{"id":251942,"date":"2026-04-30T02:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251942\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T02:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T02:29:07","slug":"wplg-local-10-news-wins-broward-county-public-schools-partner-of-the-year-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/251942\/","title":{"rendered":"WPLG-Local 10 News wins Broward County Public Schools Partner of the Year Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text text--small text--normal text--primary\">Published:\u00a0April 29, 2026 at 7:32 PM<\/p>\n<p>Examples of effective altruism mark BCPS Community Involvement Awards <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">LAUDERHILL, Fla.  \u2014 Broward County Public Schools celebrated the annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.browardschools.com\/community\/communityemployee-recognition-programs\/community-involvement-awards\/2025-community-involvement-awards\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.browardschools.com\/community\/communityemployee-recognition-programs\/community-involvement-awards\/2025-community-involvement-awards\">Community Involvement Awards<\/a> on Tuesday at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">This year\u2019s theme for the celebration of examples of effective altruism through community partnerships was \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.browardschools.com\/community\/communityemployee-recognition-programs\/community-involvement-awards\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.browardschools.com\/community\/communityemployee-recognition-programs\/community-involvement-awards\">Catch the Spirit<\/a>.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Carolyn Stewart, the district\u2019s community relations coordinator, said she was thrilled that WPLG-Local 10 News was the recipient of the Partner of the Year Award. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">\u201cWe are just so appreciative that we recognize everything that they have done for our students and our schools,\u201d Stewart said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/team\/mayte-padron\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/team\/mayte-padron\/\">Mayte Padron Cordones<\/a>, the WPLG-Local 10 News community relations director, accepted the award from Superintendent Howard Hepburn. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Some of the WPLG-Local 10 News projects with BCPS have focused on promoting literacy and addressing food insecurity. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">About 800 guests, including 200 nominees, were invited to attend a 9 a.m. breakfast followed by the 10 a.m. award ceremony. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">Microsoft Elevate and BrightStar Credit Union were the sponsors of the event. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph\">More related stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-article-body__copyright\">Copyright 2026 by WPLG Local10.com &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Nicole Perez\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/793a035f-d991-48ed-a3.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Nicole Perez<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">Nicole Perez is the the primary co-anchor of Local 10 News at 4 p.m., 5 p.m., 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. She first joined Local 10 in July 2016 as the morning traffic reporter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" alt=\"Andrea Torres\" class=\"c-image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/https:\/\/author-service-images-sandbox-us-east-1.publishing.aws.arc.pub\/wplginc\/83a8effa-fc87-4940-96.jpeg\"  width=\"100\" height=\"100\"\/>Andrea Torres<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph b-author-bio__author-description\">The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. 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