Ellis, 53, served as a helicopter pilot and instructor for 12 years of his Marine career, including stints overseas while ...

plus many of Ellis’s TV news colleagues and friends including WGBH-TV’s Emily Rooney, WBZ Radio’s Dan Rea, the Rev. Liz Walker, NBC10’s JC Monahan and sports guy Chris Collins. Also on ...

The nonprofit group was the fiscal sponsor for She the People, a female-centric political project founded by Aimee Allison, whom Ellis has described on social media as a “dear friend.” ...