Nelson Sears

Nelson Sears (1926–2021) was an American television broadcaster. He reported news and weather for the television station WGAL in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Later on, he became a program manager.

Early life Sears was born in 1926. His father died when Sears was five years old, and Sears was raised by his blind mother. two months before the television station first went on the air. In December 2016, Sears was inducted into the WGAL Hall of Fame.

Personal life and death Sears had a wife named Sara. He had two sons, Randall and Russell. As of 1994 he had two granddaughters. Sears was a chair of the Urban League of Lancaster County. He was a trustee of Millersville University.

Sears died in December 2021, at the age of 95.