News Operation
WFLA has been broadcasting its local newscasts in high definition since early 2007. Following Bob Hite's November 2007 retirement after 30 years, Keith Cate assumed anchor duties of the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts along with veteran anchor Gayle Sierens.
Bill Ratliff, who was brought in to anchor the evening newscasts in 1982 and had been morning and noon anchor since 1985, retired from WFLA on June 25, 2009. Ratliff was previously at rival WTSP as a political contributor. Ratliff passed away on May 8, 2012.
On July 30, 2012, WFLA began a new weeknight 7PM newscast, which is seen on WFLA channel 8 -- this was the station's relaunch of a live 7PM newscast since producing a similar newscast for WXPX-TV from 2000 to 2002.
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