WPLG
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WPLG, channel 10, is an ABC
network affiliated
television station
located in Miami, Florida
. WPLG is owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations
, a subsidiary
of the Washington Post Company
. The station's studios are located in Pembroke Park, and its transmitter is located at the massive broadcast tower along U.S. 441
in Miami Gardens, along with many other local broadcast stations. WPLG offers LATV
on its second digital subchannel
.
It is a television station in the South Florida metropolitan area
(also known as the Miami metropolitan area) market in the three counties: Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County.
, under the ownership of Public Service Television, Inc., the broadcasting subsidiary of National Airlines
. (Hence the call letters.) Prior to this time ABC had been carried by WITV, channel 17. With the loss of the ABC affiliation, channel 17 quickly went out of business (Channel 17 was later occupied by PBS
member station WLRN-TV
).
A Congressional investigation of former U.S. Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) Commissioner Richard A. Mack in 1958 revealed that a Miami attorney named Thurman A. Whiteside, working on behalf National Airlines, bribed the former commissioner to obtain the WPST broadcast license
. As a result, WPST-TV was stripped of its broadcast license.
-area broadcaster L.B. Wilson won the right to start a new station on channel 10. As part of an FCC-supervised deal, National sold WPST's assets to Wilson's group. WPST signed off for the last time on November 13, 1961. A week later, on November 20, channel 10 returned to the air as WLBW-TV (after the owner's initials). Although it operates under a separate license, it claims WPST's history as its own.
The new station called itself "Colorvision 10", indicating that it was broadcasting in color
. In 1967, WLBW moved to a studio facility location on Biscayne Boulevard, originally known as "Broadcast House". In 1969, WLBW (and sister station WCKY radio
in Cincinnati) was purchased by the Washington Post Company
's Post-Newsweek Stations
subsidiary. On March 16, 1970, WLBW-TV's call letters were changed to the current WPLG, named in memory of Philip L. Graham
, the husband of Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham
, who committed suicide in 1963.
The station became well-known in the 1970s for its popular anchor team. From 1976 to 1982 Glenn Rinker, Ann Bishop
, Chuck Dowdle and Walter Cronise anchored Newswatch 10. In 1982, Rinker left for another position in Orlando
and was replaced by Mike Schneider. Schneider and Bishop anchored until 1986, when Schneider left to become the 5:30 and 11:00 pm co-anchor at WCBS-TV
in New York and Dwight Lauderdale
replaced him, becoming South Florida's first African-American nightly news anchor. WPLG adopted its current "10" logo in 1982. By 1985, WPLG had surpassed rival WTVJ
in the ratings and would dominate the ratings for over ten years. Ann Bishop
would continue to anchor the news until 1995. She worked part-time at the station until she succumbed to colon cancer in 1997. Don Noe joined WPLG in 1979 and was one of Miami's most popular chief meteorologists up until his retirement in 2007.
When WTVJ
, WCIX, and WSVN
all swapped affiliations on January 1, 1989, WPLG stayed with ABC. And, when WTVJ and WCIX (now WFOR-TV
) swapped dial positions on September 10, 1995, WPLG remained on channel 10 as an ABC affiliate. Thus, it is the only Miami television station that has never changed its affiliation. Possibly because of this consistency, WPLG remains one of the highest rated stations in the South Florida market.
From April 2007 through May 2009, WPLG was South Florida's most-watched English-language television station which can partially be attributed to its availability in the West Palm Beach market via Comcast
which in turn is damaging to ratings for WPBF
, West Palm Beach's ABC affiliate. However, on April 13, 2011 Comcast pulled WPLG from the channel lineup in the West Palm Beach market. After the May 2009 ratings period WPLG went to a single anchor evening format and it's ranking fell behind CBS-owned WFOR which now holds the title of being South Florida's most watched English-language station. However, WPLG remains a strong runner-up, tied with WSVN.
On March 28, 2009 WPLG relocated its studio facilities from 3900 Biscayne Boulevard to a location on 3401 Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park
. As a result of this relocation, none of South Florida's "Big Three" stations are based within the Miami city limits.
On July 18, 2008, it was announced that Post-Newsweek Stations, the owners of WPLG, would purchase competing station WTVJ
from NBC Universal
, pending FCC approval. The purchase would have created a duopoly between the two major-network affiliates. If the sale was approved, WTVJ would have moved to WPLG's new studios in Pembroke Park. It is unknown what the future held for WTVJ's news department if the two stations combined operations. However, the sale was canceled on December 23, 2008, with NBC and The Washington Post Company citing poor economic conditions and the lack of FCC approval as the reasons for the cancellation.
WPLG is currently branded as Local 10 under the station standardization adopted by Post-Newsweek, requiring all stations to adopt the word "Local" in their names.
On June 12, 2009, WPLG remained on channel 10 when the analog to digital conversion was completed. This and other local station which reverted (WSVN, WPXM, WLTV) required viewers to re-scan ATSC tuner
s (TV sets and DTV converters). It and WSVN are the only Miami stations remaining on VHF, which requires viewers to have a larger TV antenna than UHF.
series aired on a week-delayed basis, between 5-6 AM due to the station's news commitment from 7-10 AM and the program's lack of E/I
content, as well as when during that timeslot, no paid advertisements were aired. Because of this, WPLG has had in recent years moved the 9-10 a.m. hour of ABC Kids to 11 AM-1 p.m. (the recommended time slot by ABC to air Power Rangers) on Saturday mornings. The airing of Power Rangers on WPLG and ABC ended when the network dropped the program on August 28, 2010, following Saban Entertainment's repurchase of the Power Rangers franchise from Disney, ABC's parent company.
Since 1988, Jeopardy!
and Wheel of Fortune have aired on WPLG. Another King World program, The Oprah Winfrey Show
, also aired on channel 10 from 1986 - 1999 at which time it moved to WFOR-TV. ,
on March 28, 2009, during its 6:30 p.m. newscast.
Since 1993, WPLG has used several versions of Frank Gari
's "The One and Only" music package, which was named after one of its long-time slogans.
Local 10 Weather Team
Local 10 Sports Tean
Local 10 Reporters
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American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
network affiliated
Network affiliate
In the broadcasting industry , a network affiliate is a local broadcaster which carries some or all of the television program or radio program line-up of a television or radio network, but is owned by a company other than the owner of the network...
television station
Television station
A television station is a business, organisation or other such as an amateur television operator that transmits content over terrestrial television. A television transmission can be by analog television signals or, more recently, by digital television. Broadcast television systems standards are...
located in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
. WPLG is owned and operated by Post-Newsweek Stations
Post-Newsweek Stations
Post-Newsweek Stations is the official name of the broadcasting division of the Washington Post Company and is a self-contained corporation within that company...
, a subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
of the Washington Post Company
Washington Post Company
The Washington Post Company is an American education and media company, best known for owning the newspaper for which it is named, The Washington Post. The Company also owns Kaplan, Inc., a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses...
. The station's studios are located in Pembroke Park, and its transmitter is located at the massive broadcast tower along U.S. 441
U.S. Route 441 in Florida
U.S. Route 441 in Florida is a north–south United States Highway. It runs from Miami in South Florida northwest to the Georgia border north of the Lake City area....
in Miami Gardens, along with many other local broadcast stations. WPLG offers LATV
LATV
LATV is a bilingual music and entertainment network. LATV has been on the air in the Los Angeles market as KJLA since 2001 and is distributed through mostly digital television subchannels throughout the United States and Puerto Rico....
on its second digital subchannel
Digital subchannel
In broadcasting, digital subchannels are a means to transmit more than one independent program at the same time from the same digital radio or digital television station on the same radio frequency channel. This is done by using data compression techniques to reduce the size of each individual...
.
It is a television station in the South Florida metropolitan area
South Florida metropolitan area
The South Florida metropolitan area, also known as the Miami metropolitan area, and designated the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area by the U.S...
(also known as the Miami metropolitan area) market in the three counties: Miami-Dade County, Broward County, and Palm Beach County.
WPST-TV
The station first took to the air on August 2, 1957 as WPST-TV, as the second ABC affiliate in the Miami marketMedia market
A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area , Television Market Area , or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content...
, under the ownership of Public Service Television, Inc., the broadcasting subsidiary of National Airlines
National Airlines (NA)
National Airlines was an airline founded in 1934 and was headquartered on the grounds of Miami International Airport in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States near Miami.- History :...
. (Hence the call letters.) Prior to this time ABC had been carried by WITV, channel 17. With the loss of the ABC affiliation, channel 17 quickly went out of business (Channel 17 was later occupied by PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
member station WLRN-TV
WLRN-TV
WLRN-TV is a Public Broadcasting Service member public television station broadcasting on channel 17 in Miami, Florida.WLRN-TV signed on the air as WSEC-TV in 1962 as a second educational non-profit television station, licensed to the Dade County School Board, and affiliated with National...
).
A Congressional investigation of former U.S. Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) Commissioner Richard A. Mack in 1958 revealed that a Miami attorney named Thurman A. Whiteside, working on behalf National Airlines, bribed the former commissioner to obtain the WPST broadcast license
Broadcast license
A broadcast license or broadcast license is a specific type of spectrum license that grants the licensee the privilege to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area for broadcasting purposes. The licenses are generally straddled with additional restrictions that...
. As a result, WPST-TV was stripped of its broadcast license.
A new channel 10
A group headed by CincinnatiCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
-area broadcaster L.B. Wilson won the right to start a new station on channel 10. As part of an FCC-supervised deal, National sold WPST's assets to Wilson's group. WPST signed off for the last time on November 13, 1961. A week later, on November 20, channel 10 returned to the air as WLBW-TV (after the owner's initials). Although it operates under a separate license, it claims WPST's history as its own.
The new station called itself "Colorvision 10", indicating that it was broadcasting in color
NTSC
NTSC, named for the National Television System Committee, is the analog television system that is used in most of North America, most of South America , Burma, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and some Pacific island nations and territories .Most countries using the NTSC standard, as...
. In 1967, WLBW moved to a studio facility location on Biscayne Boulevard, originally known as "Broadcast House". In 1969, WLBW (and sister station WCKY radio
WCKY (AM)
WCKY is an AM radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, broadcasting at 1530 kHz with 50,000 watts, and its transmitter is located in nearby Villa Hills, Kentucky. It is a class A clear channel station, sharing the frequency with KFBK in Sacramento, and can be heard, particularly at night, over most...
in Cincinnati) was purchased by the Washington Post Company
Washington Post Company
The Washington Post Company is an American education and media company, best known for owning the newspaper for which it is named, The Washington Post. The Company also owns Kaplan, Inc., a leading international provider of educational and career services for individuals, schools and businesses...
's Post-Newsweek Stations
Post-Newsweek Stations
Post-Newsweek Stations is the official name of the broadcasting division of the Washington Post Company and is a self-contained corporation within that company...
subsidiary. On March 16, 1970, WLBW-TV's call letters were changed to the current WPLG, named in memory of Philip L. Graham
Phil Graham
Philip Leslie Graham was an American publisher and businessman. He was the publisher and co-owner of The Washington Post...
, the husband of Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham
Katharine Graham
Katharine Meyer Graham was an American publisher. She led her family's newspaper, The Washington Post, for more than two decades, overseeing its most famous period, the Watergate coverage that eventually led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon...
, who committed suicide in 1963.
Life under Post-Newsweek
Ann Bishop
Ann Bishop was a broadcast journalist in Rochester, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, and South Florida.-Career:...
, Chuck Dowdle and Walter Cronise anchored Newswatch 10. In 1982, Rinker left for another position in Orlando
Orlando, Florida
Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States...
and was replaced by Mike Schneider. Schneider and Bishop anchored until 1986, when Schneider left to become the 5:30 and 11:00 pm co-anchor at WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV
WCBS-TV, channel 2, is the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City. The station's studios are located within the CBS Broadcast Center and its transmitter is atop the Empire State Building, both in Midtown Manhattan....
in New York and Dwight Lauderdale
Dwight Lauderdale
Dwight Lauderdale is a former TV news anchor. He was the first African American news anchor in South Florida and became one of the state's most watched and longest running anchors.-Career:...
replaced him, becoming South Florida's first African-American nightly news anchor. WPLG adopted its current "10" logo in 1982. By 1985, WPLG had surpassed rival WTVJ
WTVJ
WTVJ, virtual channel 6 , is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC television network, located in Broward County. WTVJ shares its TV studio and office facility with co-owned Telemundo station WSCV in Miramar, Florida, and its transmitter is located near Sun Life Stadium in north...
in the ratings and would dominate the ratings for over ten years. Ann Bishop
Ann Bishop
Ann Bishop was a broadcast journalist in Rochester, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, and South Florida.-Career:...
would continue to anchor the news until 1995. She worked part-time at the station until she succumbed to colon cancer in 1997. Don Noe joined WPLG in 1979 and was one of Miami's most popular chief meteorologists up until his retirement in 2007.
When WTVJ
WTVJ
WTVJ, virtual channel 6 , is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC television network, located in Broward County. WTVJ shares its TV studio and office facility with co-owned Telemundo station WSCV in Miramar, Florida, and its transmitter is located near Sun Life Stadium in north...
, WCIX, and WSVN
WSVN
WSVN, channel 7, is a television station located in Miami, Florida, USA. WSVN is owned by Sunbeam Television, and is an affiliate of the Fox Broadcasting Company. The station has its studio facilities located in North Bay Village and transmitter based in north Miami-Dade County.WSVN operates a Key...
all swapped affiliations on January 1, 1989, WPLG stayed with ABC. And, when WTVJ and WCIX (now WFOR-TV
WFOR-TV
WFOR-TV, virtual channel 4.1 , is the CBS owned-and-operated station in Miami, Florida. WFOR shares its TV studio facilities with sister station WBFS-TV in Doral, near Miami International Airport, and its transmitter is located in Miramar.WFOR-TV also previously had two translator stations in the...
) swapped dial positions on September 10, 1995, WPLG remained on channel 10 as an ABC affiliate. Thus, it is the only Miami television station that has never changed its affiliation. Possibly because of this consistency, WPLG remains one of the highest rated stations in the South Florida market.
From April 2007 through May 2009, WPLG was South Florida's most-watched English-language television station which can partially be attributed to its availability in the West Palm Beach market via Comcast
Comcast
Comcast Corporation is the largest cable operator, home Internet service provider, and fourth largest home telephone service provider in the United States, providing cable television, broadband Internet, and telephone service to both residential and commercial customers in 39 states and the...
which in turn is damaging to ratings for WPBF
WPBF
WPBF is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Gold and Treasure Coasts of South Florida. Licensed to Tequesta, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 16 from a transmitter in Palm City southwest of I-95. Owned by Hearst Television, the station has studios on RCA...
, West Palm Beach's ABC affiliate. However, on April 13, 2011 Comcast pulled WPLG from the channel lineup in the West Palm Beach market. After the May 2009 ratings period WPLG went to a single anchor evening format and it's ranking fell behind CBS-owned WFOR which now holds the title of being South Florida's most watched English-language station. However, WPLG remains a strong runner-up, tied with WSVN.
On March 28, 2009 WPLG relocated its studio facilities from 3900 Biscayne Boulevard to a location on 3401 Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park
Pembroke Park, Florida
Pembroke Park is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. The town took its name from its location along Pembroke Road. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,102. It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Close to half...
. As a result of this relocation, none of South Florida's "Big Three" stations are based within the Miami city limits.
On July 18, 2008, it was announced that Post-Newsweek Stations, the owners of WPLG, would purchase competing station WTVJ
WTVJ
WTVJ, virtual channel 6 , is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC television network, located in Broward County. WTVJ shares its TV studio and office facility with co-owned Telemundo station WSCV in Miramar, Florida, and its transmitter is located near Sun Life Stadium in north...
from NBC Universal
NBC Universal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC is a media and entertainment company engaged in the production and marketing of entertainment, news, and information products and services to a global customer base...
, pending FCC approval. The purchase would have created a duopoly between the two major-network affiliates. If the sale was approved, WTVJ would have moved to WPLG's new studios in Pembroke Park. It is unknown what the future held for WTVJ's news department if the two stations combined operations. However, the sale was canceled on December 23, 2008, with NBC and The Washington Post Company citing poor economic conditions and the lack of FCC approval as the reasons for the cancellation.
WPLG is currently branded as Local 10 under the station standardization adopted by Post-Newsweek, requiring all stations to adopt the word "Local" in their names.
Digital television
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Programming |
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| 10.1 | 720p 720p 720p is the shorthand name for 1280x720, a category of High-definition television video modes having a resolution of 1080 or 720p and a progressive scan... |
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Main WPLG programming / ABC |
| 10.2 | 480i 480i 480i is the shorthand name for a video mode, namely the US NTSC television system or digital television systems with the same characteristics. The i, which is sometimes uppercase, stands for interlaced, the 480 for a vertical frame resolution of 480 lines containing picture information; while NTSC... |
4:3 | LATV LATV LATV is a bilingual music and entertainment network. LATV has been on the air in the Los Angeles market as KJLA since 2001 and is distributed through mostly digital television subchannels throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.... |
On June 12, 2009, WPLG remained on channel 10 when the analog to digital conversion was completed. This and other local station which reverted (WSVN, WPXM, WLTV) required viewers to re-scan ATSC tuner
ATSC tuner
An ATSC tuner, often called an ATSC receiver or HDTV tuner is a type of television tuner that allows reception of digital television television channels transmitted by television stations in North America, parts of Central America and South Korea that use ATSC standards...
s (TV sets and DTV converters). It and WSVN are the only Miami stations remaining on VHF, which requires viewers to have a larger TV antenna than UHF.
Programming
As a Post-Newsweek station, WPLG continues to run nearly the entire ABC television schedule; however, the ABC Kids airings of the Power RangersPower Rangers
Power Rangers is a long-running American entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live action children's television series featuring teams of costumed heroes...
series aired on a week-delayed basis, between 5-6 AM due to the station's news commitment from 7-10 AM and the program's lack of E/I
E/I
E/I, which stands for "educational and informative," refers to a type of children's television programming shown in the United States. The Federal Communications Commission requires that every full-service Terrestrial television station in the U.S. show at least three hours of these television...
content, as well as when during that timeslot, no paid advertisements were aired. Because of this, WPLG has had in recent years moved the 9-10 a.m. hour of ABC Kids to 11 AM-1 p.m. (the recommended time slot by ABC to air Power Rangers) on Saturday mornings. The airing of Power Rangers on WPLG and ABC ended when the network dropped the program on August 28, 2010, following Saban Entertainment's repurchase of the Power Rangers franchise from Disney, ABC's parent company.
Since 1988, Jeopardy!
Jeopardy!
Griffin's first conception of the game used a board comprising ten categories with ten clues each, but after finding that this board could not be shown on camera easily, he reduced it to two rounds of thirty clues each, with five clues in each of six categories...
and Wheel of Fortune have aired on WPLG. Another King World program, The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
, also aired on channel 10 from 1986 - 1999 at which time it moved to WFOR-TV. ,
News operation
Unlike most ABC stations in the Eastern Time Zone, WPLG did not carry a newscast in the 5 p.m. timeslot opting to air Dr. Phil instead. However, as of August 22, 2011 WPLG once again began airing a 5 p.m. - 6 p.m. newscast displacing the Dr. Phil Show which will move to WFOR in the Fall 2011. WPLG deployed "Sky 10", Miami's first news helicopter in 1979. After with the move to its Pembroke Park studios, WPLG became the third Miami station to broadcast its local newscasts in high definitionHigh-definition video
High-definition video or HD video refers to any video system of higher resolution than standard-definition video, and most commonly involves display resolutions of 1,280×720 pixels or 1,920×1,080 pixels...
on March 28, 2009, during its 6:30 p.m. newscast.
Since 1993, WPLG has used several versions of Frank Gari
Frank Gari
Frank Gari is a popular singer and songwriter from the late 1950s and early 1960s. His best known songs as a performer are "Utopia" , "Lullaby of Love" and "Princess" , all of which hit the U.S. Top 40 in 1961. He co-wrote with Roger McGuinn the song Beach Ball for Bobby Darin...
's "The One and Only" music package, which was named after one of its long-time slogans.
Newscast titles
- Colorvision 10 News (1960s-1970)
- The Scene Tonight (1970–1977)
- NewsWatch 10 (1977–1982)
- Channel 10 Eyewitness NewsEyewitness NewsEyewitness News is a style of news broadcasting used by local television stations in different markets across the United States. It refers to a particular style of television newscast with an emphasis on visual elements and action video...
(1982–2001) - Channel 10 News (2001–2004)
- Local 10 News (2004-present)
Station slogans
- The One to Watch (?-1978)
- The One and Only (1978-1997)
- There's Only One (1988)
- Live. Local. Latebreaking. (1997-2001)
- Your Problem Solver Station (2001-2007)
Current Local 10 on-air staff
Local 10 Anchors- Jacey Birch - weekdays at noon; also 4:30-7 a.m. traffic reporter
- Jen Herrera - weekends at 6:30 and 11 p.m.; also weekday reporter
- Calvin HughesCalvin HughesCalvin Hughes is a news anchor on WPLG Local 10, in Miami, Florida, United States.In mid-2010 Hughes moved form the morning and noontime anchor position to a nighttime co-anchor slot....
- weeknights at 5, 6, and 11 p.m. - Jason Martinez - weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.) and noon
- Laurie Jennings - weeknights at 5, 6, and 11 p.m.
- Kristi Kreuger - weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.); also health reporter
- Neki Mohan - weekend mornings; also weekday reporter
- Baron James - weekends at 6:30 and 11 p.m.; also weekday reporter
- Todd Tongen - weekend mornings; also weekday reporter
Local 10 Weather Team
- Trent Aric (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - Chief Meteorologist; weeknights at 5, 5:30, 6 and 11 p.m. - John Guaraldi (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekends at 6:30 and 11 p.m. - Scott Padgett (AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekday mornings (4:30-7 a.m.) and noon - Michael SmithMichael Smith-Music:* Michael Joseph Smith , British saxophonist in the pop band Amen Corner* Michael Joseph Smith , jazz composer & performer* Michael Peter Smith , American songwriter and performer...
(AMSAmerican Meteorological SocietyThe American Meteorological Society promotes the development and dissemination of information and education on the atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences and the advancement of their professional applications. Founded in 1919, the American Meteorological Society has a membership...
Seal of Approval) - Meteorologist; weekend mornings - Max MayfieldMax MayfieldBritt Max Mayfield is a meteorologist who served as the director of the National Hurricane Center from 2000 to 2007...
- hurricane specialist
Local 10 Sports Tean
- Will MansoWill MansoWill Manso is a Cuban-American TV journalist and host. He is currently the Sports Director at WPLG in Miami, Florida. He also serves as a host for primetime specials that air on WPLG.- Career :...
- Sports Director; weeknights at 6 and 11 p.m., Sports Saturday/Sunday host, also heard on WQAM AM-560 coverage of University of Miami Football - Andrea Brody - Sports Anchor; weekends at 6:30 and 11 p.m., also weekday sports reporter
Local 10 Reporters
- Sasha Andrade - general assignment reporter
- Kellie Butler - general assignment reporter
- Terrell Forney - general assignment reporter
- Johanna Gomez - general assignment reporter
- Ben KennedyBen KennedyBen Kennedy , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s...
- general assignment reporter - Baron James - general assignment reporter
- Constance Jones - general assignment reporter
- Ben KennedyBen KennedyBen Kennedy , is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s and 2000s...
- general assignment reporter - Roger Lohse - Broward County reporter
- John LyonJohn LyonJohn Lyon was an educated man who lived at Harrow on the Hill in North West London. As a wealthy farmer, he was able to endow Harrow School which was founded in 1572, and this led to the creation of The John Lyon School. He established a trust for the maintenance of Harrow Road and Edgware Road...
- HD Live Cam - Glenna Milberg - Miami/Dade County reporter
- Victor Oquendo - general assignment reporter
- Ross PalomboRoss PalomboRoss Palombo is an American journalist and television news anchor.-Early life and education:Palombo was born in Chicago, Illinois and was raised in the Northwest suburbs...
- general assignment reporter - Michael PutneyMichael PutneyMichael Putney is a senior political television reporter and columnist, based in Miami, United States. Putney is the winner of two Emmy Awards....
- senior political reporter - Janine Stanwood - general assignment reporter
- Jeff Weinsier - investigative reporter
Notable former staff
- Morry AlterMorry AlterMorry Alter is a freelance video reporter, having left WCBS New York in 2005. Originally joining WCBS in September 1983, he has won more than 20 Emmy awards and the Quill Award for professional achievement in the field of journalism.-History:...
- host of "The Morry Story" (1980s) - Ann BishopAnn BishopAnn Bishop was a broadcast journalist in Rochester, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, and South Florida.-Career:...
(1970-1995; deceased) - Susan CandiottiSusan CandiottiSusan Candiotti is an American journalist currently working as a national correspondent for CNN.- Educational background :Candiotti attended Loyola University Chicago, studying abroad at Loyola University Chicago's John Felice Rome Center for a year before graduating with honors.- Local news...
(now a national correspondent for CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
) - Jimmy CefaloJimmy CefaloJames Carmen Cefalo, , is an American sportscaster, game show host and former professional American football wide receiver.-High school:Cefalo attended Pittston Area High School in Pittston, Pennsylvania...
- sports anchor; now a radio show host in Miami - Liz Cho (now at WABC-TVWABC-TVWABC-TV, channel 7, is the flagship station of the Disney-owned American Broadcasting Company located in New York City. The station's studios and offices are located on the Upper West Side section of Manhattan, adjacent to ABC's corporate headquarters, and its transmitter is atop the Empire State...
, NYC) - Larry KingLarry KingLawrence Harvey "Larry" King is an American television and radio host whose work has been recognized with awards including two Peabodys and ten Cable ACE Awards....
(later host of Larry King LiveLarry King LiveLarry King Live is an American talk show hosted by Larry King on CNN from 1985 to 2010. It was CNN's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly....
on CNNCNNCable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
; now retired) - Steve KroftSteve KroftSteve Kroft is an American journalist and a longtime correspondent for 60 Minutes. His investigative reporting has garnered him much acclaim, including three Peabody Awards and nine Emmy awards, one of which was an Emmy for Lifetime Achievement.-Early life:Born on August 22, 1945 in Kokomo,...
(1977-1980; correspondent for CBS NewsCBS NewsCBS News is the news division of American television and radio network CBS. The current chairman is Jeff Fager who is also the executive producer of 60 Minutes, while the current president of CBS News is David Rhodes. CBS News' flagship program is the CBS Evening News, hosted by the network's main...
' 60 Minutes60 Minutes60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
) - Dwight LauderdaleDwight LauderdaleDwight Lauderdale is a former TV news anchor. He was the first African American news anchor in South Florida and became one of the state's most watched and longest running anchors.-Career:...
(1976-2008; now retired) - Bryan NorcrossBryan NorcrossBryan Norcross is a former television meteorologist and hurricane specialist for WFOR-TV and the chief hurricane analyst for CBS News in New York...
(1983-1990; now a hurricane specialist for The Weather ChannelThe Weather ChannelThe Weather Channel is a US cable and satellite television network since May 2, 1982, that broadcasts weather forecasts and weather-related news, along with entertainment programming related to weather 24 hours a day...
) - Charles PerezCharles PerezCharles Perez Rinehard is a former American television news reporter, anchor and former talk show host.-Career:Before entering the news business, Perez was best known as host of the nationally syndicated The Charles Perez Show...
- anchor/reporter - Walter Perez - reporter (now at WPVI-TVWPVI-TVWPVI-TV, channel 6, is an owned-and-operated television station of the Walt Disney Company-owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. WPVI has its studios located on the border between Philadelphia and Bala Cynwyd, and its transmitter is located in the...
in Philadelphia) - Mike Schneider - 6 and 11 p.m. anchor (now at Bloomberg TelevisionBloomberg TelevisionBloomberg Television is a 24-hour global network broadcasting business and financial news. It is distributed globally, reaching over 200 million homes worldwide. It is owned and operated by Bloomberg L.P...
) - Jon ScottJon ScottJon Scott is an American television news anchor, co-hosting Happening Now from 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. ET with Jenna Lee on Fox News Channel.-Personal life and education:...
- anchor (1983-1988; now anchor at Fox News ChannelFox News ChannelFox News Channel , often called Fox News, is a cable and satellite television news channel owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of News Corporation...
) - Jonathan Vigliotti - general assignment reporter (now at WNBCWNBCWNBC, virtual channel 4 , is the flagship station of the NBC television network, located in New York City. WNBC's studios are co-located with NBC corporate headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in midtown Manhattan...
, NYC)
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