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METEOROLOGIST MICHAEL SMITH NOW AT WFOR sfltv
Meteorologist Michael Smith is now part of the WFOR weather
team. This is the station’s second hire of a former WPLG
personality, the other one being John Guaraldi.
Smith was the weekend meteorologist at WPLG until earlier this
year when he became the odd man out after Local 10 was ordered by
corporate to shuffle their weather personalities around. He had a
brief stint at the Weather Channel after leaving Channel 10.
DAVID BERNARD SIGNS OFF WFOR sfltv
David Bernard signed off last week after about 5 years as the
chief meteorologist for CBS4. He came to South Florida way back in
August of 2005 form WWL in New Orleans, right before Hurricane
Katrina hit. Former WFOR hurricane specialist Bryan Norcross hired
him as his eventual replacement.
Rumor has it the powers that be in New York City handed
instructions to CBS4 management to dole out pay cuts, and according
to the usual “people familiar with the situation” David Bernard
passed on a “significant pay cut” offer, and decided to walk.
Another former WFOR meteorologist, Jeff Berardelli, is said to have
left for the same reasons.
JENNIFER GRAY LANDS AT CNN WEATHER CNN
Jennifer Gray has joined CNN as a meteorologist, it was
announced by Terence Burke, vice president of newsgathering for
CNN/U.S. Gray, who is a member of the National Weather Association
and has earned the AMS Seal of Approval from the American
Meteorology Society, will be based in Atlanta at the network’s
global headquarters.
“Jennifer brings a versatile skill set as a meteorologist,” said
Burke. “She will be a great addition for CNN with her experience in
production, multimedia and reporting in the field.”
Prior to joining CNN, Gray was the weekend morning show
meteorologist and a feature reporter for WTVJ, the NBC affiliate in
Miami, where she covered severe weather in the field and helped
produce specials that focused on hurricane preparedness and safety.
She co-hosted and co-produced ‘Florida Insider Fishing Report’ for
Sun Sports and ‘Beyond The Reef’ in conjunction with the Guy Harvey
Ocean Foundation, raising awareness of conservation issues facing
the oceans and Florida’s fisheries.
Jennifer Gray
Michael Smith
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David Bernard
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NBC UNIVERSAL NAMES MANUEL MARTINEZ PRESIDENT OF TELEMUNDO
STATIONS By Merrill Knox TVSpy
Manuel Martinez has been named president of Telemundo Stations,
the NBC Owned Stations announced. Martinez has been president and
general manager of WTVJ, the NBC owned station in Miami, since
2012.
In his new role, Martinez will oversee the 16 owned Telemundo
stations. He will report to Valari Staab, the president of the NBC
Owned Stations.
“Manny is an experienced leader with in-depth knowledge of the
broadcast industry, a track record of improving television stations
and a strong commitment to our Spanish speaking communities,” Staab
said in a statement. “…Manny’s experience, skills and dedication
will steer our Telemundo stations forward.”
REGIONAL NEWS
FORMER WESH ANCHOR WENDY CHIOJI TALKS ABOUT LATEST CANCER BATTLE
By Kevin Eck TVSpy
Wendy Chioji, who left the news business in 2008, has recently
completed her chemotherapy and radiation treatments after being
diagnosed with thymic carcinoma earlier this fall.
The two-time cancer survivor and former news anchor for Orlando
NBC station WESH spoke with Growing Bolder, co-producer of her show
“Surviving & Thriving,” about her cancer treatment and her
plans to climb Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro in February. “ I will
do everything I can to make it to the top,” said Chioji. “It’s
amazingly important.”
The die-hard triathlete first shared her 2001 battle with breast
cancer while working at WESH.
She said the latest fight may have slowed her down, but it
hasn’t stopped her from pursuing her passion,”I already signed up
for an Ironman next year,” said Chioji. “So I’m moving forward.
Cancer slowed me down a little bit. It changed my path a little bit
like it does. It changed it more last time. But I’m still going
forward.”
Chioji’s special “Surviving & Thriving” airs on Orlando CBS
affiliate WKMG next Friday.
Wendy Chioji
Manuel Martinez
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REGIONAL NEWS
REP. TREY RADEL, FORMER WINK ANCHOR, PLEADS GUILTY TO COCAINE
POSSESSIONBy Merrill Knox TVSpy
Rep. Trey Radel (R-FL), a former anchor at WINK, pleaded guilty
to a misdemeanor charge of cocaine possession, USA Today
reports:
“I’ve hit a bottom,” Radel said, as he appeared in District of
Columbia Superior Court. The freshman congressman, who represents a
solidly Republican district in southwest Florida, said he’ll enter
an in-patient rehab program in his home state.
Radel was caught buying drugs in what a senior Drug Enforcement
Administration official described as a sting operation that was
part of an investigation by several federal agencies into a drug
ring in the nation’s capital. A drug dealer who told law
enforcement officials that one of his customers was a member of
Congress helped set up a buy on Oct. 29 and Radel bought the
cocaine, the official said.
“I’m profoundly sorry to let down my family, particularly my
wife and son, and the people of Southwest Florida,” Radel said in a
statement released Tuesday. “I struggle with the disease of
alcoholism, and this led to an extremely irresponsible choice. As
the father of a young son and a husband to a loving wife, I need to
get help so I can be a better man for both of them.”
Radel was the evening anchor at the Fort Myers CBS affiliate
from 2007 to 2010. When he signed off from the station, he said his
true passion was politics. He was elected to the U.S. House of
Representatives in 2012.
Radel is married to Amy Wegmann, a former anchor at rival
WFTX.
WVUE GENERAL MANAGER JOE COOK TO RETIRE By Merrill Knox
TVSpy
WVUE president and general manager Joe Cook will retire from the
New Orleans Fox affiliate on December 13, Broadcasting & Cable
reports.
WVUE parent company Louisiana Media Company recently announced a
shared services agreement with Raycom, which will provide
operational services to WVUE beginning December 16. Cook will
become president of Louisiana Media Company and plans to spend more
time on his other interests, songwriting and real estate.
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PEOPLE MOVES
Meteorologist DEREK KEVRA joins WJBK in Detroit from WWL in New
Orleans.
Meteorologist JENNIFER GRAY joins CNN Weather from WTVJ in
Miami.
KRISTIN WRIGHT joins WRC in Washington D.C. from WTVT in
Tampa.
MICHAEL SMITH joins WFOR CBS4 in Miami from WPLG in Miami.
JOHANNA TORRES joins WPLG as general assignment reporter from
WGXA FOX24/ABC/16 in Macon, Georgia.
JOHN GUARALDI joins WFOR CBS4 in Miami. Previously John worked
as weekend meteorologist at WPLG in Miami.
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Officers
Chip Richards, President and Trustee, Production Manager,
WLRN-TV, PBS, Miami
John Mays, 1st Vice President and Trustee, Production Manager,
WFOR/CBS4, Miami
Maria Cristina Barros, 2nd Vice President and Alternate
Trustee,Director of Marketing and Community Relations,
WSCV/Telemundo 51, Miami
Karla MacDonald, Secretary and Suncoast Chapter
Administrator
Betsy Behrens, Treasurer, Retired television producer
Board of Governors
Frank Adelson, Editor, NBC6/WTVJ, Miami
Barbara Alfonso, Manager, Programming and CommunityMarketing,
WTVJ/NBC6, Miami
Maria Cristina Barros, Chapter 2nd Vice President and Alternate
Trustee, Director of Marketing and Community Relations,
WSCV/Telemundo 51, Miami Joyce Belloise, WPBT Channel 2, Miami
Terry Bloom, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Miami
Pam Giganti Bunge, News Anchor, WTVJ/NBC6, Miami
Natalia Crujeiras, Director of Digital Media & Social
Strategy for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting
Tammy Darling, Director, WSVN-TV, Miami
Lori Davis, Producer/DP/Director/Avid Editor,LCD Productions,
Ft. Lauderdale
Frances Hernandez, Manager, Production Administration,WPBT
Channel 2, Miami
Steve Greenberg, Freelance Producer/Reporter/VO/ Media Training,
Miami
John Mays, Chapter 1st Vice President and TrusteeProduction
Manager, WFOR/CBS4, Miami
Adrianna Mocciola, AMERICA TEVE, Miami
Christine Portela, Producer, Fusion, an ABC-Univision joint
venture
Liz Roldan, News Director, WFOR/CBS4, Miami
Mel Taylor, Assignment Desk, WPLG, Miami
Max Wyler, Owner, Accord Productions, Coconut Grove
Committee Chairs
Art & DesignStacey Panson, Graphic Artist, Ft.
Lauderdale
Emmy AwardsJohn Mays, Production Manager, WFOR/CBS4, Miami
ScholarshipAngela Ramos, Programming & Public Affairs
Director,WLTV/Univision23, Miami
Karla MacDonald, Suncoast Chapter Administrator
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