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Longtime ‘News Lady’ returns to Channel 5

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 26, 2023 1:01 PM CT | Published: December 26, 2023 4:00 AM CT

After taking time off air this year due to a chronic health condition, Joyce Peterson is back at WMC-TV Action News 5, marking her 30th year reporting the good — and the bad — to Memphians.

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Don Wade

Don Wade

Don Wade has been a Memphis journalist since 1998 and he has won awards for both his sports and news/feature writing. He is originally from Kansas City and is married with three sons.


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