Cindy Williams career began out of college at the NBC affiliate in
Laurel and
Hattiesburg,
Mississippi of
WDAM-TV in the mid to late 1980's. In 1989, Williams became a news anchor for
WCSH 6 News Center Maine in
Portland, Maine. During her early days with the news network she would anchor the noon broadcasts and the Morning Report which at the time was only a 30 minute long broadcast. In January 1990 she replaced Jan Fox on the anchor desk of the six o clock newscasts which she would share with co-anchor Pat Callaghan, sports anchor Bruice Glasier, and Meteorologist Joe Cupo. The anchor team would be together for 22 years up until Glasier's retirement in 2012. The anchor team was the most watched anchor team in the state of Maine since it was formed in 1990. Joe Cupo would eventually retire in April 2016 leaving Williams and Callaghan left. During her time with WCSH6, Williams would also anchor the 12 noon broadcasts as well as co-anchor with Pat Callaghan at 5 and with Rob Caldwell at 5:30. In November 2021, Williams announced on her social media pages that she would retire from
News Center Maine the following month. Williams anchored her final broadcast on December 17, 2021, marking the end of a 32-year career with the network as well as a 32-year co-anchorship with Pat Callaghan making him the last man standing of the anchor team. ==Personal life==