London is married to former NFL player Tony McGee, and they divide their time between Orlando and Philadelphia. The station dropped her in 2010, citing the bad economy, but she landed the Philadelphia job in 2013. ... Bob Frier … “I carry with me the many friendships I have made, the history-making stories I have covered and hopefully been an encouragement and a source of unbiased and factual news reporting.” Since his retirement at 68 in 2016, Opsahl has taken cruises to Norway (his ancestors’ homeland) and the Bahamas. Opsahl retired that year; Salt will retire in December. “My most memorable television moment in Orlando was covering Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Jeanne with Tom Sorrells, Bob Frier and Lauren Rowe,” London said.
“And since I retired, it seems as if the news has gotten even worse. In her years at News 13, Brockington helped raise the cable news channel’s profile. 18 these days.) “It feels good to think I’ve had a positive impact.” WFTV-Channel 9 anchors Bob Opsahl and Martie Salt in the station's newsroom in 2016.
In the earlier job, she became the second African-American journalist to hold a top anchor spot in the Central Florida TV market; Annetta Wilson was the first at Channel 6 in 1980. At WKMG, the chance to interview Barack and Michelle Obama was invaluable. Bob Opsahl, Jackie Brockington and Jacqueline London were among Central Florida’s best-known anchors, admired by colleagues and viewers for their long runs in the market. She anchors the 4, 6 and 11 p.m. news at WCAU, the NBC owned-and-operated station in the nation’s No. “Since retiring, I am still an entrepreneur helping people across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom with affordable legal services and identity theft protection,” she said. Opsahl also recommends taking care of yourself: “For many years, my internal motto has been, ‘Be kind to your future self.’ And now that my future self is here, I am very grateful to my past self, for taking such good care of me.” You may spot him walking around his Orlando neighborhood or at the grocery store. 'NBC Nightly News' anchor Lester Holt visited in 2015. These days, Brockington says she sees “lots of negative news, not enough good news.” She also offers advice to younger colleagues: “Just give the facts and the facts only. But I do miss the folks at Channel 9, the camaraderie in the newsroom.” Brockington was an anchor at News 13 from 2001 to 2017, and before that, at NBC affiliate WESH-Channel 2 from 1986 to 1989. FOX 35 anchor Bob Frier honored for saving a woman’s life. In giving updates on their lives, they shared a similar view: They prize their time in Orlando television. “I had never worked that many consecutive hours on TV.” That coverage prepared her for long hours of breaking-news and continuing coverage in Philadelphia, London said. The Lake Mary Police Department gave Frier an award for saving the woman's life.
In the end however, I remain a news junkie. He said he highly recommends retirement but warns that you have to be ready for it, financially and emotionally. She has two daughters and two grandchildren, who live in Brooklyn, where Brockington grew up. Central Florida area news, weather, radar, sports, traffic, live newscasts, and more. ©2020 FOX Television Stations
“I do not miss delivering bad news,” said Opsahl, who logged nearly 38 years at ABC affiliate WFTV-Channel 9. “Orlando is such a special place, and I’m beyond grateful for the many opportunities I had in the city that is magical in so many ways.” Opsahl and Brockington, who are retired and still live in Central Florida, weighed in on the current state of news. Anchor Bob Frier is leaving WOFL-Fox 35, according to a post on his Facebook page. But does she miss TV news? “That prepared me to interview political candidates here in Philadelphia and work under that pressure of making sure to ask the right questions in a limited time,” London said.Former Orlando TV anchor Carole Nelson Pond has upbeat news after surgery Monday: Her pacemaker is working, and she is feeling great.