alison and adam. >> i am a virginia girl. >> reporter: she was a shining star. >> i wanted to go through a sleep study to see if my job impacts how i snooze. adam and i work the same early morning shift but have completely different sleep schedules. >> reporter: a 24-year-old reporter, colleagues say she never shied away from a story. unfailingly positive, relentlessly hardworking. >> adam ward, news 7 sports. >> reporter: and her 27-year-old photographer, adam ward. >> i have to bring him out. adam, come out in front of the camera. he is the ugly stepmother and just looking absolutely gorgeous. >> reporter: the pair beginning as interns at wdbj in roanoke, virginia. >> hey, everyone, i'm alison parker, photojournalist adam ward and i are putting the final touches on our special report. >> reporter: parker was in a relationship with an anchor at the station. >> i lost the love of my life.