Gary Wadell Obituary – Death: 77-year-old Gary Wadell, a reporter for Channel 8 in Las Vegas, has passed away. Gary died Thursday of a heart attack at Saint Rose Hospital after suffering complications from Covid-19.
Las Vegas broadcast icon Gary Wadell dies via @reviewjournal
Gary Wadell was my morning/evening news staple for many, many years and an occasional customer at restaurant that I worked at years ago. What a really nice human being. Such sad news. ☹️ RIP 🙏
— MJ Maynard (@MJMaynardSNV) September 3, 2021
Gary worked at KLAS for 32 years before retiring in 2012. He spent many of his three decades at the station sitting next to Paula Francis on the evening news.
RIP. Gary Wadell and @paulafrancis8 defined my news watching habits growing up.
— Stephen Hayden (@meStevo) September 3, 2021