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TV Agency Has Busy Summer Placing Top Clients

The agents at N.S Bienstock have had a very busy summer. The agency moved some of the biggest names in the business into new roles and moved a number of very strong up and comers into more high profile jobs.  The company is proud to announce the following job placements:

 Longtime Bienstock client DAVID MUIR has been named Anchor and Managing Editor of World News Tonight succeeding Diane Sawyer from his duties as a weekend anchor and correspondent for ABC News.. In addition, David will continue as Co-Anchor of 20/20. 

 CHUCK TODD joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and is named Host and Managing Editor of Meet The Press as well as Political Director for NBC News.  Previously, Todd hosted Daily Rundown on MSNBC.

 ROBIN ROBERTS proudly launches her production company Rock’n Robin Productions, a full service broadcast and digital production company creating new and exciting programming for network, cable, and online audiences. 

 JOHN GREEN has been named as the Executive Vice President of Programming and Development to run day to day operations of Robin Roberts’ Rock’n Robin Productions. 

 TOM LLAMAS joins ABC News as a Correspondent and Anchor from 5pm Anchor and Investigative Reporter at WNBC.

 MICHAEL CORN is promoted to Senior Executive Producer of Good Morning America.  Previously, Corn was the Executive Producer of World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer.

 ALISYN CAMEROTA joins CNN as an Anchor and Host based in New York City after 16 years at Fox News. 

 PAM OLIVER is promoted to Senior Correspondent at Fox Sports.

 KRISTINA PINK becomes a Sideline Reporter for Fox Sports NFL Sunday this football season after working the sidelines for their college football coverage last year.

 CHRIS VLASTO is promoted to Executive Producer of the 7am hour of Good Morning America.  

 FRANCES RIVERA joins MSNBC as an anchor from WPIX-TV in New York City. 

 CHARLIE D'AGATA joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and enters into a new agreement at CBS News as a correspondent in the London Bureau

VLADIMIR DUTHIERS named Correspondent for CBS News in their Northeast Bureau based in New York City from correspondent at CNNi. 

 WIL SURRATT joins MY Entertainment as its Senior VP of Development.

 SCOTT COHN moves to California in his new role as Special Correspondent for CNBC, LLC. 

 GIO BENITEZ joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and makes a long term commitment to ABC News as a Correspondent based in New York City. 

 STEVEN FABIAN will join Inside Edition as a New York based Correspondent from Co-Host of Right This Minute. 

 ERROL BARNETT joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and relocates to Atlanta as an Anchor for CNNi from his duties as a Correspondent and Host overseas. 

 HITHA PRABHAKAR has joined Fox Business News as a Contributor.

 ELSA RAMON returns home to California to join KCBS-TV as a Weekend Evening Anchor.  

 GREG LEE jumps 146 markets to join KABC in Los Angeles as an MMJ from KESQ in Palm Springs.

 ALEX HOLLEY jumps 98 markets to join WTXF as the 7-10am Co-Anchor for Good Day Philadelphia from Reporter at WMBF in Myrtle Beach. 

 FRANK HOLLAND joins WCVB-TV in Boston as an Anchor/Reporter from WGN-TV in Chicago. 

 KRIS SANCHEZ is promoted to Weekday Anchor at KNTV, the NBC O&O in the Bay Area, from Weekend Morning Anchor.

 RANDY MEIER has made a new deal at KMSP-TV in Minneapolis, to do their 6 PM weekday newscast while continuing to anchor the 5 PM and 10 PM newscasts.

 TANIA RASHID joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and joins VICE as a Freelance Correspondent on HBO and VICE News.

 LYNNA LAI is promoted to Monday through Friday morning Anchor at WKYC-TV in Cleveland from her duties as a Weekend Anchor..  

 DEBORAH FEYERICK joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and re-signs with CNN as a National Correspondent.

 DANIELLE LEIGH joins KING-TV in Seattle as an Anchor/Reporter from NBC Newschannel in DC. 

 KATHRYN HAUSER joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and is named Monday through Friday morning Anchor at WBZ-TV from News 12 Connecticut.  

 KATHY PARK has joined KCRA in Sacramento as an Anchor/Reporter from NewsChannel 8 in Washington, DC.

 ASHLEY HINSON jumps 106 markets to join WPTV in West Palm Beach as a weekday Anchor/Reporter from KAMC in Lubbock, Texas.  

 RAFER WEIGEL moves from sports to become a Primary News Anchor at KTVI-TV in St. Louis, MO.

 KATHRYN BROWN named Weekend Evening Anchor and Reporter at WRAL-TV in Raleigh from reporter/fill-in anchor at WCBS-TV in New York. 

RANDY GYLLENHAAL leaves WPBF-TV in West Palm Beach, FL for the city of Brotherly Love as a reporter for WCAU-TV in Philadelphia. 

 ERIC WEBER named Monday through Friday morning Anchor for  WJZY-TV,  the Fox O&O in Charlotte,  from NECN-TV in Boston.  

 DEANNA LEBLANC has been promoted to Weekend AM Anchor from reporter at WAVY in Norfolk.

 LEYLA SANTIAGO has been promoted to Weekend AM Anchor from reporter at WRAL in Raleigh.

 ERIELLE RESHEF is promoted to Weekday Morning Anchor at KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City from weekend anchor/reporter.

 TODD GUTNER  returns home to become Chief Meteorologist at WCSH in Portland, Maine.  Previously, Todd was the weekday morning meteorologist at WBZ in Boston.

 TEDD FLORENDO returns to Las Vegas as Weekday Evening Weather Anchor at KLAS-TV.

 MIKE BROOMHEAD to be the morning drive Host of 550 KFYI in Phoenix. 

 David, Chuck, Robin, John, Tom, Michael, Alisyn, Pam, Kristina, Chris, Frances,Charlie, Vladimir, Wil, Scott, Gio, Steven, Errol, Hitha, Elsa, Greg, Alex, Frank, Kris, Randy, Tania, Lynna, Deborah, Danielle, Kathryn, Kathy, Ashley, Rafer, Kathryn, Randy, Eric, Deanna, Leyla, Erielle, Todd, Tedd, Mike are represented by Richard Leibner, Carole Cooper, Peter Goldberg, Steve Sadicario, Rick Ramage, Adam Leibner, Jennifer Campanile, Samantha Marpe, and George Hiltzik at N.S. Bienstock, Inc., 250 West 57th St, Suite 333, New York, NY 10107, (212) 765-3040. To meet all of our agents, link to www.nsbtalent.com