RECENT PLACEMENTS: OCTOBER 2011
ANDRE ALDRIDGE is a studio anchor each Saturday for Fox Sports South's college football coverage, and he recently served as pre- and post-game host for the network's telecasts of the Atlanta Braves. Prior to Fox Sports South, Andre was an anchor, host and reporter for three high-profile national outlets: NBA-TV, ESPN, and CNN/SI.
Turner Sports has tabbed BRIAN ANDERSON to be its lead play-play voice on the MLB Playoffs. Brian worked the Yankees-Tigers ALDS series and will continue on to call the NLCS on TBS. This is Brian's fourth year broadcasting postseason games for Turner. He also calls TBS' Sunday afternoon regular season MLB package and is the TV voice of the Milwaukee Brewers.
TONY BOSELLI returns to Westwood One for his second full season as a Color Analyst for Sunday Afternoon NFL Games. Tony will also work select Sunday & Monday night games as a Sideline Reporter. The former Jaguars star (5 Pro Bowls, 3 All-Pro teams) made his national broadcasting debut in 2007, working as a Game Analyst for the NFL on FOX.
PEGGY BUNKER has been hired to anchor and report for KOMO in Seattle. Prior to KOMO, Peggy anchored World News Now on ABC News, and before NY, she worked as morning anchor at KDVR for 3 years. She is excited to move back to her hometown of Seattle.
CHASE CAIN has joined WTSP in Tampa as reporter. He was previously a freelance reporter in Los Angeles and graduated from the University of Georgia.
STEVE CANGIALOSi is elevated to full-time play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Devils on MSG. For the past six seasons, Steve was the Devils' pre- and post-game host and in-game reporter. He also worked as the play-by-play announcer for 20-25 games over the last several years. In addition, the New York native is the voice of the NY Red Bulls on MSG's soccer coverage, and he's covered soccer for ESPN during his career as well.
ANTONIO CASTELAN has also joined KNBC as a general assignment reporter. Previously, Antonio worked as an investigative reporter at KGTV in San Diego covering the most dangerous drug cartels.
TINA CERVASIO, reporter and host for MSG Network in New York, has added CBSSports.com to her already impressive resume. Tina will file reports each Saturday from the top college football game of the week.
KERRY DREW recently joined WPIX as a freelance reporter. Previously, Kerry worked as an anchor for Ebru TV. A New York native, she is really enjoying her time at PIX.
KATIE FEHLINGER moves down the Jersey Turnpike to become to the weekday morning and noon meteorologist at KYW (CBS) in Philadelphia. Previously, Katie was the weekend morning meteorologist at WCBS in New York. Katie grew up in Lehigh Valley, PA before attending Cedar Crest College in nearby Allentown. From there, Katie held reporting jobs in Bath and Bethlehem, PA before a 5-year stint at AccuWeather in State College, PA. She holds a Bachelor of Sciences degree in geosciences from Mississippi State University.
It's be a reunion of sorts for NICOLE FERGUSON, who heads back to WGHP in Greensboro as a reporter and fill-in anchor on the station's new morning show. Nicole worked at the Fox affiliate before departing for Nashville to report at WTVF. Nicole is thrilled to be back home and is looking forward to re-connecting with the community.
LOWELL GALINDO returns to his home state as the inaugural lead anchor at the Longhorn Network, which will be operated by ESPN. The San Antonio native has intimately followed the University of Texas his
entire life, and he was able to keep a close eye on UT in his previous role as the #1 anchor at ESPNU.
NICK GRIFFITH moves west to take over as the sports director at KDVR, the Fox affiliate in Denver. He comes from KMBC in Kansas City, where he was the lead sports anchor. Prior to that, the Indiana native and former college baseball player was the sports director at KTKA in nearby Topeka, KS.
LISA HERNANDEZ recently moved to Houston to be the main anchor at KHOU. Prior to KHOU, Lisa was the weekend morning anchor at KABC. Lisa is a UCLA graduate.
E.J. HRADEK moves to the National Hockey League full time to contribute on a variety of platforms. He is co-host of "NHL Live", airing daily on both NHL Network and NHL Radio, and is also writing columns, a blog, and appearing as an analyst on NHL.com and NHL Network. E.J. comes over from ESPN, where he was a columnist for ESPN The Magazine and web host on ESPN.com.
Former Michigan All-American JON JANSEN joins BTN's (The Big Ten Network) On-Air Announcing Team this fall as a Game & Studio Analyst. Jon, a member of the Wolverines' 1997 national championship team, played ten seasons in the NFL for the Washington Redskins & Detroit Lions.
Former Indiana University Wide Receiver RHETT KLEINSCHMIDT worked the sidelines for The Big Ten Network on its September 10th broadcast of Eastern Illinois at Northwestern football. Rhett is currently a sports anchor/reporter for WHDH-TV in Boston.
STEVE LAYMAN has settled in as the lead sports anchor & reporter at WTVF in Nashville. The Illinois native was most recently sports director at KOKI in Tulsa, OK, his first job after graduating from the University of Illinois. Steve is front and center covering the Titans, Predators, the University of Tennessee and more in the Music City.
LOLITA LOPEZ has moved to Los Angeles to report for KNBC. Prior to LA, she worked as a news and sports reporter for WPIX. A Harvard graduate, Lopez worked at Court TV before WPIX.
ANN MERCOGLIANO is the newest member of the WCBS team in New York, where she'll be a general assignment news reporter. A New York native, Ann was most recently across town at WNBC as the lead correspondent and a fill-in anchor for the 5 pm show "New York Live", as well as a reporter on the station's various news casts.
CHRIS MILES heads south to New Orleans to join WDSU as a sports anchor and reporter. After growing up in New York City and going to college in Connecticut, Chris has made stops in Bluefield, WV; Columbus, OH; and Roanoke, VA. Just two weeks into his new job, Chris will spend a week in Green Bay to cover the Saints opening game against the Super Bowl champion Packers.
ESPN veteran DARI NOWKHAH takes on a new role in the company and become the lead anchor at ESPNU. Long one of the most trusted college sports guys in Bristol, Dari will now fulfill his passion at ESPNU's headquarters in Charlotte. Dari will also continues his duties as a talk show host on ESPN Radio and play-by-play announcer for several events throughout the Year.
DEB PLACEY jumps from the New York Islanders to the New Jersey Devils and will be the team's pre- and post-game host and in-game reporter on MSG. Deb comes over to the Devils after spending a decade on Long Island in a similar role with the Islanders. She also serves as a co-host for "NHL Live", airing daily on both NHL Network and NHL Radio. Deb has also worked as a studio host for the NHL on Versus, in addition to filling a multitude of other roles during her 16 years with MSG.
Houston Astros radio voice DAVE RAYMOND called the first-ever University of Texas women's softball game to be broadcast on the ESPN operated Longhorn Network in late August.
ANISH SHROFF is tackling a new role at ESPN, moving to Charlotte to become a host at ESPNU and add more play-by-play assignments on college sports. A Syracuse graduate, Anish has been with ESPN since 2008.
After two years in Hartford, BEN SOSENKO goes cross-country to become a reporter at KOVR, the CBS O+O in Sacramento, CA. Most recently, Ben was a jack-of-all trades at WVIT — in addition to serving as a news reporter during the week, he was the station's weekend sports anchor since the start of the year. A Miami native, Ben's previous stops have included Westchester, NY, Grand Forks, ND, and Scottsbluff, NE.
NFL Network named LINDSAY SOTO the co-host of its flagship "Total Access" show on Fridays and Saturdays. In addition to her work with NFLN, Lindsay can be seen on Fox Sports West, Versus, and NBC Sports.
MIKE TRIM was recently announced as the Weekend Morning Anchor at WPTV, the market leader in West Palm Beach, FL. Mike moved to the Sunshine State a little more than a year ago as a reporter — in addition to making a name for himself out in the field, he quickly became one of the station's most relied upon fill-in anchors before moving into this new position full-time.
CLARISSA WARD has been named CBS News Foreign Correspondent. Beginning in December, she will report for CBS News broadcasts and platforms across the division, including 60 Minutes. Ward most recently served as the Asia correspondent for ABC News and was based in Beijing. She has also spent time in Afghanistan, and served as ABC News' Moscow Correspondent during the 2007 Russian presidential election.
STEVE WEISSMAN served as a tennis play-by-play announcer for the 2011 U.S. Open on ESPN3 and DirecTV. Since joining The Worldwide Leader in January 2010, Steve has anchored "SportsCenter" on ESPN, hosted "College Football Live", and appeared on ESPN2's "First Take" and "Mike & Mike in the Morning", among a handful of other assignments.
ADRIAN WHITSETT was named the co-anchor of KETV's 5 pm weekday news cast in Omaha, NE. In addition, Adrian will file reports for the station's 6 pm and 10 pm shows. Born in Hawaii, Adrian grew up in Omaha and — after a stint in the military — attended the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
