On the Move, 9/8/16

By Kevin Eck 

Homa Bash moves to a top 5 market as a reporter for KXAS in Dallas. For the last two years, Homa has been a reporter at WEWS in Cleveland.

Lindsey Mastis moves to Washington, D.C. as an anchor and reporter for NewsChannel 8 and WJLA. Previously she was a reporter and fill-in anchor at WFLA in Tampa.

Alex DiPrato returns to New England to join the team at WHDH in Boston as a reporter. He leaves sister station WSVN in Miami.

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Chris Flanagan moves back home to New England to become weekend anchor and reporter for WFXT in Boston. For the last four years, Chris has been a weeknight anchor at WEWS in Cleveland.

Justin Wilfon is the new weekend anchor and reporter at WSB in Atlanta. Prior to this he anchored and reported for “The Now” for KSBH in Kansas City.

Jenise Fernandez is promoted to noon anchor and weeknight traffic anchor at WPLG in Miami. Fernandez joined the station in 2014.

Lena Tillett joins WRAL-WRAZ in Raleigh to anchor the 7-9 a.m. newscast on the Fox station and report for the WRAL morning show. Previously, she was the weekend morning anchor and reporter at WOWT in Omaha.

Abbey Gibb is promoted to staff reporter and fill-in anchor at KSWB in San Diego. She has been a freelance reporter for the station.

Stephanie Grady is promoted to 6PM anchor along with her duties as the 4 and 9 p.m. anchor at WITI in Milwaukee.

Jaclyn DeAugustino moves to WCPO in Cincinnati as morning traffic anchor. Previously, she was a traffic reporter at WLOS in Asheville.

Yasmeen Hassan is promoted to morning traffic anchor and fill-in anchor at KTNV in Las Vegas. She has been a reporter at the station since August 2015.

Kyndell Nunley is promoted to Saturday morning anchor at KSNV in Las Vegas. Nunley has been a reporter at the station.

John Treanor is promoted to Sunday morning anchor at KSNV in Las Vegas. He has been a reporter at the station.

Carla Wade moves to Las Vegas as the 3 p.m. anchor and breaking news anchor at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. for KTNV. Most recently, she was weekend morning anchor and reporter at WFAA in Dallas.

Erica Fox joins WLKY, the Hearst station in Louisville, as morning anchor and reporter. She leaves KSWB in San Diego where she anchored mornings and midday.

Elizabeth Watts joins KOAA in Colorado Springs as primary anchor. Previously, she was weekend anchor and reporter at KVVU in Las Vegas.

The journalists above are represented by Mendes Napoli, Laurie Jacoby, David Ahrendts, Jean Sage, Sue McInerney, Liz Sherwin, Al Corral, Gary Brown and Mike Bothwell of Napoli Management Group.

To report a move, send an email to tvspy@adweek.com with the subject line “On the Move”

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