Anchor returns to region, joins WESH 2
Two-time Emmy Award-winning journalist and former Lakeland resident Luana Muñoz has joined WESH-Channel 2 as a weekend news anchor, according to a news release. Starting Saturday, she will deliver reports at 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. on WESH and 10 p.m. on sister station WKCF-Channel 18.
“I am thrilled to be a part of the WESH 2 News team,” Muñoz said in the release. “It is great to be back in Central Florida where I was raised and look forward to spending time with family and experience what the community has to offer.”
After graduating from UCLA, Muñoz worked for CNN Español in Washington, D.C., later moving to positions in Sacramento and Bakersfield, California; Norfolk, Virginia; and Saint Joseph, Missouri.
Her last job was at KTBS-Channel 3 News in Shreveport, Louisiana, where she anchored mornings and middays. There, she covered the Trump presidential campaign and anchored 2020 coverage of Hurricane Laura.
“Luana is a fantastic journalist with tremendous experiences, and we look forward to her contributions to our news team,” said WESH 2 news director Kirsten Wolff in the release.
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