Changing Channels

The Agents at Napoli Management have a number of clients moving into new jobs or being promoted at their current station. The company is proud to announce the following moves:

Sheinelle Jones is appointed News Anchor for Weekend TODAY on NBC. Sheinelle recently left the highly-rated “Good Day Philadelphia” where she was co-host. She joined WTXF nine years ago as a reporter. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism.

AJ Ross joins WABC in New York as a MMJ.  She leaves WKYC in Cleveland where she was a general assignment reporter.

Whit Johnson is promoted to anchor the weekday morning news for KNBC in Los Angeles.  Whit has been the noon anchor and reporter for the station for the past two years.

Chris Cristi joins the reporting team in the skies over Los Angeles with KNBC/Angel City Air as an evening helicopter reporter.  Most recently, Chris was a freelance helicopter reporter for KCBS/KCAL in Los Angeles.

Stephanie Stanton joins KTTV in Los Angeles as a freelance reporter.  Previously she was a freelance reporter for NBC News Channel.

Keith Russell is named Sports Anchor for WTXF FOX 29 Game Day Live Football Coverage, and Fox 29 Weekend News. 

Paul Mueller returns to WBIN New England as the primary anchor for New Hampshire One.  Previously he was a reporter for Bay News 9 in Tampa.

Ama Daetz has been promoted to evening anchor at KGO in San Francisco.  Previously, she was the weekend anchor.

Brian Monahan joins COX owned WSB-TV in Atlanta as weekend meteorologist.  He leaves KIRO in Seattle where he was morning meteorologist.

Kaitlin McCulley joins Disney’s KTRK in Houston as an MMJ.  She leaves WIAT in Birmingham where she also was an MMJ.

Justin Pazera joins KNXV in Phoenix as a reporter for the new Scripps newscast “The Now” which will focus on social media content.  Justin was the weekend anchor and reporter for KMTV in Omaha.

Krystle Henderson is promoted to weekend weathercaster at KPNX in her hometown of Phoenix.  She joined the station a year ago as the Flagstaff bureau reporter and fill-in weathercaster.

Matt Brickman is promoted to weekday morning weathercaster for WCCO in Minneapolis.  Matt has been the weekend morning weathercaster for the past three years.

Hatzel Vela moves home to Miami to be a reporter for WPLG-TV.  Previously he was an MMJ for WJLA in Washington, DC.

Michael Seiden joins WPLG in Miami as a reporter.  Previously he was a reporter for KOCO in Oklahoma City.

Ann Keil has moved to Orlando to be a general assignment and investigative reporter for WOFL.  Previously she was a reporter for WXIN in Indianapolis.

Homa Bash becomes an MMJ for “The Now” at WEWS-TV in Cleveland.  Homa has just completed her Master’s Degree from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.  Before going back to school, Homa was the weekend anchor and reporter for KTAB in Abilene.

Alyssa Corfont is promoted to the weekday morning meteorologist at WNCN in Raleigh from the weekend meteorologist.  Alyssa joined WNCN in December of 2013.

Maria Arcega-Dunn joins Tribune’s KSWB in San Diego as a reporter.  She leaves KGTV in San Diego where she also had been a reporter.

Mark Zinni returns to New England to join the WFSB team as weekday anchor.  He leaves WJW in Cleveland where he has been weekend morning anchor and reporter.

Justin Wilfon is promoted within Scripps to be the new anchor for the “The Now.”  He moves from KJRH in Tulsa to KSHB in Kansas City.

Stephanie Grady  moves to WITI in Milwaukee as the weeknight evening anchor.  She leaves WTEN/WXXA in Albany where she has been the morning anchor.

Jorge Torres is promoted to Chief Meteorologist with KOB in Albuquerque, where he has been the weekend meteorologist for the past year.

Victoria Carmen moves to weekday sports anchor at WZVN in Fort Myers.  She leaves WNWO in Toledo where she has been the weekend sports anchor.

Scott Evans jumps over 40 markets as he becomes weekday morning anchor at KWCH in Wichita.  Scott was the weekend morning anchor and reporter for KTVB in Boise.

Amanda Starrantino joins KSBY in San Luis Obispo as a freelance reporter.  A California native, Amanda was last a reporter for WBND in South Bend.

These journalists are represented by Mendes Napoli, Laurie Jacoby, David Ahrendts, Jean Sage, Sue McInerney, Liz Sherwin, Liz Hart, Al Corral, and Gary Brown of Napoli Management Group.

You can reach Napoli Management Group by calling 310.385.8222 or by email to nmg@tvtalent.com.