Did the charges being dropped replace the money I have spent dealing with this matter? John: All under the false banner of media responsibility. John: It was no different than the scripts read by TV news anchors in other Sinclair stations across the country. Liz: That's right, John. Discepolo comes from KOMO, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, where he has been a weekend anchor and weekday reporter since 2010. @JohnDiscepolo @CBS12 Oh come on thats an old school broadcasters joke. Why? A couple of Twitter users claiming to be friends of @Cosmic Times tweeted their dismay at having Pierro arrested. John Discepolo. Quotation [18] = " 'FTVLive is the Most Incrediable thing in our Business' - i24News" // Free for all; but please leave in this header. So what does *moving have to do with it? So what does *moving have to do with it? LOL). Prior . West Florida and the rest of the place, left to rot AND indeed it has. The company even dictated how we dressed while delivering this message. 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. Quotation[7] = "'FTVLive Delivers some of the TV World's Biggest Scoops' - Tonawanda News "; Discepolo is expected to be released from the hospital later this week but will have to undergo whats expected to be several weeks of physical therapy. Quotation [16] = " 'FTVLive.com a website I go too often for the latest news about the TV business (you should, too!)' Student Enrollment, Engagement, and Success, Work hard and dont ever let ANYONE tell you, you cant make it.. All I can say now is Merry Christmas and so, as Tiny Tim observed, God bless Us, Every One!, Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, No Charges for Man Accused of Sending Threatening Tweet to Anchor, An error has occurred, please try again later. He experienced paralysis that caused him to fall while carrying his two-year-old child. 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Quotation [15] = " 'FTVLive Reported the Story First'- NY Times" // ====================================== Boyd and Roby displace Emily Pantelides and Juan Carlos Fanjul on . John: and after Trump's election, Epshteyn was the director of communications for Trump's inauguration. No. 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? // Set up the quotations to be shown, below. . Our friend has been arrested for making fun of your tweet. 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. is suffering from Guillain-Barre Syndrome, where his immune system started attacking his nervous system. angela whorrey or some such thing. Juan Carlos (J.C.) Fanjul - Saturdays at 6:00 and 7:00, Sundays at 6:30 and weekends at 11:00 p.m. Emily Pantelides - weekend mornings (5:00-7:00 Saturdays and 6:00-9:00 a.m. Sundays), Suzanne Boyd - weekday mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon. It was scary for a while because nobody seemed to be able to tell us what was going on,"Shay Morgan-Discepolo told Gossip Extra. No. Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, WPEC Anchor John Discepolo in Hospital With Rare Nerve Disorder, An error has occurred, please try again later. Liz: I thought about blinking H-E-L-P with my eyelashes in Morse code, but it's crazy hard to blink long and short dashes while talking at the same time. Mute point now, charges have been dropped as of Friday. 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. 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. 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. John Discepolo begins next week as the primary anchor at WPEC, the CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach. Suzanne Boyd and Eric Roby, the station's current evening anchors, will move to mornings, according to Gossip Extra's Jose Lambiet. A Massachusetts native, Discepolo anchored sports for nearly a decade in New York at . 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. Clearly not a threat; the you here is universal (the referent is not the person to whom the tweet was written). 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. Charges have been dropped against a Florida man facing criminal charges for a tweet he sent to WPEC anchor John Discepolo. 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. Latest News; YouTube; Archive Stories Before Sept 2016; About Us; 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. John Discepolo begins next week as the primary anchor at WPEC, the CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach. I was just poking fun at your teases for the nightly news. As a large media property, we are out in front of the public every day, said CBS12 General Manager Mike Pumo. Liz: But we just reading. 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. Have a tip or story idea? // pattern, adding to the array. No. 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. Facebook He was arrested on Dec. 6 and released the next day on $5,000 bail. - Greta Van Susteren" No. Not watch local TV news! "This is an incredible opportunity that came my way, and one that I could not pass up," Discepolo told TVSpy. Jville has one stellar citizen to claim. 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. I dont want you and yours moving in to keep me safe'. There are no words I can say or type that can possibly express my feelings but know that I feel nothing but gratitude and appreciation in my heart. Thats leading by example. No. By the way, Channel 12 would love to know what you think. 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. Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader" All Rights Reserved. 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. We take any threat against one of our employees or the station very seriously.. Did the charges being dropped make up for the embarrassment I felt being arrested in front of my home? Prior to his time in Seattle, Discepolo also worked at WCBS and WNYW in New York and KDFW in Dallas. Really. WPEC anchor John Discepolo spent the last six days in the ICU with a rare nerve disorder, reports Gossip Extra's Jose Lambiet.. There are changes in store at West Palm Beach CBS affiliate WPEC following the hire of John Discepolo. Discepolo comes from KOMO, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, where he has been a weekend anchor and weekday reporter since 2010. 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. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ============================================== John Discepolo begins next week as the primary anchor at WPEC, the CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach. 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. function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} I immediately knew what she was getting at she told me that I was going to have a Merry Christmas after all. Remember His first broadcast will be September 24. 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. Liz: But now we have to share his worldview as if it's ours. I was just poking fun at your "teases" for the nightly news. In the days of Achilles, even, they delighted in big barns, and perchance in pressed hay, and he who possessed the most valuable team was the best fellow.Henry David Thoreau (18171862). Martin Thomas Pierro, whose twitter handle is . Now Im facing criminal charges.. The CBS12 news station eventually offered a comment, as reported by the Orlando Sentinel. In his spare time, John loves to travel, play hockey, and is passionate about home construction, design and airplanes. John: Which is why Liz and I are here to restore that credibility. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Read More . Shantel Middleton. Platforms that push a personal bias can be extremely dangerous to our democracy, especially when that bias is so artfully disguised. Liz: And despite the findings of America's spy agencies, he casts doubt on Russia interfering in our presidential election of 2016. ", Liz: Yes, that was right before you said, "Our commitment to factual reporting is the foundation of our credibility, now more than ever.". Discepolo comes from KOMO, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, where he has been a weekend anchor and weekday reporter since 2010. Quotation[1] = "'The One-Man Website That Broke the Jay Leno Story' - About.com "; Sign in Register John Discepolo returns to the anchor desk by Liz Quirantes Thursday, January 14th 2016. Probably not the most advisable choice of words if youre joking around on Twitter, but Pierro maintains it was a joke. However, like Obamacare, an immediate threat is not implied. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. *** Liz: Recently, John. Liz: Yes, that's true. Liz: Now that we said this I feel so much better. This is why English teachers tell students not to use second person. Quotation[6] = "'The site that everyone that works in TV News turns to' - NPR "; Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, John Discepolo Set to Join WPEC in West Palm Beach, An error has occurred, please try again later. WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- 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. John: Smiling on the outside, dying on the inside. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. Cosmic Times (@CosmicTimes) October 23, 2013. 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. showQuotation(); Liz: Yes, John and I want to set the record straight. 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. He followed up indicating it was not a threat, but when the call was made the officers felt like they had to verify that. Content WriterThe Brandon AgencyMyrtle Beach, South Carolina, Man Facing Criminal Charges for Sending Threatening Tweet to Palm Beach Anchor, An error has occurred, please try again later. Your own broadcasters tweet can be read as a threat in the same way of reading. Email us. At WPEC, Discepolo will anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts alongside Liz Quirantes. Now Im facing criminal charges, Pierro said. Liz: He's a Russian-born investment banker who in 2013 moderated a conference in New York City entitled "Invest in Moscow!". Now Pierro gets to incur tens of thousands in legal fees to have the charges dismissed. Meh. Which tweet is the parody? Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. FTVLive. Hofstra University admits students of any race, color, national, and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to its students. This is Christmas time, a time for joy, understanding and forgiveness. I was nothing short of ecstatic.. John: We should be doing local news: I-95 shutdowns. I asked her how she was doing, she said fine but not as good as you. She informed me that the charges against me had been dropped. . var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); I wish Channel 12 and the PB Post would take the news seriously rather than as a propaganda effort. OH and one ugly, dare I say lady(?) 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