Anchors | NBC Affiliates | ShopTalk Les Sachs to Retire After 35 Years at WGEM By Andrew Gauthier on Mar. 14, 2012 - 4:18 PM Anchor Les Sachs is set to retire later this spring, after 35 years with WGEM. Sachs first joined WGEM–an NBC-affiliate that covers the tri-states area of western Illinois, northeastern Missouri, and southeastern Iowa– ...