CBS Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk WKMG Names Bridgett Williams Morning Anchor By Merrill Knox on Oct. 10, 2011 - 11:22 AM It’s official: Bridgett Williams has been named the permanent morning anchor at WKMG, the CBS-affiliate in Orlando. Williams stepped into the role on an interim basis over the summer, replacing Laura Diaz, who left the telev ...
Anchors | CBS Affiliates | Top 10 Laura Diaz Departs KCBS, Rick Garcia Tapped to Replace Her at 6 p.m. By Andrew Gauthier on Sep. 10, 2011 - 10:19 AM Laura Diaz is leaving KCBS after nine years and the station announced on Friday that Rick Garcia, currently the co-anchor of KCAL’s 8 and 10 p.m. newscasts, will replace her at the 6 p.m. “It has been an amazing run at CBS ...
Anchors | ShopTalk WKMG Anchor Laura Diaz: ‘I’m Too Down-to-Earth to Be an On-Air Personality’ By Andrew Gauthier on Jun. 6, 2011 - 6:16 PM Anchor Laura Diaz, who has been with Orlando’s WKMG since 2007, announced this week that she’s leaving TV, citing the emotional toll that the job has taken. “I don’t think I can do television anymore,” Diaz told ...
Anchors | Mornings | ShopTalk Matt Austin Joins WKMG’s Morning Newscast By Andrew Gauthier on Apr. 7, 2011 - 10:38 AM WKMG‘s morning news team has added a new member. Matt Austin, a Florida native, is joining the Orlando CBS-affiliate’s morning newscast, where he’ll work alongside Laura Diaz at the anchor desk. Austin comes to W ...