Family, friends honor Las Vegas anchor Polly Gonzalez’s lasting impact 20 years after passing

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Family, friends, and community members gathered at Polly Gonzalez Memorial Park to celebrate Nevada’s first Latina evening news anchor’s life and legacy, 20 years after her passing.

Polly Gonzalez was a trailblazing news anchor and beloved member of the Las Vegas community. She started her career in 1994 and became the first-ever Latina news anchor in Nevada.

“She loved the community obviously, but she was always going to schools talking to kids,” Gonzalez’s sister, Linda Gonzalez, said…

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