On the Move: Two Reporters Land in their Hometown of Miami; L.A. Helicopter Reporter Jumps to New Station in Town

By Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel 

Chris Cristi joins KABC in Los Angeles to be the helicopter reporter. He was previously reporting from the skies for KTTV.

Robert Santos joins Spectrum Los Angeles as primary meteorologist and weather MMJ. Robert was last with KGTV in San Diego, Calif. ,as a meteorologist, news anchor and MMJ.

Catalina Villegas also joins Spectrum Los Angeles as the West Los Angeles area reporter. Previously, she was a news anchor and producer at WFDC in Washington, D.C.

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Chris Lambert is promoted to weekday morning meteorologist at WHDH in Boston, Mass. Previously, he was the weekend morning meteorologist at the station.

Brian Monahan is promoted to weekday morning meteorologist for WSB in Atlanta, Ga.

Ethan Calloway joins WSVN in Miami as weekend morning anchor and reporter. He leaves WJXT in Jacksonville, Fla., where he has been weekend anchor for the last three years.

Drew Bollea joins WCCB in Charlotte, N.C., as evening anchor. Previously, he was a reporter at KOVR in Sacramento, Calif.

Len Jennings is promoted to Sports Director at KMBC/KCWE in Kansas City, Mo. Len has been with the station since 2012 as an anchor and reporter.

Courtney Schoenemann is promoted to weekday morning breaking news anchor at KEYE in Austin, Texas. She’s been a general assignment reporter at the station for the last two years.

Alanna Autler joins KTVT in Dallas, Texas as an I-Team investigative reporter. She recently left WSMV, where she was also an investigative reporter.

Elizabeth Hagedorn becomes a freelance correspondent for ABC NewsOne in Washington, D.C. Most recently, Elizabeth was an international correspondent/digital journalist for CIRCA.com.

Amanda Del Castillo is promoted to fulltime staff reporter working in the South Bay for KGO in San Francisco, Calif. She joined KGO four months ago as a freelance reporter and prior to that was a reporter at KMGH in Denver, Co.

Jobina Fortson joins KGO in San Francisco as a freelance reporter. She leaves WAVE in Louisville, Ky., where she was breaking news anchor and reporter.

Sally Mamdooh joins KPRC in Houston as a reporter. She leaves KMGH in Denver, Co. where she also had been a reporter.

Victoria Price jumps 45 markets and joins WFLA in Tampa as a reporter and fill-in anchor. She previously reported and anchored weekends for KARK, in Little Rock.

Katie Steiner returns to her hometown of Minneapolis and joins WCCO as a general assignment reporter. She most recently was weekend anchor and reporter at WWL in New Orleans, La.

Alex Pena is promoted to producer/digital journalist for CBS News based in Miami, Fla. his hometown, from associate producer/digital journalist, New York.

Gina Benitez is promoted to a fulltime staff reporter in her hometown of Miami, Fla. at WSVN. She had been freelancing at the station for several months.

Rico Bush is promoted to a fulltime staff MSJ position with KSDK in St. Louis Mo. He joined the station in May 2018 as a freelance MSJ.

Hannah McDonald joins WTVF in Nashville as weekend reporter. She leaves WGAL in Lancaster/Harrisburg, Pa. where she had been a morning reporter.

Sara Small joins WZTV in Nashville as a reporter. Previously, she was a reporter at WHP in Harrisburg.

Derrick Rose joins WISN in Milwaukee as an investigative reporter. Previously, he was an investigative reporter at WHAS in Louisville, Ky.

Steve Chamraz, signs a new agreement as primary anchor for WTMJ in Milwaukee, Wis. Steve has been an anchor and investigative reporter at the station since 2011.

Jackie Brown makes a 38-market jump to join WSPA in Greensboro/Spartanburg, N.C. as weekend meteorologist. She leaves WEVV in Evansville, where she was also a meteorologist.

Michelle Vargas moves to KEYE in Austin, Texas as a reporter and fill-in anchor. She leaves KGBT in Harlingen where she was a morning anchor.

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