{"id":1834,"date":"2026-06-15T19:31:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1834"},"modified":"2026-06-15T19:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T19:31:41","slug":"local-10-legend-kristi-krueger-is-leaving-the-anchor-desk-so-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1834","title":{"rendered":"Local 10 legend Kristi Krueger is leaving the anchor desk. So, what\u2019s next?"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Times, they are a changing for Kristi Krueger. But this is not the end.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The longtime WPLG-TV Local 10 anchor has a new gig \u2014 professionally and personally.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1832\">\u2018Threat to kill\u2019 charge among reasons a Fort Lauderdale attorney is suspended<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Last week, Krueger\u2019s colleague Jeff Weinsier posted on Facebook revealing she would be stepping away from anchoring this fall after 33 years.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor those of us who have been around here a while, it\u2019s hard to imagine Local 10 without Kristi Krueger sitting at that desk,\u201d Weinsier wrote. \u201cShe has been our matriarch, our den mother, and one of the biggest reasons viewers trust this station the way they do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In the comment sections, congrats poured in from friends, fans and co-workers from the past and present. More than a few called the Fresno, California, native the \u201cGOAT.\u201d We also spotted such on-the-mark superlatives as \u201cicon,\u201d \u201cpro\u201d and \u201cqueen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been spoiled getting to sit next to her for almost a decade,\u201d shared regular co-anchor Jenise Fernandez. \u201cNo one does it better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Louis Aguirre seconded the emotion: \u201cThe very best of the best.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe standard,\u201d agreed reporter Janice Stanwood.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Fellow Local 10 legend Dwight Lauderdale also piped in about his former TV wife: \u201cI will always cherish the dinners between newscasts, the laughs, and that front row seat at night watching Kristi balance career and her family by phone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>About that balancing act. Krueger\u2019s new schedule will be a lot more forgiving for a busy grandmother of three who currently co-anchors the noon, 3 p.m., 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts. The timing really couldn\u2019t be more perfect.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Reached by phone Monday, Krueger and her PR exec husband, Todd Templin, were flying home from Houston after attending their 3-month-old granddaughter Brooklyn\u2019s baptism.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Son Troy, his wife Melissa, Brooklyn and big sister Palmer, 2, won\u2019t be a plane ride away for much longer. The family of four will soon be moving back to South Florida for his biotech job in Wellington.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Krueger-Templin household will be Cousin Central. The Pembroke Pines couple\u2019s daughter Kelsie, an event planner who lives nearby with her husband, Reny, just had a baby too \u2014 a boy, Caleb \u2014 in April. Maternity leave ends in September, and that\u2019s when grandma will take on babysitting duties three days a week.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m going to miss anchoring and the connection with viewers, but it\u2019ll be nice to have the flexibility,\u201d Krueger told the Miami Herald.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/floridamovingchronicle.com\/?p=1831\">World Cup live updates: Traffic woes abound as fans head to Saudi Arabia v. Uruguay<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Then, adding with a laugh: \u201cI\u2019ve been a slave to the clock for 40 years. I couldn\u2019t even be 15 seconds late to my job, ever!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The other two days, the three-time Emmy winner will pivot her focus to medical stories on her popular \u201cHealthcast\u201d segments, a natural progression.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy mother was a nurse, my grandmother was a nurse,\u201d explained the UF grad and proud Gator. \u201cThis move will be a great way to spend the final years of my career: Doing good for the community by producing educational, inspirational and enlightening stories. I think this is a no-brainer and the best of both worlds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Krueger said she was overwhelmed by the outpouring of well wishes about the big change.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been lovely to hear from everyone,\u201d she said. \u201cI joke that I had a lot of TV wives and husbands. I got around! And I\u2019m still with my first co-anchor [from WWSB Sarasota], my husband.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Krueger couldn\u2019t be more pleased about her trajectory, and gives a hat tip to the late Ann Bishop, among the first female journalists to anchor the evening news in a major market.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the honor to work with her for a short time and learn from her. I\u2019ve also been able to mentor the next generation so they have a seat at the table, so I hope that\u2019s my legacy,\u201d Krueger said. \u201cOverall, I\u2019m just eternally grateful that people allowed me into their living rooms for so long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Local 10 News Director Bill Pohovey, in a letter to staff, said he was pleased that the beloved OG would stay on board, albeit in a different capacity.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to thank Kristi for the extraordinary service these past three decades, and we look forward to her contributions in this new chapter,\u201d he wrote. \u201cOur viewers shared in the birth of her two children, and now the birth of three grandchildren. 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