Vanessa Ruiz who left Channel 7 in January of this year to finish her college degree has returned to 7News.
She will be freelancing and going to school. Look for her mostly on the weekend editions of 7News
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Former Local 10 reporter Gwen Belton left WPLG in 2005 after her contract expired. Soon after, she joined CBS News, and now it is going local again. The CBS4 news director sent out a memo saying she was hired. No word of when she starts, or what her position will be. Gwen will be a reporter and fill in anchor, and is said to start sometime in September. Welcome back to South Florida, Gwen.
You can still read her WPLG profile, here.
/Thanks, tipsters!/
While keeping an eye on WTVJ’s on-again off-again problems this afternoon I notice that Blake Burman who joined WSVN from NBC2 in Ft. Myers, Florida is now at 7. He started July 7th.
Blake Burman WSVN
Blake Burman joins he 7News team as a reporter. He comes from WBBH-NBC2 in Ft. Myers where he also was a reporter since June 2007.
Burman was born and raised in the Miami area.
His first day on the air at WSVN is July 7th.
He goes by Roy Ramos and made his WSVN debut at 6:09pm during 7news at 6. Don’t know much about him or who he replaced
WPTV has hired a new meteorologist to replace Dean Tendrich who left the station in February to join his family’s business
Keenan Smith is joining WPTV weather team from WGN Chicago where he worked since 2003. He graduated Prinston University and completed meteorology courses at Pennsylvania State University, Portland State University and Oklahoma State University. Since 2005 Smith carries the AMS seal of approval.
First day on WPTV May 5
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As we mentioned earlier WPLG morning meteorologist Megan Glaros has signed with WCBS to be their weekend meteorologist and entertainment reporter during on weekdays.
Her last day at WPLG is tomorrow, Friday April 18th, she’ll join WCBS sometime before May sweeps which begin April 24th.
Scott Padgett is her replacement and his first day on the air at WPLG will be Monday. Most recently Padgett was the chief meteorologist at KOKH the Fox affiliate in Oklahoma City
Richard Jordan who is no stranger to the the newsplex is joining WSVN as a reporter from WKRC Local12 the CBS affiliate in Cincinnati, Ohio.
the memo:
I’m pleased to announce the hiring of a new reporter. Many of you might remember Richard Jordan from his days as a writer and associate producer for us back in 2003. Since leaving the Plex, Richard has been a reporter in El Paso, Texas and Cincinnati, Ohio. Richard grew up in Miami and his family is all here…he’s thrilled to be coming home! His first day is April 14th. Please make him feel welcome!
Scott Padgett currently the chief meteorologist at KOKH FOX25 in Oklahoma City is replacing Megan Glaros. Glaros is leaving WPLG next month for a weekend weather and entertainment job at WCBS in New York City.
Padgett’s first day on the air at WPLG should be around April 18 just in time for May sweeps.
KOKH.com Scott Padgett bio at KOKH FOX25
Local10.com Megan Glaros bio at WPLG Local10
The tipsters were correct. WPBF just made a formal announcement today that J.P. Hervis will be joining WPBF and Kristin Hoke on a newly expanded weekday mornings newscast from 5 to 7am.
His first day at WPBF is mid-March.
WPBF.com - WPBF News 25 Names New Morning Co-Anchor
A reader alerted me to this a while ago.
WPBF will launch a three-hour local news schedule on Saturdays and Sundays starting March 8th. From 5 to 7am and from 8 to 9am with Saturday edition of Good Morning America from 7 to 8am.
Bob Kaple, reporter since 2005 at KCCI (also Hearts-Argyle station) in Des Moines, Iowa will partnered with a soon to be named co-anchor and Meteorologist Eric Burris.
“People depend on television news earlier and earlier and that includes weekend mornings,†said Victoria Regan, WPBF-TV vice president and general manager. “WPBF’s expansion addresses the audience growth and demand for more news, weather and traffic in the time period. WPBF News 25 has taken a leadership role in providing expanded coverage on weekends. Now, only WPBF will deliver morning news seven days a week beginning at 5 a.m.â€Â
WPBF.com - WPBF-TV Will Launch Weekend Morning News on March 8th
KCCI.com - Bob Kaple bio
TCPalm.com - WPBF expands weekend news
WPBF recently extended their weekday morning news to two hours from 5 to 7am
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Former Miss Cuban-American 2002 and Miss Carnaval Miami 2005 is the new WPBF traffic reporter. Nathalie Pozo comes from WCJB in Gainesville where she worked as a reporter
Hot people taking over PB airwaves, watch out!
MediaMoves - Pozo moves to WPBF
JP Hervis is moving north to Palm Beach as WPBF’s new morning (weekends?) anchor. His last day at 7 is mid February.
Tipsters say it was his decision to move because he wanted an anchor job but didn’t have the opportunity at WSVN. He joined WSVN in March 15th 2005.
Previously: New reporter joining 7
note: JP will co-anchor weekday mornings with Kristin Hoke
Antonio Mora is the new co-anchor of CBS4 News at 5, 6 and 11pm. He comes from WBBM, the CBS owned station in Chicago, where he fronted that station’s 6pm newscast and worked as the special projects reporter.
Mora, born in Cuba, is no stranger to South Florida, he worked at WTVJ from 1992-93. And from 1994 until 2002 he was at ABC News reporting for World News Tonight, Nightline, serving as substitute anchor for Good Morning America.
In addtion WFOR is splitting the 5pm newscast back to two-half hour editions. Eliott Rodriguez will anchor noon and 5:30pm
SunSentinel TV Plus Blog - WFOR hires new main male anchor
Antonio Mora bio on CBS2Chicago.com
Miami Herald - WFOR-CBS 4 gets new evening anchor
New WPTV GM
Steve Wasserman is the new General Manager of WPTV. He takes over for Brian Lawlor who left the station for VP of sales position for Scripps Television Station Group.
Most recently Wasserman was the vice president and general manager of WDIV Local 4 in Detroit an NBC affiliate and sister station to WPLG.
Wasserman is an interesting choice for a WPTV GM by Scripps when you realize he also ran KPRC, without a doubt Houston’s take on WSVN, for 11 years! KPRC is also a Post-Newsweek owned station like WDIV and WPLG.
Current WDIV HD Open, graphics package by Renderon, music composed by WSVN’s Chris Crane:
KPRC Open from 2004 with Lisa Baldwin who worked at WSVN until 1999
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