AVENTURA, Fla. – Local 10 News is saddened to report that Jilda Unruh, a former Local 10 News anchor and reporter, has died. She was 65.
Jilda collapsed at her Aventura home Friday morning, according to a friend.
Efforts to revive her were not successful and her family says her cause of death has not been determined.
Jilda anchored the news on Channel 10 in the early 1990s with a sharp wit and real warmth.
She left the station, but returned in the 2000s as an award-winning investigative reporter.
“She was my first co-anchor at WPLG back in 1991 when I was just starting my career in TV news,” Local 10 News Anchor Louis Aguirre said. “I knew I was sitting next to a legend. A four-time Emmy-award-winning investigative journalist who had made a big name for herself in major markets like Miami, Boston and Minneapolis. Jilda was kind, patient, took me under her wing and helped me hone the skills I have today. I loved and respected her tremendously as a colleague and a friend. This is a big loss.”
