Sylvia Weatherspoon

Baton Rouge

Anchor and Health Reporter at WBRZ-TV (Baton Rouge, LA)

Mom, Christian, journalist, gardener, Hallmark ChristmasMovies future star, southern lady, @WBRZ Anchor 5, 6 and 10pm & always working 2 Make A Difference.

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2 Make a Difference: Previewing Love Impact Coalition's free health clinic

1 week ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

2 Make a Difference: Previewing Love Impact Coalition's free health clinicBATON ROUGE - In this week's 2 Make a Difference, Sylvia Weatherspoon previews the Love Impact Coalition's free clinic on Saturday. If you know someone who makes a difference, send their name, contact information and a brief summary of their story to [email protected].
2 Make a Difference: Woman who worked for Capitol City Press for 49 years retires

2 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

2 Make a Difference: Woman who worked for Capitol City Press for 49 years retiresBATON ROUGE - In this week's 2 Make a Difference, Sylvia Weatherspoon covers a retirement party for a woman who worked at Capital City Press for 49 years. If you know someone who makes a difference, send their name, contact information and a brief summary of their story to [email protected].
2 Make a Difference: Home Garden Tour in St. Francisville benefits Ag, 4-H students

3 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

2 Make a Difference: Home Garden Tour in St. Francisville benefits Ag, 4-H studentsST. FRANCISVILLE - In this week's 2 Make a Difference, the Annual Home Garden Tour's tickets benefitted several "Ag" and 4-H students. If you know someone who makes a difference, send their name, contact information and a brief summary of their story to [email protected].
2 Make a Difference: Fathers on a Mission helps men learn stress management

4 weeks ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

2 Make a Difference: Fathers on a Mission helps men learn stress managementIn this week's 2 Make a Difference, one father shared his experience with stress as Fathers on a Mission hosted a meeting about stress management. If you know someone who makes a difference, send their name, contact information and a brief summary of their story to [email protected].
2 Make a Difference: St. Amant High senior, trumpet player accepted to Manhattan School of Music

1 month ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

2 Make a Difference: St. Amant High senior, trumpet player accepted to Manhattan School of MusicST. AMANT - In this week's 2 Make a Difference, a St. Amant High senior and trumpet player was accepted to the Manhattan School of Music. If you know someone who makes a difference, send their name, contact information and a brief summary of their story to [email protected].
2 Make a Difference: Dancing for Big Buddy returns for 17th year of connecting mentors, community kids

1 month ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

BATON ROUGE — Star dancers from across the capital city’s community take center stage at LSU’s PMAC on Saturday night for the Dancing for Big Buddy Extravaganza, including 2une In's Mia Monet and Councilman Darryl Hurst. Saturday’s event is the 17th annual extravaganza, whose organizers and dancers work 2 Make a Difference in the lives of so many lovable little buddies. "For over 45 years, Big Buddy remains committed to serving young people from grade school all the way to graduation.
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former 2une In co-host Leo Honeycutt calls time at WBRZ 'best time ever'

1 month ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

BATON ROUGE — Leo Honeycutt had just received a prestigious journalism award in Monroe for an interview he did with President Ronald Reagan when then-WBRZ News Director John Spain recruited him to move to Baton Rouge to cover politics. He said yes to the offer and was off to a running start. "When I first got here, I was a one-man band," Honeycutt said about coming to WBRZ.
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former anchor Andrea Clesi recalls 30 years of community efforts, honoring her son

1 month ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

BATON ROUGE — WBRZ is celebrating its 70th anniversary on the air with Retro Week, a look back at seven decades of covering Baton Rouge and the rest of the capital region. Andrea Clesi, who anchored at WBRZ from 1977 to 2008, has always wanted to keep her community informed. And for 31 years, she did that. She remembers covering education in the capital region very fondly. First, she covered the teacher strike of 1979 that shut schools down for two weeks. “The city just stopped,” she said.
RETRO WEEK: Former anchor Andrea Clesi recalls 30 years of community efforts, honoring her son

1 month ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

BATON ROUGE — WBRZ is celebrating its 70th anniversary on the air with Retro Week, a look back at seven decades of covering Baton Rouge and the rest of the capital region. Andrea Clesi, who anchored at WBRZ from 1977 to 2008, has always wanted to keep her community informed. And for 31 years, she did that. She remembers covering education in the capital region very fondly. First, she covered the teacher strike of 1979 that shut schools down for two weeks. “The city just stopped,” she said.
WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Whitney Vann recalls her two decades as 2une In anchor

1 month ago | wbrz.com | Sylvia Weatherspoon

BATON ROUGE — Monday, April 14, 2025, is WBRZ’s 70th anniversary and WBRZ is looking back at the past as we move into the future of the capital region’s only locally owned and operated news station. Part of that history is Whitney Vann, a constant on WBRZ’s morning airways and the capital region community for nearly 20 years. Vann also hosted a segment called Weekends with Whitney.

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7 Apr 24

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25 Mar 24

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12 Nov 23

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Articles

2 Make a Difference: Previewing Love Impact Coalition's free health clinic

2 Make a Difference: Woman who worked for Capitol City Press for 49 years retires

2 Make a Difference: Home Garden Tour in St. Francisville benefits Ag, 4-H students

2 Make a Difference: Fathers on a Mission helps men learn stress management

2 Make a Difference: St. Amant High senior, trumpet player accepted to Manhattan School of Music

2 Make a Difference: Dancing for Big Buddy returns for 17th year of connecting mentors, community kids

WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former 2une In co-host Leo Honeycutt calls time at WBRZ 'best time ever'

WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Former anchor Andrea Clesi recalls 30 years of community efforts, honoring her son

RETRO WEEK: Former anchor Andrea Clesi recalls 30 years of community efforts, honoring her son

WBRZ RETRO WEEK: Whitney Vann recalls her two decades as 2une In anchor

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