Steve Rondinaro, who spent 10 years on the anchor desk in O-Town, is back reporting the news. He’s the new lead anchor and managing editor for WWAY-ABC 3 in Wilmington, N.C.
Rondinaro was the main anchor at WESH from 1986 to 1995, when he stunned co-workers with a decision to leave Central Florida and move to the quiet mountains of North Carolina. He and his wife bought a bed and breakfast, but also he kept his hand in broadcasting by acquiring a tiny radio station. That led to the creation of Rondinaro Broadcasting, which would later add an FM station and another AM station.
Rondinaro returned to Orlando in 1999 — this time at WFTV — to anchor for a year before again returning to the mountains. He eventually sold off his radio stations and bought a local TV station, WLNN (known as Mountain Television).