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Dwight Lauderdale has been awarded the N.A.T.A.S Silver Circle Award, The Ohio State Award, and two Florida Emmy's, as well as a Sun-Sentinel reader's award in 1998 as the number one Anchor in the market. South Florida Magazine named him best news anchor in 1990.<ref name=miaminightout/>. Additionally, Dwight Lauderdale has a scholarship in his name (The Dwight Lauderdale Scholarship) at [[Barry University]] which is awarded to students in broadcast communications each seminar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.local10.com/news/16216683/detail.html|title=Barry Scholarship Named In Honor Of Dwight Lauderdale|date=2008-05-09|work=Local 10 News|publisher=Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc|accessdate=2008-12-05|archivedate=2008-12-05|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5cqZOHNNU}}</ref> |
Dwight Lauderdale has been awarded the N.A.T.A.S Silver Circle Award, The Ohio State Award, and two Florida Emmy's, as well as a Sun-Sentinel reader's award in 1998 as the number one Anchor in the market. South Florida Magazine named him best news anchor in 1990.<ref name=miaminightout/>. Additionally, Dwight Lauderdale has a scholarship in his name (The Dwight Lauderdale Scholarship) at [[Barry University]] which is awarded to students in broadcast communications each seminar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.local10.com/news/16216683/detail.html|title=Barry Scholarship Named In Honor Of Dwight Lauderdale|date=2008-05-09|work=Local 10 News|publisher=Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc|accessdate=2008-12-05|archivedate=2008-12-05|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5cqZOHNNU}}</ref> |
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Lauderdale considers reaching out to the community, like telling aspiring students about the work it takes to get to where he is and the endurance it takes to get there, to be a big part of his career.<ref name=hsjinterview/> Sometimes, it is just for the fun of it, like when he judged a Jamaican Jerk Festival at Markham Park [[Sunrise, Florida]] on September 24, 2008. |
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Dwight Lauderdale | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | News anchor Commentator |
Dwight Lauderdale was the first black TV news anchor in South Florida and became one of the state's most watched and longest running anchors.[1]
Early life
Dwight Lauderdale was born in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. He describes his parents as "hardworking" and strict disciplinarians. His father in particular taught him the importance of being himself. "My father taught me to never allow anyone to define who I am, that I am the only one who can do that. He taught me to not think of myself as a victim."[2]
Early career
At age 17, Lauderdale was called into the principal's office to return a phone call from the news director at WTVN-TV (ABC) in Columbus.[2][3] He had read an article about Lauderdale winning an oratorical contest and made him an offer to learn the news business from the bottom up. He accepted the job and started work in November, 1968, part-time at night, processing film.[3] (Note: Some sources claim it was WSYX-TV)[3]. It was not very exciting work, according to Lauderdale, but it didn't interfere with his school work[4] and it hooked him on the business. He did everything from processing the film, to news writing, to producing, and for on-air talent. He completed his education at Ohio University, majoring in Communications and graduating cum laude in 1973.[2]
Move to South Florida
In 1974, Dwight moved down to South Florida for a reporting opportunity at Channel 7 (WCKT-TV, at the time). Two years later, WPLG offered him a three-year contract as a reporter/weekend anchor, and he accepted the job. He quickly established himself as a prolific street reporter, working half a dozen stories per day, including the Mariel Boatlift. He also managed to score the first one-on-one interview of Bill Clinton's presidency. More than anything, he remembers the rigid ground rules: " Seven minutes only, and they were standing there with a stopwatch"[5]. He was bumped up to the weeknight anchor desk in June 1985 on an interim basis, which was made permanent the following January.[4] His first anchor partner was Ann Bishop and has since shared anchor duties with Diane Magnum, Kristi Krueger and Laurie Jennings.
On camera
Lauderdale was known,[by whom?] among many things, for his sense of style. He always wore sleek suits and had impeccable diction on air. One of his producers was asked for footage of a messily attired Lauderdale for a blooper reel, to which he replied icily, "There's no such thing. That would be like the sun rising in Key West."[1] His hair, described by former WPLG producer, Steve Wasserman as "a full 70's Afro and bushy mustache"[5] became a more conventional high and tight hair cut and the mustache left in the late 1990s.
Lauderdale once led him to issue an on-the-air reprimand to a local news station for rushing to beat the competition to get a story on the air. The story was proven to be false.[2]
Getting Lasik
In July 2004, Lauderdale had his Lasik surgery televised. Lauderdale, who was farsighted, learned that he might be a candidate for corrective eye surgery after viewing a news story about this surgery on his own station. Lauderdale sought a consultation when he realized just how critical the surgery was to his job performance. He never had a problem reading the teleprompter, which was 20 feet away from him, but did have a problem one time when he had to read from a script without his glasses. Lauderdale was treated by monovision and modified monovision (two strategies to treat each eye, one for reading and one for distance).[6]
Retirement
On February 25, 2008, Dwight Lauderdale announced that he would be retiring in May of that year. [2] Charles Perez has been tapped to be Laurie Jenning's new partner.[4]
Awards, scholarships, and community involvement
Dwight Lauderdale has been awarded the N.A.T.A.S Silver Circle Award, The Ohio State Award, and two Florida Emmy's, as well as a Sun-Sentinel reader's award in 1998 as the number one Anchor in the market. South Florida Magazine named him best news anchor in 1990.[3]. Additionally, Dwight Lauderdale has a scholarship in his name (The Dwight Lauderdale Scholarship) at Barry University which is awarded to students in broadcast communications each seminar.[7]
Lauderdale considers reaching out to the community, like telling aspiring students about the work it takes to get to where he is and the endurance it takes to get there, to be a big part of his career.[2] Sometimes, it is just for the fun of it, like when he judged a Jamaican Jerk Festival at Markham Park Sunrise, Florida on September 24, 2008.
References
- ^ a b "Miami Herald (Archived) (fee-based article retrieval)
- ^ a b c d e f Angelique Gayle (2007-11-09). "Dwight Lauderdale: The roads that led to Success: Part of the Famous person Interview class project". The Harbinger. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ a b c d "Interview with Dwight Lauderdale". Miami Night Out. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ a b c Tom Jicha (2008-02-25). "Channel 10's Dwight Lauderdale to retire in May". SunSentinel. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
- ^ a b "Miami Herald"
- ^ "Millenium Laser Eye Center"
- ^ "Barry Scholarship Named In Honor Of Dwight Lauderdale". Local 10 News. Internet Broadcasting Systems, Inc. 2008-05-09. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-12-05.