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SPOTLIGHT: Jasmine Monroe

Jasmine is a Reporter with years of experience encompassing digital production, studio and live broadcasts, and commercial voice-overs. An expert in consistently entertaining large audiences with tireless enthusiasm. Represented by Mike Bothwell at Napoli Management, you can view her full profile in the CT Talent Gallery.

"BIG" News At WRAL

WRAL has launched a new set that will house what is believed to be the largest local news LED installation in the country. Not one, but two, LED screen arrays will help the WRAL News and Weather teams present everything from breaking news to severe weather in a bigger, bolder way. WRAL partnered with our friends at FX Design Group, industry leaders in set design and tech. Mack McLaughlin, FX Design Group Creative Director says, “Our latest design is loaded with LED technology from the 20' wide x 11' high LED storytelling wall, to the LED color changing walls and LED studio lighting. Check out more at the WRAL website!

Talent Moves at DCA

Reporter TIFFANY JUSTICE jumps to KRIV-TV in Houston (from KUTV-TV, Salt Lake). Meteorologist GREG POLLAK moves to weekends at News 4 San Antonio and Fox San Antonio (from WNYT-TV, Albany). Reporter/Anchor CHIP BRIERRE joins the sports staff at WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. SYDNEY GLENN heads west to report for KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City (from WPDE-TV, Myrtle Beach). TED NOAH joins WTKR-TV in Norfolk as Traffic Reporter. TAMARA SACHARCZYK joins WJAR-TV in Providence as Weekend Morning Anchor (from WWLP-TV, Springfield-Holyoke) ALL are represented by Steve Swienckowski at DCA Talent.

SPOTLIGHT: Emily Girsch

Emily is a reporter with a passion for telling a good story. She's worked in Washington, D.C., New York City, upstate New York, and central Virginia. She's is a one-man-band journalist so she can shoot and edit her stories, in addition to writing, solo live shots and social media lives and updates. Check out her full profile in the CT Talent Gallery.

Talent Moves at 3 Kings

ALEXANDRA STEVENSON former Wimbledon Semifinalist and 18th ranked women’s tennis player in the world joined ESPN as a tennis host/analyst for the 2019 coverage of the US Open. MATT SCHUMACKER joins ESPN as a play-by-play announcer for college basketball and college softball games. MOLLY SULLIVAN joins the NFL Network as a sideline reporter for the network's coverage of Conference USA football games. CHRIS MILES renews his agreement as a studio host with Turner Sports and NBA TV in Atlanta. JOHNY FERNANDEZ moves to New York and joins CBS News as a freelance reporter from reporter at WFTV in Orlando. SAMANTHA CHATMAN joins ABC O&O WLS-TV as a reporter covering consumer issues for the Weekday Morning Newscast from NBC O&O KXAS in Dallas. ANTHONY AMEY becomes the Prime Time Sports Anchor for Black News Channel (“BNC”), a 24/7 news channel geared toward African American audiences. ARRAN ANDERSEN moves to KUSA-TV 9NEWS in Denver as a Sports Anchor from WNCN in Raleigh. PAUL RIVERA joins WESH-TV in Orlando as a reporter. TODD KURTZ renews his agreement as morning anchor at KOAT Action 7 News. All are represented by Matthew Kingsley at 3 KINGS ENTERTAINMENT, a BLUE EQUITY SPORTS TELEVISION company.

Talent Moves At Napoli Management

Sam Brock joins NBC News as a Network Correspondent. Matt Brickman returns to his roots on the East Coast and joins the team at WNBC in New York as weekend evening meteorologist. Jennifer McGraw moves to KTLA in Los Angeles as a freelance reporter. Catalina Villegas is promoted to weekend evening anchor at Spectrum Los Angeles. Corey Davis moves to WPVI in Philadelphia as a reporter. Kellie Meyer moves back to DC for a bureau reporter position with Nexstar. Drew Wilder moves from freelance to full-time reporting for WRC in Washington, DC. Chris Flanagan is promoted to 4pm weeknight anchor at WFXT in Boston. Raul Martinez is promoted to sports director from sports anchor at WBTS in Boston. Juliana Mazza moves to a top ten market and back home to New England to become a weekend morning anchor and reporter at WHDH in Boston. Natalie Lizarraga moves across the country to become the primary anchor at NECN/NBC Boston. She leaves KTLA in Los Angeles where she has been a digital anchor. Justin Gray joins WSB in Atlanta as an investigative reporter. He most recently was a Washington DC Correspondent for the Cox Media Group. And, there’s more! For a full update, visit the client page at Napoli Management Group.

SPOTLIGHT: Colette Boyd

Experienced and versatile, Colette anchors, reports and has hosted lifestyle shows with on-set interviews, cooking and fashion segments and more. Represented by Mike Bothwell at Napoli Management you can view her full profile in the CT Talent Gallery

SPOTLIGHT: Halle Jones

Halle is available! From Colorado, she's part African American and French (and a little bit Native American, too). For the past two years, she's been reporting and anchoring for a station in Casper. Although she's been covering both news and sports, she wants to focus on sports moving forward. Represented by DCA Talent, you can see her full profile in the CT Talent Gallery.

SPOTLIGHT: Justin Betti

Justin is the Main News/Sports Anchor (yes, he does both) for WATM ABC 23 in State College, PA. He actually helped launch the news brand from scratch in 2016. He'd be a perfect leader for a small-to-medium market team or a great utility knife for a larger station. Check out his full profile in the CT Talent Gallery.

SPOTLIGHT: Rex Smith

Rex is an award-winning sports reporter working in a newsman’s disguise at ABC 21 WPTA-TV in Fort Wayne. He produces and anchors the weekend morning newscasts and reports weekdays for his station’s morning news. He is also the fill-in sports anchor. Represented by John Butte & Associates, you can view his full profile in the CT Talent Gallery.