Changing Channels....

The NWT Group has been busy and is very proud to congratulate the following journalists on their moves within the industry:

Marie Saavedra moves home to Chicago as an Anchor/Reporter at WBBM from Weekend Anchor at WFAA in Dallas.
 
Janessa Webb was named Morning Meteorologist on NBC’s Early Today.
 
Angela Brown has been named National Correspondent for Sinclair Broadcasting's new morning show, The National Desk. She moves from the Sinclair station in Charleston, SC.
 
Sandra Jones is the new Consumer Investigative Reporter for Gray TV based out of Washington DC. She was previously at WVIT IN Hartford, CT as a Consumer Investigative Reporter.

Alexa Liacko is a National Correspondent for Scripps based in Denver, moving from a Freelance Correspondent with the National Scripps group.

Morgan Young heads home to Texas as an Anchor/Reporter at WFAA in Dallas from the same position in St. Louis at KSDK.

Jason Dumas has been promoted to Sports Director at KRON in San Francisco where he was previously a Reporter/Anchor.

Samantha Manning renews as a National Correspondent in Washington D.C. Bureau at the COX Bureau.

Brian Scott moves to the new statewide Spectrum network in Dallas as an MMJ Storyteller from WOFL in Orlando where he was an MMJ.

Bria Bell goes home to Dallas as an MMJ/Reporter for Spectrum from MMJ/Reporter at WBTV in Charlotte, NC. 
 
Angelina Armendariz is promoted to Weekday Morning Anchor from MMJ/Reporter at KUVN Telemundo in Dallas.

Seema Iyer moves to Charlotte as an Investigative/ Chief Legal Correspondent at WJZY.
 
Eric Perry jumps 44 markets to go to his hometown of Atlanta. Eric is an MMJ/Reporter at WAGA from Weekend Anchor/MMJ in Richmond, VA. 

Kerry Kavanaugh enters into a new agreement as the 4pm Anchor and Investigative Reporter at WFTX in Boston.

Josh Rosenthal signs a new agreement at WTTG in Washington DC as a Reporter.
 
Cory Smith renews his agreement as a Reporter/Anchor at the NBC O&O at WRC in Washington, D.C

Matthew Torres moves from Nashville to Washington DC as a Freelance MMJ/Reporter for WUSA.
 
Kiara Hay moves up 100 markets as she heads to KPHO/KTVK in Phoenix as a Reporter/MMJ from Reporter/Anchor in Lansing, Michigan.
 
Ty Russell is the new Primary Anchor at WLOS in Asheville, NC. He leaves WFOR in Miami where he was a Reporter.
 
CB Cotton jumps into the top 20 moving to KMGH in Denver as a Reporter/MMJ from Reporter/MMJ at WKRN in Nashville .
 
Pattrik Perez has also moved to Denver at KMGH as a Reporter/MMJ from Anchor/Reporter/MMJ at KVUE in Austin.

Christian Colón moves to his hometown of Hartford as a Reporter at WFSB from KRGV in McAllen TX where he was an MMJ/Reporter.

Marlei Martinez is also moving home to Orlando to WESH as a Reporter from KCRA in Sacramento where she was also a Reporter.

Ryan O’Donnell joins Spectrum News Charlotte as Morning Anchor. Ryan was an Overnight Anchor at KRON in San Francisco.
 
Britni McDonald joins Spectrum News Charlotte as Evening Anchor from WINK in Fort Myers where she was a Weekend Anchor.
 
Lauren Melendez jumps 49 markets to WOWT in Omaha as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter from Weekend Anchor/MMJ at WEEK in Peoria.
 
Camila Fernandez will be moving up 111 markets as an MMJ/Reporter at WISH in Indianapolis from MMJ/Reporter at WMDT in Salisbury.
 
Chelsea Jones jumps 84 markets and is now anchoring weekend evenings at WPRI/WNAC Providence from KARD/KTVE in Monroe where she started as an MMJ and moved up to Weekend Anchor. 
 
Grant Stephens jumps 86 markets to KOTV, Tulsa from WIBW Topeka, Kansas where he was Weekend Anchor.

Danielle Avitable is the new Weekday Morning Anchor at WOWT in Omaha.
 
Carmen Valencia heads home to Tucson as an MMJ/Reporter/Producer for KOLD from MMJ at KYMA in Yuma.
 
Sean Caldwell moves to KTBS in Shreveport, LA as a weekend Anchor/Weekday Reporter from Weekday Morning Anchor at WSAW in Wausau, WI.

Kristen Skovira is the new Weekday Morning Anchor at KIVI in Boise.

Johnny Resendiz graduated in May and is now working at KOTV in Tulsa as an MMJ/Reporter.

Dominique O’Neill joins the news team in Jackson, Mississippi as Reporter/MMJ from part-time Reporter in Shreveport, LA. 
 
Andrew Lofholm returns to West Palm Beach as a Reporter at WPEC.
 
Erin Christiansen returns home to join the team at KOLD in Tucson as Chief Meteorologist from the Chief Meteorologist position at WPEC in West Palm Beach.

Sarafina Brooks goes home to freelance at WPXI in Pittsburgh from a Digital Reporter at WFLA in Tampa.
 
Kristin Haubrich joins KSTP in Minneapolis as a Freelance Host/Reporter for Twin Cities Live.

Karina Nova has been named Morning Anchor at WBNS in Columbus.

Sarah Acosta has been promoted to Weekend Morning Anchor at KSAT in San Antonio from Reporter/fill-in Anchor.

Sally MacDonald renews her contract as Morning Anchor at FOX O&O KRIV in Houston. 
 
Madeleine Wright signs a new contract as a General Assignment Reporter at WPLG in Miami.

Claire Crouch has been promoted to the Morning Anchor at WLEX-Lexington, where she was the Weekend Anchor.

Amanda Gomez  has been named Primary Evening Anchor at KVOA in Tucson from Morning Anchor in the same shop.

Michal Higdon has been promoted to Morning Weekday Anchor/Investigative Reporter at WCSC in Charleston, SC.  

Brittany Begley adds News Anchor to her title as she renews at KXTV in Sacramento where she continues to do traffic.

Traffic Anchor and Meteorologist Melanie Hunter gains more duties with her new agreement at KCRA, adding 4-5am morning meteorology anchoring in addition to her Traffic Anchor role at the station.

Scottie Hunter is promoted to Lead Investigative Reporter and Noon Anchor from Weekend Anchor/Reporter at WAFB in Baton Rouge.
 
Kasey Cunningham enters into a new agreement with WRAL in Raleigh.
 
Eric Levy renews his agreement at Central Florida News (Spectrum) Orlando as Afternoon Anchor.

Nick Natario enters into a new agreement with KTRK in Houston as an MMJ/Reporter.

Cody Holyoke renews his contract as Morning Anchor KMBC in Kansas City.
 
Taylor Hemness signs a new agreement  as Morning Anchor at KSHB in Kansas City.

Wayne Stafford renews his agreement at KOKH in Oklahoma City as a Reporter.
 
Rebekah Hoeger renews her contract at KKTV in Colorado Springs as Morning Anchor.
 
Bill Schammert signs a new agreement at KOLN in Lincoln, NE as Main Evening Anchor.

Abby Turpin signs a new agreement at KWWL as Weeknight Anchor. 

Meredith Helline signs a new agreement and continues as the Evening Anchor at WMBF in Myrtle Beach.

All of these journalists are represented by The NWT Group. For more information, please visit NWTgroup.com or contact us at 817-987-3600.