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Louis Aguirre is headed back to his people...
Aguirre spent years working in Miami television news before heading to the Left Coast to work for CBS's "The Insider."
But, CBS pulled the plug on the show and now Aguirre is back in Miami, anchoring at WPLG.
"I've always been interested with what's happening in Miami," he says. "Even when I was gone, I never really let go. My people are here, and there's nothing like doing television in your hometown."
The Miami New Times writes that Aguirre, who graduated from the University of Miami, began his career in 1989 as a Spanish-language reporter at a Telemundo affiliate. A year later, he switched to English-language news and became a reporter at the local ABC station, WPLG.
In 1994, Aguirre left for Hollywood to launch Extra! That gig was followed by a role on Fox's morning news show, Fox and Friends. He also played small parts on popular TV shows such as Sex and the City, Burn Notice, Days of Our Lives, and All My Children.
In 2003, he returned to Miami as an entertainment reporter and anchor for WSVN's Deco Drive. In 2014, his career propelled him back to Los Angeles to cohost the The Insider.
Aguirre never envisioned becoming an anchor at WPLG, but he says it feels right. "I've always been Miami's cheerleader," he says. "The fact that I can do that now in the place where I started my career is amazing."
As for staying in Miami? "You know," he adds, "I hate to close the door of another opportunity, but, hell, Dorothy was right. There's no place like home."
