A reader, several actually, noticed that several former news anchors are now doing television ads that air locally. Since about October 2010 former WPLG lead anchorman Dwight Lauderdale has been the spokesperson for Avmed Medicare. SFLTV readers are now reporting they have seen former WTVJ lead anchor Tony Segreto and former [...]
Chris Gilks, an executive producer at WPLG, passed away last week after battling cancer.
Gilks produced the weekend morning newscasts for WPLG as well as many of the special features such as Dwight Lauderdale’s trip to Egypt.
Prior to WPLG Chris Gilks was the news director at WGCL, the CBS [...]
The Sentinel assembled a gallery slideshow with screen captures of some of South Florida’s past and present anchors
WPLG is giving Dwight Lauderdale a major sendoff. There was a gathering at the station with the employees then a lunch at an area restaurant
The biggest surprise though was a live call from Gloria Estefan who wished Dwight well and also sent him a very delicious looking cake. Miami-Dade mayor Carlos Alvarez [...]
Dwight Lauderdale will say goodnight to South Florida viewers for the last time on Wednesday at 11pm
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