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VINNIE POLITAN has launched a new talk show on Sirius radio channel 110.  It's called "Me and VInnie" and airs from 6-9am weekdays.  Vinnie leaves Court TV where he co-anchored "Bloom and Politan," a 2-hour live morning show.  Previously, Vinnie worked as an anchor/reporter for Central Florida News 13 in Orlando.  He is a communications graduate of Stanford University and earned his JD at Seton Hall School of Law.  
DREW SPEIER has begun his new job as the main co-anchor at WBRE in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.  Shortly before arriving in Wilkes-Barre, he won 3 Telly Awards and an Emmy nomination for his work at WFIE-TV in Evansville, Indiana where he anchored and reported.  Drew is a journalism/political science graduate of Texas State University.
MARI ALVAREZ  moves to Austin as a reporter and fill-in anchor for the Belo powerhouse station KVUE.  She currently co-anchors the 5, 6, and 10pm newscasts at KTSM-TV, the NBC station in El Paso.   Mari graduated from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, where she double majored in history and political science.
ERIKA WADDELL signs on as a television reporter at WWTV in Cadillac, MI.  She leaves TruTV (formerly Court TV's) where she wrote and reported for their website.  She is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where she earned degrees in both English and communication studies.
TOM WAIT has moved to Detroit to report for WXYZ-TV.  He leaves KCTV in Kansas City.   Previously, he worked for News 12 Bronx, where he was weekend anchor and reporter.  Tom is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and earned a masters degree in journalism from New York University.
SHELLY RIBANDO becomes main co-anchor for KOAT-TV, the Hearst station in Albuquerque.  She will co-anchor the 5, 6 and 10pm newscasts.  Previously, Shelly anchored the 10pm newscast for WOFL-TV, the Fox station in Orlando.  She also reported a consumer segment called "Does it Work?"  She graduated from Siena College with a degree in English.
MIKE GONZALEZ is morning co-anchor for KXLY-TV in Spokane.  Mike leaves WOWT-TV in Omaha, Nebraska where he anchored weekend mornings and reported during the week.  Mike is a graduate of North Carolina State University and did graduate work in journalism at the University of Missouri.  He is a former minor league baseball player, having pitched for the Allentown Ambassadors.
PHIL SANCHEZ reports for WISH-TV in Indianapolis.  Phil previously worked for News 12 New Jersey, a 24-hour cable news operation in the New York market.  He  graduated from Adelphi University in Garden City, NY with a degree in sociology.

DR. ROBI LUDWIG hosts "Without Prejudice" for the Game Show Network (GSN).   Previously she hosted "One Week to Save your Marriage" on TLC. Robi is a contributing editor to Conde Nast's Cookie Magazine and a regular guest  on the Today Show, Larry King Live, and Nancy Grace.  She has appeared on Oprah, The View, Regis and Kelly, Bill O'Reilly, Hannity and Colmes and many other national programs, She began her television career as a reporter for the NBC station in Elmira, NY.  She is a graduate of Cedar Crest College, earned a masters in social work from the University of Pennsylvania and holds a doctorate clinical psychology.  

YBETH  BRUZUAL has moved to nightside anchor for Central Florida News 13 in Orlando.  Previously she anchored dayside.  Ybeth anchors in English, but as events warrant, also anchors in Spanish.  She  has also reported in both English and Spanish.  Ybeth is a graduate of the University of Central Florida, majoring in international relations and comparative politics.

ANTHONY JOHNSON reports for WABC-TV out of the New Jersey bureau.  Anthony spent much of his career as a popular reporter at New York's all-news radio station WINS.  The RTNDA honored him with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for his special report on the history of African-Americans in New York City.  Prior to his career in broadcasting, Anthony worked in Washington D.C. as head of Media Relations for U.S. Congressman John Lewis of Atlanta.  Anthony is a graduate of Clark-Atlanta University, where he majored in broadcast management.

ALLISON KADEN reports for WPIX-TV in New York.  Previously she anchored and reported for News 12 Bronx.  She has a bachelor's degree in American Studies from Tulane University, studied photography at American University of Paris,  and holds a master's degree in journalism from Medill. 

DON GUEVARA is a reporter for WSVN-TV in Miami.   Previously Don reported for Central Florida News 13 in Orlando.  Prior to moving to Florida, he worked in California as a reporter and an award-winning feature photographer. Donald holds a degree in sociology from UCLA.

GORDON LOESCH works as weekend evening co-anchor and weekday reporter at WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh.  He moved from reporter and fill-in anchor at WXYZ-TV in Detroit.  Previously, Gordon worked as weekend and morning anchor at WKBN-TV in Youngstown.  He's an honors graduate of Central Michigan University, where he majored in broadcast/cinematic arts.

MIKE CORBIN co-anchors the weekend evening newscasts at WISH-TV in Indianapolis.  He also reports during the week.  Previously, Mike  worked as weekend anchor and reporter at WGRZ-TV in Buffalo and WTVR-TV in Richmond.  He has just published his second book on art collecting called "The Art of Everyday Joe."  The New York City native is a communications graduate of Hofstra University.

LISA REYES is reporting for News 12 Westchester in the New York market.  Previously she was  weekend morning anchor and reporter for News 14 Carolina in Charlotte.     Lisa began her career behind the scenes at New York One and Fox News Channel .  She graduated magna cum laude from New York University. 

ELIZABETH LEE undertakes a new consumer beat at KHWB in Houston.  She will produce a weekly consumer franchise and blog in addition to her duties as general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor.  Elizabeth is a magna cum laude, phi beta kappa graduate of Wellesley College in Massachusetts, where she majored in political science and English.  She is fluent in Mandarin Chinese and Spanish.

DAVE CURREN is chief meteorologist for News 12 New Jersey, a 24-hour cable news operation in the New York market.  Previously Dave was morning, noon and afternoon meteorologist for News 12 Westchester.   He produces his own forecasts and creates the graphics.  Dave earned his B.A. in meteorology at Kean University in Union, New Jersey and holds an AMS Television Seal of Approval.
ALICE GAINER is a reporter and cut-in anchor at News 12 New Jersey.  Previous to her work in television, Alice was a reporter and anchor for various radio stations in the New York area.  She earned her bachelor's degree in communication and media studies from Fordham University in the Bronx, New York.

 

 

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