[2] In October 1978, Baughns was named co-anchor of WFSB's 6 p.m. Eyewitness News broadcast,[5] becoming the first female anchor of an evening newscast in Connecticut.
[7] After leaving WFSB, in addition to being an independent TV producer, Baughns-Wallace was the host of Essence, a program for black women that was broadcast on WPIX in New York City.
[6] In 1983, Baughns-Wallace joined the staff of WTNH in New Haven, Connecticut, tasked with helping to begin Newscope, a program that blended local stories with nationally syndicated material.
A 1996 article in the Hartford Courant's Sunday magazine commented, "... she's found her mission and purpose in life ..."[8] In 2001, Baughns-Wallace was director of financial education for the Connecticut treasurer's office.
[4] Her second husband was Lenzy Wallace, a manager of diversity and change at ITT Hartford,[8] who died in 2021.