In 2018, she was hired and became the youngest news reporter in the Miami Ft. Lauderdale market. WPLG paid tribute to him with videos of his award-winning work over the years and remembrances by his colleagues. WLBW, while able to carry all of ABC's color programming, began local color from film and tape in 1964. From April 2007 to May 2009, WPLG was South Florida's most-watched English-language television station according to Nielsen; this can partially be attributed to its availability on Comcast's West Palm Beach system, which in turn had a potentially negative effect on the ratings for that market's ABC affiliate, WPBF. The photos you provided may be used to improve Bing image processing services. He joins anchor Neki Mohan on … MIAMI (AP) — The weekend news anchor at Miami TV station WPLG has died at 56. In mid-2010 Hughes moved form the morning and noontime anchor position to a nighttime co-anchor slot. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. [15][16] Three other local stations (WSVN, WPXM-TV and WLTV-DT) also moved their digital signals to their former analog channel allocation, requiring viewers to rescan their digital tuners. As a result, it is the only television station in the Miami–Fort Lauderdale market that has retained the same network affiliation throughout its history. Danielle Wiggins is the Morning Traffic Reporter and Anchor of the 4 a.m. half hour of the Go! Berkshire Hathaway and its chairman, Warren Buffett, had been longtime stockholders in Graham Holdings; the sale of WPLG included a large majority of Berkshire Hathaway's shares in Graham Holdings. And these marquee news anchors are raking in the most money on an annual basis, with some familiar names at the top of the list. The station has tested 97 employees and family members two weeks ago. This estimate is based upon 2 WPLG Reporter salary report(s) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods. Neki Mohan WPLG-TV News. Sean Hannity. WPLG airs contests involving the NBA's Miami Heat via the network's contract with the league. WPLG, virtual and VHF digital channel 10, is an ABC-affiliated television station licensed to Miami, Florida, United States and also serving Fort Lauderdale. In 1979, WPLG deployed the first helicopter in the Miami market used for newsgathering, known as "Sky 10". Lauderdale area. Reporter Carlos Suarez has been named WPLG’s new weekend evening anchor. Before becoming an official on-air reporter, Samantha Bryant … He has been honored for his work with seven EMMY Awards and numerous others, including awards from the Associated Press and Florida Medical Association. The former WPLG-Ch. 10 has named Layron Livingston, left, a co-anchor of its weekend morning newscasts. In 2004, WPLG announced it had won a bidding war to air Dr. Phil and Judge Judy starting in 2006. Under the proposal, WTVJ would have merged its operations with WPLG at the studio facility (which was under construction at the time) on Hallandale Beach Boulevard in Pembroke Park. On July 18, 2008, Post-Newsweek Stations announced that it would purchase WTVJ for $205 million. MIAMI, FL— Saying his colleagues were "devastated," WPLG-TV's Michael Putney took to the air Monday to announce the death of gregarious news anchor … 1 in the 5 p.m. time slot, beating out its competitors' 5 p.m. newscasts, and was able to lure viewers into its 6 p.m. News anchor Todd Tongen of ABC affiliate WPLG was found dead in his South Florida home Monday. Home » Anchor » Nicole Perez Channel 10 WPLG, Age ( Wikipedia Bio ) Husband, Wedding Nicole Perez Channel 10 WPLG, Age ( Wikipedia Bio ) Husband, Wedding. 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