ATLANTA — Please join us in remembering the first woman to ever anchor local news here in Atlanta and at WSB-TV.
Gloria Lane passed away July 12.
Gloria started at Channel 2 in 1963 as an office assistant. She worked her way up and was eventually promoted to reporter and anchor.
Former Channel 2 Action News Anchor Monica Pearson said Gloria made all the female reporters and anchors feel welcome and opened the door for them.
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