Frank Cerabino writes for The Palm Beach Post. John Discepolo (@JohnDiscepolo) December 23, 2013. For Use By Clients of the New York Times News Service. John: You need to know about Boris Epshteyn. No. Previously, John was a Reporter at News 12 and also held positions at CBS Sports, ABC News. Twitter | Did the charges being dropped make up for the anguish and hardship my family has suffered these last few weeks? Quotation[10] = "'The statement from New York-based NBC was in response to a report on the FTVLive' - Bloomberg"; Ten-degree fluctuations in weather. In a recent post Mr. Discepolo stated that there are two sides to every story and this is true. 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. Quotation[0] = "'Mr. 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. 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 [14] = " 'FTVLive's Scott Jones one of the Most Important Media Reporters in America'- Mediaite" 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. Copyright 2008-2023, Legal Insurrection, All Rights Reserved. There are changes in store at West Palm Beach CBS affiliate WPEC following the hire of John Discepolo. This is Christmas time, a time for joy, understanding and forgiveness. 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. 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). Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" WPEC anchor John Discepolo spent the last six days in the ICU with a rare nerve disorder, reports Gossip Extras Jose Lambiet. 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 comes from KOMO, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, where he has been a weekend anchor and weekday reporter since 2010. Lets not forget the classic: After a two month ordeal, charges have finally been dropped against Martin Pierro, 41, a South Florida comic publisher who spooked local CBS anchor John Discepolo with a tweet mocking the. In his spare time, John loves to travel, play hockey, and is passionate about home construction, design and airplanes. He was previously a weekend news anchor at KOMO-TV in Seattle, where he was noted for excelling in live news coverage since 2010. 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. I immediately knew what she was getting at she told me that I was going to have a Merry Christmas after all. No. 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). John: And now to restore a little bit of "factual reporting" that is "the foundation of our credibility," Liz and I feel it's only fair and balanced to set the record straight. ", Liz: It said "females should wear yellow, gold, magenta, cyan but avoid red, blue or purple.". Hofstra University. // Free for all; but please leave in this header. Suzanne Boyd and Eric Roby, the station's current evening anchors, will move to mornings, according to Gossip Extra's Jose Lambiet. TVSpy has contacted Discepolo for comment. John: "You have to ask Russia whether they meddled in our election," he said in a televised interview. @JohnDiscepolo @CBS12 Oh come on that's an old school broadcasters joke. 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. 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. 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 Massachusetts native, John 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 NFL's New York Jets and New York Giants. This is an interesting story of a TV news anchor perhaps taking a social media jokester too seriously. John: Me too. Charges have been dropped against a Florida man facing criminal charges for a tweet he sent to WPEC anchor John Discepolo. Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); Having been BORN in Florida (such a cute nickname you have for my home state that I love), Id go with knocking off Miami, but since I live near Gainesville in a solidly conservative little black majority town, object to any attempts to compare us, or any other of the small towns surrounding it, to Gainesvilles liberal leanings. Now Im facing criminal charges.. 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. I was just poking fun at your "teases" for the nightly news. (Heres another example or two of the anchors style of news teases). 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. . Homicides. John: So in the interest of better-late-than-never objectivity, we'd like to tell you some of the facts that would not be obvious from our previous editorial. 12 has replaced its lead news anchors of the past six years, Reg Miller and Laurel Sauer. 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. cbs 12 wants to keep you and your money safe! I was just poking fun at your "teases" for the nightly news. Eric Yutzy June 02, 2020 Layron Livingston 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. No. By continuing to use this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy,Terms of Service. Local viewers are getting Boris disguised as Liz and me. He experienced paralysis that caused him to fall while carrying his two-year-old child. 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. At WPEC, Discepolo will anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts alongside Liz Quirantes. A tweet to a local television news anchor landed a Lake Worth man in the Palm Beach County Jail, records show. ", Liz: Yes, that was right before you said, "Our commitment to factual reporting is the foundation of our credibility, now more than ever.". He experienced paralysis that caused him to fall while carrying his two-year-old child. According to a probable cause affidavit, Discepolo was corresponding with Pierro on Oct. 23 when he received the threatening message. I was just poking fun at your teases for the nightly news, after the anchor tweeted back, Not something to joke aboutnot cool., Pierro told The Post by phone, It was just a joke. John began his broadcast career as a reporter and weekend sports anchor at NEWS 12 in Yonkers, N.Y., and at WRGB-TV in Albany, N.Y. Discepolo graduated from Hofstra University where he played football as a kicker and punter for the Division I-AA Pride alongside former New York Jets player Wayne Chrebet. angela whorrey or some such thing. I believe I called it a "troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided stories plaguing our country. Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; John: We should be doing local news: I-95 shutdowns. Liz: And despite the findings of America's spy agencies, he casts doubt on Russia interfering in our presidential election of 2016. 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. John: It was no different than the scripts read by TV news anchors in other Sinclair stations across the country. WPEC (West Palm Beach) Anchor John Discepolo has been off the air since October 15th and just spent the past 6 days in ICU. John Discepolo begins next week as the primary anchor at WPEC, the CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach. Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" @CosmicTimes @CBS12 Not something to joke about not cool. Discepolo will be paired with Liz Quirantes for the evening newscasts. @JohnDiscepolo @CBS12 Someone is hiding in your house waiting to kill you find out where tonight at 11, Cosmic Times (@CosmicTimes) October 23, 2013. He told one user its a mute [sic] point to battle over the story, and that perhaps his critics dont know the full story: @Lant_ana Things are rarely that cut and dry, two sides to every story. To quote someone ripped off by Hollywood, stupid is as stupid does Im just not sure who in this is the most stupid. Quotation [19] = " 'FTVLive.com, a prominent television industry website' - Lexington Herald Leader" Your own broadcasters tweet can be read as a threat in the same way of reading. WPEC - West Palm Beach FL. I dont want you and yours moving in to keep me safe'. Discepolo has not been on the air since October 15, and Liz Quirantes has been presenting some newscasts alone. I think he got caught between willful devourer and will devour, went with will devour but forgot to take the er off. 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. | Prior . John: We were being asked to appear non-partisan while delivering a highly partisan political message ultimately aimed at ruining public trust in our very own profession. ", John: That's right, Liz. Liz: He left the Trump administration in March of 2017 to join Sinclair as a political analyst and the company's editorial voice. Most of them, including the women, have a pretty inflated view of their value to the world. // pattern, adding to the array. He was arrested on Dec. 6 and released the next day on $5,000 bail. Martin Thomas Pierro, whose twitter handle is @Cosmic Times, was arrested Friday after he allegedly responded to a tweet by Discepolo about an upcoming story by writing, Someone is hiding in your house waiting to kill youfind out wheretonight at 11., @JohnDiscepolo @CBS12 Someone is hiding in your house waiting to kill you find out where tonight at 11, Cosmic Times (@CosmicTimes) October 23, 2013, @Cosmic Times then told Discepolo, Oh come on thats an old school broadcasters joke. Contact I received a call from my attorney, Pierro told WND. According to the Palm Beach Post, the trouble started when Discepolo posted the following tweet teasing an upcoming news segment. Discepolo comes from KOMO, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, where he has been a weekend anchor and weekday reporter since 2010. 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. Meh. 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