// pattern, adding to the array. Quick Links. I had heard rumblings that the charges were going to be dropped, but this was the first official confirmation (she is sending the paperwork over). Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. Really. Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; I wish Channel 12 and the PB Post would take the news seriously rather than as a propaganda effort. Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader" According the The Palm Beach Post, a Lake Worth, FL, man is facing criminal charges over a tweet he sent to WPEC anchor John Discepolo in October. Local viewers are getting Boris disguised as Liz and me. Boyd and Roby displace Emily Pantelides and Juan Carlos Fanjul on . Charges have been dropped against a Florida man facing criminal charges for a tweet he sent to WPEC anchor John Discepolo. Having lived in Central and Southern Floriduh, and owning property in the Panhandle for a hell of a lot of years,I once thought that dividing Floriduh from just a tad West of Tallahassee, to Jacksonville AND excluding Gator country (Gainesville)would be the ideal Floriduh. Doctors say that Discepolo. Facebook John Discepolo is a Vice President, Sales at ASR Alert Systems based in Jupiter, Florida. Discepolo didnt think it was funny even after assurances by Pierro he was joking. Craig Gold (AMS Seal of Approval) - weekend mornings (5:00-7:00 Saturdays and 6:00-9:00 a.m. Sundays), Michael Ehrenberg (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) - Saturdays at 6:00 and 7:00, Sundays at 6:30 and weekends at 11:00 p.m.; also fill-in. Student Enrollment, Engagement, and Success, Work hard and dont ever let ANYONE tell you, you cant make it.. Quotation [18] = " 'FTVLive is the Most Incrediable thing in our Business' - i24News" This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). Liz: Instead, time which otherwise would be devoted to local news reporting is being used to sow seeds of distrust in the connections made between the Trump administration and Russia. John: You need to know something very important about that editorial we delivered. FTVLive. cbs 12 wants to keep you and your money safe! Suzanne Boyd and Eric Roby, the station's current evening anchors, will move to mornings, according to Gossip Extra's Jose Lambiet. Discepolo has not been on the air since October 15, and Liz Quirantes has been presenting some newscasts alone. What news, what news, my proud young porter,What news, what news has thou brought to me?Unknown. Mary Quinn O'Connor. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. Now that charges have been dropped, Discepolo fends off social media users who believe he wasted tax dollars by having a man arrested for what was clearly a joke. Mute point now, charges have been dropped as of Friday. He is likely to miss most newscasts in November, a key period in determining television ad rates. Trust me, when a lawyer calls, your heart tends to sink a bit [but] she told me that I was going to have a Merry Christmas after all. John: You need to know about Boris Epshteyn. Quotation[6] = "'The site that everyone that works in TV News turns to' - NPR "; This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). The CBS anchor took a big hit on social media, with users attacking him as pathetic, thin-skinned and a wuss, but eventually charges were dropped last Friday, just in time for Christmas week. Discepolo was moved to a regular hospital room yesterday and thankfully his prognosis for a full recovery is good. Lynn Gordon. // Copyright 2004 by CodeLifter.com She informed me that the charges against me had been dropped. if(window.ImageLoader) window.ImageLoader.bootstrap({}, document);Squarespace.afterBodyLoad(Y); South Florida Anchor Off the Air with Rare Nerve Disorder. tips@mediaite.com. John Discepolo begins next week as the primary anchor at WPEC, the CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach. Im not wearing any pants. He began his broadcast career as a reporter and weekend sports anchor at NEWS 12 in Yonkers, New York, and at WRGB-TV in Albany, New York. I want to also take a moment to say thank you for all of the support I have received from my friends, family and complete strangers. John Matthews (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist and NWA Seal of Approval) - Chief seen weeknights at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. Chris Farrell (AMS Seal of Approval) - weekdays mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon. Discepolo's wife told Gossip Extra, the West Palm Beach, Fla., CBS affiliate's anchor prognosis is good and he has been moved to a regular hospital room. The better revenge is to never watch local tv news and even get rid of your television. var Q = Quotation.length; John: Viewers watching might have been fooled into thinking that Liz and I wrote that script ourselves and those opinions were self-generated and genuine. But thats not a serious way of reading it, is it? (Heres another example or two of the anchors style of news teases). "This is an incredible opportunity that came my way, and one that I could not pass up,". KOMO has not yet announced who Discepolos replacement will be. Contact Discepolo joined CBS12 News, in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September 2012 as co-anchor of CBS12 News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. I dont want you and yours moving in to keep me safe'. var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); John Discepolo. I saw it as a joke immediately, along the lines of the Its coming from inside the house! meme. http://www.videodetective.com/movies/when-a-stranger-calls-scene-its-coming-from-inside-the-house/61566, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080130/?ref_=ttpl_pl_tt. // ====================================== Quotation [20] = " ' first published by the website FTVLive' - The Hill" We take any threat against one of our employees or the station very seriously. , You are not a serious person Mike Pumo if you thought that was a threat. Liz: That's right, John. Prior . A tweet to a local TV news anchor in Florida from a man who says it was intended as a joke has landed that man in hot water with the law. Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" angela whorrey or some such thing. Film at 11., CBS12 General Manager Mike Pumo. // Do not change anything below this line Due to a warning from my attorney (actually from several attorneys) I have kept relatively quite about all of this, but trust me I have seen and heard everything that everyone has said and done and I am humbled by it. A couple of Twitter users claiming to be friends of @Cosmic Times tweeted their dismay at having Pierro arrested. John: All under the false banner of media responsibility. Copyright 2023 Cox Newspapers. How else am I going to find news I read on the internet eight hours earlier?? LOL). The newsman had Pierro arrested and charged with intimidation through a written threat to kill or injure. Homicides. "This is an incredible opportunity that came my way, and one that I could not pass up," Discepolo told TVSpy. Why? Prior to his time in Seattle, Discepolo also worked at WCBS and WNYW in New York and KDFW in Dallas. Hofstra University Policies | Privacy | GDPR. | Liz: His views on Russia are worth noting. Contact. Hempstead, N.Y. 11549-1000 As I said in that hostage video, "If you believe our coverage is unfair, please reach out through our station's website by clicking on 'Content Concerns.'". Quotation [16] = " 'FTVLive.com a website I go too often for the latest news about the TV business (you should, too!)' John Discepolo's Phone Number and Email Static.COOKIE_BANNER_CAPABLE = true; WPEC (West Palm Beach) Anchor John Discepolo has been off the air since October 15th and just spent the past 6 days in ICU. Remember A Massachusetts native, Discepolo anchored sports for nearly a decade in New York at . Yeah, its not funny. John Discepolo joined CBS12 News in September 2012 as co-anchor of CBS12 News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Discepolo comes to West Palm Beach from KOMO-TV in Seattle where he was a weekend news anchor noted for excelling in live news coverage since 2010. 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John Discepolo - weeknights at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. Gary Widom - weekend mornings (5:00-7:00 Saturdays and 6:00-9:00 a.m. Sundays). Tim Tebow (see Gainesville). John Discepolo joined CBS12 News in September 2012 as co-anchor of CBS12 News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Discepolo comes to West Palm Beach from KOMO-TV in Seattle where he was a weekend news anchor noted for excelling in live news coverage since 2010. Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; We take any threat against one of our employees or the station very seriously.. The goal is to look apolitical, neutral, nonpartisan yet professional. John: Smiling on the outside, dying on the inside. Liz: Now Epshteyn is using Sinclair's local news stations across the country to spread deceptively packaged messaging meant to get Americans to discount what truly independent media outlets report. @JohnDiscepolo@cbs12 Yes, wed like to know what you had to do with this. Really. Discepolo joined CBS12 News, in West Palm Beach, Florida, in September 2012 as co-anchor of CBS12 News at 5, 6 and 11 p.m. Previously, John was a Reporter at News 12 and also held positions at CBS Sports, ABC News. A Massachusetts native, Discepolo anchored sports for nearly a decade in New York at WCBS-TV and WNYW-TV, where he also served as sideline reporter for the NFLs New York Jets and New York Giants. Did the charges being dropped make up for the embarrassment I felt being arrested in front of my home? How the disease starts is unclear, but Discepolos missus says it could be when the anchorman caught a stomach bug from one of their two children. Pierro said in a phone interview with The Palm Beach Post that his tweet was meant to mock, not menace Discepolo and wasnt supposed to be taken seriously. Ten-degree fluctuations in weather. We will update when we hear back. Your own broadcasters tweet can be read as a threat in the same way of reading. John: He denies that Russia seized Crimea. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). No. Liz: I was so depressed, I almost ate dessert. To quote someone ripped off by Hollywood, stupid is as stupid does Im just not sure who in this is the most stupid. Quotation[7] = "'FTVLive Delivers some of the TV World's Biggest Scoops' - Tonawanda News "; John Discepolo (@JohnDiscepolo) December 23, 2013. John: It was no different than the scripts read by TV news anchors in other Sinclair stations across the country. He experienced paralysis that caused him to fall while carrying. Here's the script for the next on-air editorial I'd like to see from Liz Quirantes and John Discepolo, the co-anchors for WPEC Channel 12 news in West Palm Beach. Discepolos wife told Gossip Extra, the West Palm Beach, Fla., CBS affiliates anchor prognosis is good and he has been moved to a regular hospital room. *** Liz: Recently, John. I was nothing short of ecstatic, I thanked her profusely and told her to make sure she billed me for the little bit of time it took her to call me (what was I thinking? John: Me too. No. We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. In a recent post Mr. Discepolo stated that there are two sides to every story and this is true. Now Pierro gets to incur tens of thousands in legal fees to have the charges dismissed. Channel whatever. andIP Policy, Threat or joke? Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; Quotation[2] = "'The story first broke on FTVLive.com' - AP"; function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} but that wasnt enough to quell Discepolos fears. Did the charges being dropped replace the money I have spent dealing with this matter? LOL)., Pierro ran into trouble after responding to a tweet by the West Palm Beach CBS affiliates anchor promoting an upcoming story by writing, Someone is hiding in your house waiting to kill you find out where tonight at 11.. // To add more quotations, continue with the This is why English teachers tell students not to use second person. At WPEC, Discepolo will anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts alongside Liz Quirantes. He told supporters on We Support Martin Pierro facebook page he had spoken with his lawyer, She informed me that the charges against me had been dropped. We all see the world through our own filters and just because I cant see things from his perspective doesnt make him a bad person or someone to hate. heard on WGYL-FM 93.7, WOSN-FM 97.1, WRMF-FM 97.9, WJKD-FM 99.7, WSTU-AM 1450, WTTB-AM 1490, and WPSL-AM 1590. From Martin: Yesterday I received a call from my attorney trust me when a lawyer calls, your heart tends to sink a bit so considering all that is going on its fair to say that I was worried. Liz: But we just reading. Martin Thomas Pierro, 41, was arrested on Friday and is facing a charge of intimidation through a written threat to kill or injure in connection with a Twitter message he sent to WPEC-Channel 12 news anchor John Discepolo in October. Quotation[1] = "'The One-Man Website That Broke the Jay Leno Story' - About.com "; So what does *moving have to do with it? ", Liz: It said "females should wear yellow, gold, magenta, cyan but avoid red, blue or purple.". Juan Carlos (J.C.) 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