Joe Birch, Jr.

Joe Birch has 46 years of service with the Memphis NBC affiliate WMC in 2024. An Emmy Award winning journalist, Birch has devoted his life off the air to his family and community service. A past President of the Memphis Rotary Club, the newsman organizes a monthly mobile food pantry that provides a week worth of groceries to 500 families in need. Christian Brothers University awarded the 1978 CBU graduate an Honorary Doctorate for Public Service in 2022.