View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk Reporter’s Emails Reveal Questions Over Comp Time at WFOR By Mark Joyella on Jul. 16, 2014 - 10:15 AM According to a report by Jose Lambiet, veteran WFOR reporter Gary Nelson has taken the unusual step of raising public questions about the CBS O&O’s overtime policies–in emails shared with the entire newsroom. ̶ ...
View Post ShopTalk | Weather Meteorologist John Gerard Joins WFOR By Merrill Knox on Apr. 30, 2014 - 10:21 AM Meteorologist John Gerard is joining WFOR, the CBS-owned station in Miami, as the weekend weather anchor. In his new role, which begins June 15, he will also be the primary fill-in for chief meteorologist Craig Setzer. “With ...
View Post ShopTalk Former Miami, Cleveland Anchor John Hambrick Dies at 73 By Merrill Knox on Sep. 11, 2013 - 10:58 AM John Hambrick, a veteran local news anchor, died Tuesday from lung cancer. He was 73. Hambrick was the primary anchor at WTVJ in Miami from 1985 to 1989. He would later join rival WCIX (now WFOR). Before moving to South Florida, h ...
CBS Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk Josh Benson Joins WFOR as Morning Co-Anchor By Merrill Knox on Aug. 14, 2012 - 11:39 AM Josh Benson is joining WFOR, the CBS O&O in Miami, as c0-anchor of the morning newscast. Benson comes from WFTV, the ABC-affiliate in Orlando, where he spent two years as the station’s evening anchor. At WFOR, he will co ...
CBS Affiliates | Mornings | ShopTalk WFOR to Launch Weekend Morning Newscasts By Merrill Knox on Jun. 22, 2012 - 3:03 PM WFOR, the CBS O&O in Miami, is launching weekend morning newscasts in July. Marybel Rodriguez (pictured) will anchor both hour-long newscasts, which will air on Saturdays at 6 a.m. and on Sundays at 8 a.m. She will be joined b ...
CBS Affiliates | News Directors | ShopTalk Liz Roldan Named WFOR News Director By Andrew Gauthier on Nov. 1, 2011 - 12:18 PM Liz Roldan has been named news director at WFOR. Roldan, who joined the CBS O&O in August as an executive producer, has been serving as interim news director for the part month. This is Roldan’s second tenure at WFOR.� ...