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Patch Peeps: Get to Know ABC Action News Anchor Brendan McLaughlin
Meet the television journalist and Tampa Heights resident you welcome into your home five evenings a week.
Tampa Bay residents can depend on two constants at 5 p.m. on weekdays. First, that frustrating gridlock will stand in the way between you and your destination. Second, longtime ABC Action News anchor Brendan McLaughlin will deliver the day’s top stories to you with poise, sincerity, and a warm smile. The two-time Emmy winner moved from California to the Sunshine State in 1994 with his wife Sandy, first settling in Westchase before settling in Tampa Heights four years ago, and is now celebrating his 17th year with the network. Patch met with the 53-year-old at Nicko’s Fine Foods. Both the waitress and the father and son duo at the adjacent table recognized him the minute he stood up to leave. Despite the instant recognition—which he …
