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. 

Mayte began her career as a producer for WTVJ-NBC6 before heading to WFOR-CBS4 and working as the communications manager for Neighbors for Neighbors. With a deep passion to cover stories that inspire and showcase the best of our vibrant communities, Mayte came to Local 10 to executive produce a weekly segment called Magnum’s Force. She then segued to reporting for the segment renamed Care Force and eventually made the move to becoming Local 10’s Community Relations Director.  

Among the many initiatives she’s spearheaded is the construction of Gratigny Plateau Park, Local 10’s My Future, My Choice, a multi-year station initiative to counteract youth gun violence, and the annual Local 10 Big Book Drive, which has distributed more than 156,000 brand new books to schools and programs serving children. Mayte’s also responsible for responding to the needs of South Florida’s hungry and homeless through the Local 10 Day of Giving and instituting the Big Bus Toy Express, which has collected upwards of 165,000 new toys for the Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program.

Mayte has been instrumental in securing various honors for the news stations where she’s worked, including inclusion in the prestigious Paley Center for Media collection, Friend in Need Award from the National Association of Broadcasters and Emmy Award for the My Future, My Choice Live Town Hall. 

Born and raised in South Florida, Mayte graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelor of Science in broadcast journalism and political science. When Mayte’s not engaged in community service, you’ll find her with her husband, Daniel, enjoying great food, volunteering at various organizations or traveling.