Lindsey Sablan is leaving Fort Myers, Florida CBS affiliate WINK after more than 11 years. She started working at WINK as an investigative and consumer reporter in 2014. “There are simply no words to express my gratitude to WINK News, the team who gets our show on air every morning and all of you,” she wrote on social media. “Our community is one-of-a-kind and we’ve been through a lot together. Thank you for always being so kind to me.”
Veteran WABC New York TV anchor Bill Ritter stepped away from the 5 p.m. anchor desk at the New York ABC owned station yesterday. He will be replaced by the man who replaced him at 11 in March, Mike Marza.
A new CBS affiliate for Atlanta Television. The affiliation is changing from Gray’s WANF to CBS-owned WUPA on Aug. 16. It will also include launch of CBS News Atlanta streaming channel.
Hearst’s NBC Television affiliate WESH-TV 2 News Orlando, Fl., will launch a new half-hour weeknight newscast at 7 p.m. beginning Sept. 11. “Local news continues to be the most trusted source for information,” said John Soapes, president and general manager. “Adding WESH 2 News at 7:00 p.m. will provide Central Florida viewers with another opportunity to get local news and weather at a time that is convenient to them.” WESH was recently honored with three regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Breaking News, Sports Reporting and Overall Excellence for Large Market Television. In adding the 7 p.m. newscast, WESH will produce 65.5 hours of local news per week — more than any other local broadcast station in Central Florida, according to the station.
Teri Hornstein has been promoted to weekend morning anchor at CBS Miami WFOR-TV.
The promotion comes less than a year after she joined the CBS owned station in September 2022 as a news reporter and fill-in anchor.
Before that, she worked the previous five years at WPEC in West Palm Beach, Florida for five years as an anchor and reporter. She’s also worked at WBBH NBC 2 in Fort Myers, Florida. Hornstein started her career at the station as an associate producer before joining WFXG in Augusta, Georgia.