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Hite explores the environmental concerns for the protected wetlands.
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Three Decades Of News:
1977
-Bob Is Hired
1977
-Jimmy Carter Becomes President
1978
-John Paul II Elected Pope
1980
-Skyway Bridge Collapse
1981
-Ronald Reagan Becomes President
1984
-Tampa Hosts Superbowl
1984
-Ronald Reagan Re-Elected
1987
-Sierens Becomes First Woman To Do Play-By-Play For NFL
1988
-George Bush Elected President
1989
-Berlin Wall Comes Down
1990
-Gulf War Begins
1992
-Bill Clinton Elected President
1993
-Seminoles Win National Football Title
1996
-Gators Win National Football Title
1998
-Gov. Lawton Chiles Dies In Office
1999
-Seminoles Win National Football Title
2001
-George W. Bush Becomes President
2001
-Terrorists Attack World Trade Center, Pentagon
2003
-U.S. Invades Iraq
2003
-Bucs Win Super Bowl
2004
-George Bush Re-elected President
2005
-Pope John Paul II Dies
2007
-Gators Win National Football Title
2007
-Hite Celebrates 30 Years With WFLA-TV
Specials This Month Pay Tribute To Hite,
Who Leaves Channel 8 On Nov. 28
The long goodbye for Bob Hite begins Thursday.
WFLA, Channel 8, is giving the popular anchor a monthlong send-off.
During the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts in November, "News Channel 8" will revisit some of Hite's reports from the past 30 years.
There will be serious stories and humorous moments, environmental reports, nautical news and reports from the battlefield in Iraq.
There will be tributes to him as well on TBO.com, and a story on his career is planned for The Tampa Tribune.
WFLA, TBO and the Tribune are owned by Media General, so the coverage is coordinated. But any anchor who has put in as much time at the same station as Hite deserves it.
Hite joined WFLA in 1977 and was teamed with co-anchor Gayle Sierens in 1985. Since 1995, they have been the most-watched team in the Tampa-St. Petersburg TV market.
Hite, who turned 60 this year, is leaving the station on Nov. 28.
Don't call it a retirement because he plans to work on freelance projects. His first career love has always been photography.
"I hope to do some specials for Channel 8 in the future," he says.
He'll be doing them from his Colorado home. He already has sold his place in Apollo Beach.
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