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CLIENT NEWS:

DB & ASSOCIATES is proud to announce the following moves: 

DUFFY ATKINS is the new primary evening meteorologist at CLTV/WGN in Chicago, Illinois. Atkins will forecast the weather for both stations. Duffy comes from KREN in Reno, Neveda. She also worked in Santa Barbara, California and Quincy, Illinois.

JODI KODESH moves to KNSD in San Diego, California. Kodesh is free-lancing for the NBC station on various newscasts. Jodi, who recently received her Bachelor of Science Degree in Geosciences, comes from KPSP in Palm Springs, California.

PHIL ORBAN is the new weekend Sports Anchor at WRIC in Richmond, Virginia. Orban will anchor weekends and report sports for the ABC affiliate. Phil comes from KTVE/KARD in Monroe, Louisiana where he was Sports Director.

LANCE CRAWFORD moves to Mobile, Alabama where he becomes Sports Director for WPMI. The Emmy Award-winning Crawford comes from Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

ANNIE McCORMICK is the newest member of the WHP newsroom. McCormick will report and fill-in anchor for the CBS station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Annie worked at KRQE in Albuquerque, New Mexico and got her start in tv news as an Assignment Editor for KYW in Philadelphia.

JENNIFER DOWLING goes to WILX in Lansing, Michigan. Dowling will co-anchor the weekday morning news for the NBC affiliate. Jennifer comes from KEVN in Rapid City, South Dakota where she was the weekend news anchor.

PAT SIMON moves to KSLA in Shreveport, Louisiana. Simon will co-anchor the 5,6,and 10 weeknight newscasts for the CBS affiliate. Pat comes from WLOS in Greenville/Spartanburg where he was an anchor/reporter.

MICHELE McCORMACK moves to the weeknight co-anchor chair at WDJT in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. McCormack will co-anchor the 5 & 10 on the CBS station and also the 9 on sister station WMLW. Michele worked her way up from mornings,then weekends to the main slot.

ERIKA CERVANTES goes to KWQC in Davenport,Iowa/Rock Island/Moline, Illinois. Cervantes will report and fill-in anchor for the NBC affiliate. Erika comes from KGAN in Cedar Rapids, Iowa where she was a reporter and fill-in anchor.

BOB TRIHY moves to Washington, North Carolina where he will forecast for WITN. Trihy will do the noon casts on Wednesday thru Friday and the Saturday and Sunday evening newscasts for the NBC station. Trihy previously was Chief Met at WQOW in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.     

JIM SINKOVITZ returns to WGAL in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Jim will report and fill-in anchor for the ABC affiliate. The award-winning Sinkovitz previously worked for WPHL in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he was a weekend anchor/reporter. Before that, Jim worked 20 years in Harrisburg/Lancaster between WGAL and WHP.

CHRIS REGNIER re-signs as reporter with KTVI in St. Louis, Missouri. The award-winning Regnier has been with the Fox station since 2001.

DAVE COCHRAN resigns with KIII in Corpus Christi, Texas. Cochran will continue to forecast the weekend evening newscasts for the ABC station.  

STELLA PAYNE moves to Philadelphia. Payne will be the Sussex County reporter for Delaware Tonight on WHYY-TV. Stella comes from KTVT in Dallas where she was a free-lance reporter. She is no stranger to Pennsylvania as she previously worked at WHTM in Harrisburg. 

HARRY BOUNDS is the newest member of the KARK weather department in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bounds will forecast for the KARK 4 Today weekday morning newscast at the NBC affiliate. Harry jumps 69 markets as he comes from KNDU in Kennewick, Washington where he was the morning meteorologist. 

JEN BATES jumps 57 markets to KWCH in Wichita, Kansas. Bates is the new Sports reporter/fill-in anchor for the CBS station. Jen also comes from KNDU in Kennewick, Washington where she was the weekend sports anchor.

GREG CHANDLER is the new weekend sports anchor at KQDS in Duluth, Minnesota. Chandler will also report on sports during the week for the Fox affiliate. Greg comes from Clarksburg, West Virginia where he was the weekend sports anchor for WBOY. 

BECKY FREEMAL is the new co-anchor for FOX 21/27 weeknight 10 pm newscast in Roanoke, Virginia. She comes to WFXR/WWCW from WCPO in Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a reporter/fill-in anchor.

AMY KUNS goes to KEPR to co-anchor the weeknight  5, 6 and 11 newscasts.  Kuns comes to the CBS affiliate in Yakima, Washington from KTTC and KXLT in Rochester, Minnesota where she anchored the 5pm newscast on KTTC and the 9 pm for Fox 47.

JUSTIN COOPER moves to WSPA to forecast weekend mornings for the CBS affiliate in Greenville/Spartanburg, South Carolina. Cooper comes from Las Vegas, Nevada where he worked for KLAS.

JAY POLK is the newest member of the WALB weather department. Polk will forecast on the weekend evening newscasts for the NBC station in Albany, Georgia. Jay previously worked at WSAW in Wausau, Wisconsin.       

MOLLIE HALPERN is the new investigative reporter at WSLS in Roanoke/Lynchburg, Virginia. Halpern will also be a fill-in anchor for the NBC station. Mollie comes from WPXI in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she was a Host and an AP. The award-winning Halpern also worked at WBRE/WYOU in Scranton, PA and NECN in Boston, Mass.

SINU ABRAHAM moves to WDBJ in Roanoke/Lynchburg, Virginia. Abraham will report for the CBS affiliate. Sinu comes from WTOP Radio in Washington, DC where she was a reporter and assistant editor. She also previously worked as an Anchor/reporter at WHAG in Hagerstown, Maryland.

KRISTI PIEHL re-signs at KSTP in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Piehl will take on the role of Investigative Reporter for the ABC station. 

LISA MISHLER is the newest member of the WINK news team in Fort Myers, Florida. Lisa will co-anchor the weeknight 11:00 newscast and report for the CBS affiliate. The award-winning Mishler comes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where she reported for KYW and anchored for WCAU. She also worked in Boston, Orlando and Lancaster.

MARC DOPHER moves to WYFF in Greenville, South Carolina. Marc will be a sports reporter/anchor for the NBC station. Dopher previously worked at KRGV in Weslaco, Texas where he was a sports anchor/reporter.

BRIAN NEUDORFF joins the weather team at WROC in Rochester, New York. Brian will forecast for the weekday morning and noon shows at the CBS affiliate. Neudorff comes from WJET/WFXP in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he was weekend meterorologist.

SHERRIE EVANS moves to Tri-Cities, Tennessee. Sherrie anchors the AM newscasts of Tri- Cities This Weekend on WCYB-NBC and the weekend evening newscasts on MyFox WENT. Evans comes from WPDE in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina where she was a reporter/fill-in anchor.

CARA (CORRENTI) MOORE moves to WHTM in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Cara will report for the ABC station. Correnti comes from KVII in Amarillo, Texas where she anchored the weeknight 6 & 10 newscasts.

ROD COWAN jumps 140 markets to join the weather department at WHP in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Rod will forecast weekends for the CBS station. Cowan comes from WCAV in Charlottesville, Virginia where he was the Chief Met.

BILL TOTH has been promoted to the weekend sports anchor at WPMT in the Harrisburg, Lancaster, York Pennsylvania market. After only 3 months, Bill makes the move from #3 to weekend anchor for the Fox station.    

JILLIAN MELE moves up 152 markets to WCAU NBC 10 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as a free-lance reporter. Jillian comes from WIVT/WBGH in Binghamton, New York where she was co-anchor/reporter.

HUTCH JOHNSON is the new Chief Meteorologist at KVLY/KXJB in Fargo, North Dakota. Johnson will forecast for the 5,6, and 10 newscasts for the NBC/CBS affiliate. Hutch arrives from KXMB in Bismarck, ND where he was chief

FAYE HOFFMAN is the new anchor at WGGB in Springfield, Massachusets. Faye will anchor the morning and noon casts at the ABC station. Hoffman comes from KNDO in Yakima, Washington where she was the 5 and 6 co-anchor. 

EBONE MONET moves to KTHV in Little Rock, Arkansas. Ebone will report for the CBS station. Monet previously worked at KDLT in Sioux Falls, South Dakota where she was a reporter and the morning weather.

GABE CAGGIANO is the newest reporter in the KZTV newsroom. Gabe will report for the CBS affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas. Caggaino was a free-lance reporter/producer for Inside Edition. 

JACKIE BLAIS starts her reporting career at Blue Ridge 11 News. Jackie will report and fill-in anchor for the station in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Blais was a production assistant for the Martha show and The View.                                                                    

KIM BARTLETT moves to KBCI in Boise, Idaho. Bartlett will co-anchor the weekday morning show and anchor the noon newscast for the CBS station. Kim comes from KMVT in Twin Falls, Idaho where she was an anchor/reporter.

RICK ADAMS goes to KREX in Grand Junction, Colorado. Adams will co-anchor the weekday 5 & 10 newscasts for the CBS affiliate. Rick comes from KTWO in Casper, Wyoming where he was an anchor/reporter.

HARLOW SUMERFORD moves to WATE in Knoxville, Tennessee. Harlow will be a General Assignment Reporter for the ABC affiliate. Sumerford comes from WCYB in the Tri-Cities where he was weekend anchor and reporter. 

WILLIAM TOTH is the newest member of the WPMT sports department in Harrisburg/Lancaster Pennsylvania.  Bill will report and anchor sports for the Fox Station. Toth comes from WJET in Erie, Pennsylvania where he was the weekend sports anchor. He also was a finalist on ESPN Dream Job in 2004.    

TIFFANI SARGENT has been named Anchor for the Friday and Saturday evening editions at KTNV in Las Vegas, Nevada. Sargent will report and do fill in anchor work for other Channel 13 newscasts for the ABC affiliate.

MICHELE McCORMACK has been promoted to anchor the weekend evening newscasts at WDJT, the CBS station in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. McCormack had been co-anchoring on the morning newscasts. Michele previously worked at WPVI in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

DUFFY ATKINS has been hired as the Chief Meteorologist at KREN in Reno, Nevada. Atkins will do weather for the 10 o'clock CW weeknight newscast. Atkins previously worked for KEYT in Santa Barbara, California and KHQA in Quincy, Illinois.

AZIZ MOOSHOOLOV (Jack Madison) is the new anchor at KEZI. Aziz will co-anchor the 6:30 and 11:00 newscasts for the ABC affiliate in Eugene/Springfield, Oregon. Mooshoolov comes from WWAY in Wilmington, North Carolina where he was the weekend anchor.

CANDACE COOK is the new traffic reporter for WCAU in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Candace will be the Shore Traffic Reporter for NBC 10 and traffic.com. Cook comes from WRBL in Columbus, Georgia where she was an anchor/reporter.

JONELLE MERRILL moves to KTVB in Boise, Idaho. Jonelle will solo anchor the 5 evening weekend newscasts for the NBC affiliate. Merrill worked at WDHN in Dothan, Alabama, where she was the weeknight co anchor.

RENEE SEXTON is the new co-anchor for the new 4PM newscast at KIMT in Mason City, Iowa. Renee will also report for the CBS station. Sexton comes from WKRC in Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a news producer.

JOE KAYATA has been named the new weekend sports anchor at WJAR, the NBC station in Providence, Rhode Island, Before working at NBC 10, Joe worked as a reporter at WTVJ.

MICK MONINGHOFF goes to WQAD in Moline, Illinois as Sports Director. The award-winning Moninghoff will anchor weeknight sports for the ABC affiliate. Mick comes from The Comcast Network in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where he was an anchor/reporter and did play-by-play for all sports. 

JOHN FRANCHI goes home to California. John will be the weekend sports anchor at KBAK, the CBS station in Bakersfield. Franchi previously worked at KSNF in Joplin, Missouri.

GREG JESCHKE (CARSON) re=signs as the main anchor at WKOW in Madison, Wisconsin. Previously, Greg worked at KRON in San Francisco and KRNV in Reno, Nevada. 

LIZ BURKE is the new traffic anchor on WCBS-TV in New York. Liz appears daily in the AM for the CBS station in New York City. The award-winning Burke previously worked for News 12 Long Island and News 12 Westchester.

SULEIKA ACOSTA moves up to KOLD in Tucson, Arizona. Suleika will report for the CBS station in the 70th market. Acosta comes from KCBD in Lubbock, Texas where she was a reporter/anchor.

DAVID FRASER is the newest member of the KRIS weather department. David will be the weekend meteorologist for the NBC affiliate in Corpus Christi, Texas. Fraser previously worked for WPBN in Traverse City, Michigan and KPAX in Missoula, Montana.

MIKE GRIFFIN moves to KCEN in Waco, Texas. Mike will be the weekend meteorologist for the NBC station. Griffin comes from KPLC in Lake Charles/Lafayette, Louisiana where he was the morning and midday meteorologist.
                                                                  
JANET ZAPPALA is the consumer reporter for the new CN8 newsmagazine show, Arthur Fennel Reports. The three-time Emmy award winning journalist will be seen daily as the consumer watchdog on the new 10 p.m. show. CN8 is now seen in over 20 states up and down the east coast. Zappala, who has garnered 8 Emmy nominations, including Best Anchor in Philadelphia at WCAU NBC 10 in 2003, was last seen on WTXF Fox 29 Good Day Philadelphia as an anchor/reporter. Janet also worked at stations in Los Angeles, Denver and San Diego.

AARON BRILBECK is the newest member of the WNWO newsroom in Toledo, Ohio. Aaron will report for the NBC affiliate. The award-winning Brilbeck comes from WGY Radio in Albany, New York. He also worked for WXXA in Albany.

PAT SIMON moves to WLOS in Greenville/Spartanburg/Asheville. Pat will co-anchor the 5:30 p.m. newscast on WLOS (ABC) and solo anchor the new 6:30 p.m. newscast on WMYA. Simon comes from WAFB in Baton Rouge, LA where he was morning and noon anchor.

ANNETTE NEWELL is the new anchor at WNCT in Greenville/New Bern/Washington, North Carolina. Newellwill co-anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts for the CBS affiliate. Annette previously anchored at News 14 Carolina, Central Florida News 13 and KTVA in Anchorage,Alaska.

KYLA CULLINANE moves to KAMR; the NBC station in Amarillo, Texas. Kyla will anchor the 9 p.m. newscast on KCIT (FOX) and report for KAMR. Cullinane worked for NECN and WSJV.

RICK ADAMS goes to KTWO-TV, Wyoming's #1 rated news station. Rick will co-anchor the 5,6 and 10 p.m.newscasts for the ABC affiliate. Adams previously worked as an anchor, reporter and talk show host for Patriot 8 Television in New Jersey, as well  as a news anchor for WRNJ radio.

MELISSA MEDALIE moves to WHP in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Melissa will be a general assignment reporter for the CBS affiliate. Medalie comes from WTVH in Syracuse, New York.

CLEMENT TOWNSEND jumps 135 markets to WPMI in Mobile/Pensacola from KLST in San Angelo, Texas. Clement will be a sports reporter/anchor for the NBC station.

MICK SHAFFER re-signs at Metro Sports in Kansas City. The award-winning Shaffer will continue to anchor for the 24-hour all-sports station as well as hosting the post-game shows for the KC Chiefs and KC Royals. 

SUSAN STEWART re-signs at WPVI in Philadelphia. Stewart will continue to produce newscasts for the ABC affiliate at the number one station in the number 4 market.