Local 10 launches ‘Good News South Florida’

Weekly news series debuts Friday, April 3

Local 10 launches ‘Good News South Florida’ WPLG Local 10 has Good News to report. Beginning this Friday, April 3, Good News South Florida will premiere on the Local 10 morning news.

WPLG Local 10 has Good News to report. Beginning this Friday, April 3, Good News South Florida will premiere on the Local 10 morning news. The weekly segment will be spearheaded by Local 10 Community Relations Director Mayte Padron.

A veteran of the softer side of television news, Padron has specialized in the art of goodwill and solutions-oriented storytelling for more than two decades. She’s the architect of Local 10’s community outreach campaigns, including the Local 10 Day of Giving, which collects nonperishable foods for nonprofits in the hunger space and The Big Bus Toy Express, which collects new, unwrapped toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots. Padron will continue leading those broader efforts as she takes on this new role in bringing the inspiring stories of everyday people in South Florida.

Good News South Florida will shine a light on people overcoming incredible hardships, unlocking goodness in the most unlikely of places and loving their neighbors as themselves. But it’s more than storytelling. It’s action driven journalism. On occasion, Good News South Florida will invite Local 10 viewers to be part of the narrative and volunteer their talent, time and treasure to turn things around for someone in need.

“Good News South Florida will show that even when someone finds themselves in the fiery furnace of adversity, there is redemption, refuge and relief,” said Padron. “It’s not too good to be true. Good News is living and powerful in South Florida. Watch and be part of it.”

  • To donate: If you’d like to make a monetary donation toward a Good News South Florida story or project, click here. Local 10 has established the Local 10 Fund with The Miami Foundation and 100% of your donation will go toward the cause you designate in the “additional information” box.
  • To volunteer or submit a story idea: If you’d like to volunteer for a Good News South Florida project or would like to submit a story for consideration, email goodnews@local10.com.

Good News South Florida airs Fridays on the Local 10 morning news at 10 a.m. It will encore Fridays at 3:30 p.m. and Sunday mornings, beginning at 6 a.m.

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About The Author
Mayte Padron

Mayte Padron

Mayte Padron Cordones is an Emmy-award winning journalist and the director of WPLG’s Community Relations Department, overseeing the station’s outreach initiatives to benefit and strengthen the South Florida community. She joined the station in 2001.