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Jeff Weinsier Arrest: The Herald Reports

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The Miami Herald is reporting Weinsier’s arrest as well. Their version has a little more detail.

The Herald is quoting Detective Ed Torrens saying that Weinsier “repeatedly ignored warnings to not step on the school’s grass.”

The detective also says “he believed other TV station’s cameramen only filmed Weinsier being arrested on the sidewalk, but failed to show footage of him on stepping on the grass.”

WPLG says Weinsier carries a gun because he received death threats stemming from his reports on dirty restaurants!

Miami Herald - Channel 10 reporter arrested at Central High

Jeff Weinsier Arrest: NBC6 Reports The Story

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6 just ran a short report on SFL Nightly News showing Jeff Weinsier’s mugshot.

They cited the WPLG report in which Rad Burke said Weinsier was not on school property

Jeff Weinsier Arrest: CBS4 Reports The Story

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CBS4 is reporting the Jeff Weinsier arrest and has the story front page on cbs4.com

They are reporting the arrest as Weinsier refusing to leave Miami Central High School grounds. Which of course depends on whether or not school grounds includes the sidewalk.

The report aired at 6:02pm, WPLG aired theirs around 6:10pm

CBS4.com - Police: Ch.10 Reporter Arrested At School With Gun - Video report

Update 7:39pm: They’ve updated the story to reflect the WPLG report and added some quotes from his banter with the cops

Update 10/24: WFOR had a second report on TV last night and apparently had a photog sent out to wait for Weinsier to bond out - video link

Channel 10 Reporter Arrested

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Got a tip Rad Berky will report on 10 at 6pm. Im holding back to see if it is who i was told it is before I put the name on here.

**//Jeff Weinsier has been arrested for carrying a consealed weapon in a school zone

***///According to the report on Channel 10 Jeff Weinsier was on assignment at Miami Central High School.

He wasn’t inside the school. The confrontation was with school board police for his right to be on a public sidewalk.

Weinsier to cop: Why are moving us from here?
Cop: Because we’re kindly asking you to … the school has requested that you please go across the street
Weinsier to cop: I am asking you. Why are you asking us to go across the street on public property.

The cop then proceeded to shove the photog telling him to turn the camera off.
After the arrest they conducted a search and found the gun. Weinsier has a permit to carry a consealed weapon, he was not inside school property.

He was charged with carrying a weapon on school property and for trespassing after being warned.
Weinsier is being held on $11,500 bond according to WFOR

Update 7:45pm: here’s the charges he was booked on. He was oficially booked at 6:20pm tonight

Charge: TRESPASS/SCHOOL PROPERTY/WEAPON, FIREARM/POSN Bond: $ 5000**

Local10.com - Local 10 Reporter Arrested While Covering Story

2007 Regional Emmy Nominees

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It’s that time of the year again. The 2007 Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards Broadcast/Cablecast Program Nominess (damn that’s a mouthful) have been announced.

2007 Suncoast Emmy Award nominees

Jennifer Santiago Lands at HDNews

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Someone just sent this over.

Jennifer Santiago is now the Miami-based correspondent and special projects producer for HDNews. She will cover Florida, the Caribbean and South America.

Locally HDNews is available on DishNetwork’s Voom service and Cablevision in New York.

Jennifer Santiago announcing her move on her blog

MSNBC’s New Digs Debut

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200 miles of cable and 300 hd monitors later MSNBC’s new digs hit the air at 6am this morning.
If anything it looks different. First things that come to mind - chill, modern - something you’d see in Europe.
And a bit gimmicky - the walls have lights behind them that change color - for example during breaking news they turn red from yellow.

One minus - a lot of background noise from the newsroom! Even Joe noted he’d like to hear Micah delivering the news not the newsroom conference call!

But at least we get to see her hot legs every once in a while, ha!

For the daytime gets a nice shiny, ultra modern anchor desk - first oriented to use the newsroom as back drop then later turned around so that one of the large projection screens is the backdrop.

They had the steadycam go into the newsroom and there were parts that looked very cramped. At least in comparison to MSNBC’s previous studio that had large sprawling round desks.

Screenshots after the jump Continue reading ‘MSNBC’s New Digs Debut’

When WFOR Was Born

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When WCIX became WFOR switching places with WTVJ. And Steve Shapiro before he moved to WSVN (who knew 7 also likes borrowing other stations’ former employees)

Elita Loresca Signs Off

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Today is Elita’s last day at WSVN. She said her goodbyes this morning on 7 but you’ll be able to catch one last look at her at noon.

Elita’s leaving WSVN for LA and KNBC’s morning newscast Today In LA

KNBC.com - KNBC Names Elita Loresca Weather Anchor

SprintSpeed: Send an SMS to Lynn Martinez

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Text her at 786-374-4275 you have until October 22 8am

Thanks Michael

*UPdated the phone number. Thanks to Brandon for the correction
* Update again: finally got it right! hopefully it’s what was shown on deco drive

Video: WPLG Promo from 1996

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From 1996 when WPLG was Eyewitness News

SprintSpeed Competition: Send an SMS to Joel Connable

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NBC6’s Joel Connable is one of the participants in the SprintSpeed competition.
He’s playing for the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation

You can send him a text message to 786-374-4696

SprintSpeed competition: SMS With a Local Media Personality

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Sprint is offering South Florida media and community leaders a chance to show their SMS skillz and win money for their favorite charity.

Those who agree to participate will be challenged to send as many text messages as possible for business or personal use from October 15 to 22. Whoever wins gets to brag and his or her favorite charity will get $5000 dollars.

Participating in the competition are:

Joel Connable from NBC6
Lynn Martinez from WSVN
Lisa Petrillo from CBS4

Drew Rosenhaus sports agent and frequent 7 Sports Extra insider is also participating

Along with Cato K from Y100, Nat Moore from the Miami Dolphins and Daniel Vasquez from the Sun Sentinel.

Sprint offers money to local leader with fastest fingers

NBC’s New Digs

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Photos just hit the web of NBC and MSNBC’s new digs. MSNBC is ditching their circular studio in Seacacus, New Jersey and going under one roof with the NBC News operation. It took them just 6 months to go from concept to finish. It has some 200 miles of cable and it is HD ready.

Debut date is set for October 22nd at 6am on Morning Joe.

It gives me a little bit of a modern restaurant/bar vibe which isn’t so bad I guess, at least it’s different. Nowadays stations tout their new sets like it’s best thing since color tv which are actually the same old crap just new.

Maybe WPLG will think out of the box a little bit?

Several more good quality screen shots at InsideCable - First shots of the new NBC News/MSNBC studios
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Mark Joyella returns to WPLG

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Mark Joyella is returning to WPLG. He left in 2003 to join WNYW but as of January 2007 the station didn’t renew his contract.

His first day on the air at WPLG is December 3rd.

Rachel Aram Leaving WFOR

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Rachel Aram who joined WFOR a several months ago is leaving the station. She and her fiance are expecting so Aram is moving to the San Francisco bay area where he works to raise their child there.

Her las day at WFOR is November 30