OBITUARY: Longtime Brevard Journalist and Filmmaker Jon Andrew Skattum Passed Away January 12 at 67

moved to Brevard in 1986 to work as sports director and anchor at WAYK, a Palm Bay-based television station

AT RIGHT: Jon Andrew Skattum of Viera, a journalist and filmmaker who spent his life behind and in front of a camera, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. He was 67. Jon moved to Brevard County in 1986 and, over the past six years, served as an adjunct instructor in the digital media department at Eastern Florida State College, sharing his expertise in photography, video, and film with students. AT LEFT: Jon, bottom, along with Keith Lippert, Tom Walsh, and Matt O’Hern call the play-by-play of the 2005 Big Brothers Big Sisters Brevard Prep Football All-Star Game in December 2005 at Cocoa High School.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Jon Andrew Skattum of Viera, Florida, a journalist and filmmaker who spent his life behind and in front of a camera, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. He was 67.

Mr. Skattum moved to Brevard County in 1986 to work as sports director and anchor at WAYK, a Palm Bay-based television station.

He went on to work as a producer, director, and cinematographer for Shot in the Dark Productions in Melbourne, a television, film, and documentary production company.

During his time there, he worked on long- and short-form films and IMAX productions.

Some of his credits include “Michael Jordan to the Max” (2000); “One More Orbit,” an Apollo 11 documentary (2000); and “Modern Marvels,” a History Channel series on the history of technology (2001).

After Shot in the Dark, Mr. Skattum worked as a production account manager for Spectrum Reach.

While working other jobs, Mr. Skattum continued to work as a freelance on-camera anchor, which gave him the opportunity to co-anchor the launch of a Russian Proton to the International Space Station and provide play-by-play announcing for local and national sporting events.

Jon Skattum, second from right, was a noted freelance on-camera anchor, which gave him the opportunity to co-anchor the launch of a Russian Proton to the International Space Station and provide play-by-play announcing for local and national sporting events. Above, Jon, pictured with his late wife, Donna Skattum, at far left, on set with astronaut Alan Shepard, and James L. Neihouse during a shoot for the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1995. (Image courtesy of James L. Neihouse)

Mr. Skattum spent the past six years sharing his knowledge of photography, video, and film with students at Eastern Florida State College as an adjunct instructor in the digital media department.

Before moving to Brevard, Mr. Skattum worked as a sports anchor and reporter for television stations in Madison, Wisconsin; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Victoria, Texas; and St. Louis, Missouri.

A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mr. Skattum reunited with Sue Normoyle, his college sweetheart, in 2017. She lived in Northern Virginia, so they began a long-distance romance. They married on Oct. 22, 2022, in Milwaukee, and she joined him in Melbourne.

Mr. Skattum is survived by his wife, Sue Normoyle Skattum; brothers Robert (Patty) Skattum of Arizona and Mark (Laura) Skattum of Colorado.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Donna Weir Skattum; his parents, Robert Laverne Skattum and Ione Skattum.

A Mass of remembrance is planned for 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Viera.

Mr. Skattum was a proud dog lover and an organ donor. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to organizations that facilitate organ donation or to the Brevard Humane Society.

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