Davis’ Georgia driver’s license was confiscated and sent to the state. She was later cleared of the charge by a Fulton County judge, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Davis was arrested twice after that, once in June 2015 before making her debut on CBS 46's "Just a Minute," and once in December 2016 for driving under a suspended licence. The same year, she admitted she was an alcoholic and talked about her personal struggles in a three-part series with CBS 46.

Davis graduated Magna Cum Laude from Clark College and was the mother of one daughter, WGCL said.

Awards conferred on Davis included: RTDNA Edward R. Murrow Award, ten Southeast Regional Emmy Awards, Georgia Association of Broadcasters Gabby Award and the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists Pioneer of the Year Award.

She also worked to find permanent homes for Georgia foster care children and began this community project in 1997 with a series called "Home for the Holidays" in which 32 children were placed in homes in the first year. Davis was also honored with the Keenan’s Kids Foundation Media Award for her work with "Wednesday’s Child," a segment on Fox5 dedicated to helping foster children in Atlanta to find families.

Davis was on her way to Texas for her stepfather’s funeral when she suffered the stroke, according to CBS. On Sunday, she posted a message on her Facebook about celebrating Christmas after losing him.

“Stay strong, keep praising the Lord,” Davis wrote.

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