Nelson Sears
Nelson Sears was an American television broadcaster. He was one of the founders of the television station WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and signed it on the air in March 1949.
Career
Following the war's end, Nelson studied voice, general acting, and management. Early in his career with WGAL, Sears covered a mine collapse where he crawled under the tracks of a drilling device, recording the scene as it happened. He joined WGAL-TV in March 1949 and, along with other founding staff, signed it on the air on television. He presented the first newscast for the station, and worked as a news anchor, weathercaster, reporter, program director, and promotions manager.Sears retired from WGAL in 1994 after 45 years. He returned to WGAL in March 2009 for its 60 year anniversary special.
In December 2016, Sears was inducted into the WGAL Hall of Fame.