Quotation[8] = "'CNBC wanted a reaction to a story someone had seen on FTVLive' - Vanity Fair "; Liz: That's right, John. No. What news, what news, my proud young porter,What news, what news has thou brought to me?Unknown. Im more shocked that a newsman doesnt know how to spell devour, nor know that it doesnt require a preposition before the object. A Massachusetts native, Discepolo anchored sports for nearly a decade in New York at . By the way, Channel 12 would love to know what you think. Another sign of the criminalization of everything. Email: fcerabino(at)pbpost.com. 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.'". This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). @JohnDiscepolo@cbs12 Yes, wed like to know what you had to do with this. I sincerely hope that if Mr. Discepolo ever reads this that he knows I wish him and his family nothing but the best and I hope that they have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Does no one appreciate overused lines from lame remakes of B-grade movies anymore? 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? In his spare time, John loves to travel, play hockey, and is passionate about home construction, design and airplanes. Film at 11., CBS12 General Manager Mike Pumo. John Discepolo begins next week as the primary anchor at WPEC, the CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach. *** Liz: Recently, John. @JohnDiscepolo @CBS12 Someone is hiding in your house waiting to kill you find out where tonight at 11, Cosmic Times (@CosmicTimes) October 23, 2013. Do I feel any ill will towards Mr. Discepolo or Channel 12? Martin Pierro was facing charges of intimidation through a written threat to kill or injure for his tweet. Did the charges being dropped make up for the embarrassment I felt being arrested in front of my home? It was just a joke. _taboola.push({flush: true}); In the worst cases, patients die when their lungs stop working. 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. For Use By Clients of the New York Times News Service. 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. Contact. tips@mediaite.com. Any anger I felt towards Mr. Discepolo has melted away, I see no reason to carry hate in my heart during this festive time of year and want to start the New Year off on a truly positive note. Did the charges being dropped replace the money I have spent dealing with this matter? Channel whatever. 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. angela whorrey or some such thing. window._taboola = window._taboola || []; Boyd and Roby displace Emily Pantelides and Juan Carlos Fanjul on . // Do not change anything below this line FTVLive. // ====================================== 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. ", Liz: It said "females should wear yellow, gold, magenta, cyan but avoid red, blue or purple.". Platforms that push a personal bias can be extremely dangerous to our democracy, especially when that bias is so artfully disguised. Jville has one stellar citizen to claim. 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. . Home; About Rick Carr; Contract Services; Client Testimonials; Our Clients; Client News; Contact; Featured Clients. @JohnDiscepolo @CBS12 Oh come on that's an old school broadcasters joke. 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. Quick Links. Meh. Eric Yutzy June 02, 2020 Layron Livingston 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 [20] = " ' first published by the website FTVLive' - The Hill" John: Smiling on the outside, dying on the inside. Quotation[3] = "'The TV Blogger who broke the news.' - Gawker"; Now Im facing criminal charges, Pierro said. Quotation[9] = "'FTVLive.com Scooped Everyone With News' - About.com "; John Discepolo (@JohnDiscepolo) October 23, 2013. 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. By continuing to use this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy,Terms of Service. 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 - 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[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; I asked her how she was doing, she said fine but not as good as you. This is why English teachers tell students not to use second person. No. Quotation [13] = " '(FTVLive) is a Mad Blogger'- Piers Morgan" Quotation[5] = "'FTVLive was the first site to break the Jay Leno story' - KNX Radio"; Copyright 2008-2023, Legal Insurrection, All Rights Reserved. Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. 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. Discepolo caught a rare nerve disorder that, in some cases, can be fatal. LOL). 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. Liz: We just got to insert our names and the station name in the script. I think he got caught between willful devourer and will devour, went with will devour but forgot to take the er off. Copyright 2008-2023, Legal Insurrection, All Rights Reserved. In the bluntest dismissal of a South Florida anchor team in recent memory, WPEC-Ch. I was just poking fun at your "teases" for the nightly news. Im not wearing any pants. John Discepolo (@JohnDiscepolo) December 23, 2013. Liz: Yes, that's true. I believe I called it a "troubling trend of irresponsible, one-sided stories plaguing our country. 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. Did the charges being dropped make up for the embarrassment I felt being arrested in front of my home? This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). 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. A couple of Twitter users claiming to be friends of @Cosmic Times tweeted their dismay at having Pierro arrested. Thats leading by example. I dont want you and yours moving in to keep me safe'. I never would have seen that tweet as a threat. // To add more quotations, continue with the 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. West Florida and the rest of the place, left to rot AND indeed it has. Lets not forget the classic: function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} The company even dictated how we dressed while delivering this message. In a recent post Mr. Discepolo stated that there are two sides to every story and this is true. 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. 12 has replaced its lead news anchors of the past six years, Reg Miller and Laurel Sauer. ", John: That's right, Liz. // Set up the quotations to be shown, below. John Discepolo's Phone Number and Email Discepolo didnt recognize the common joke made at local TV news expense, and so he pushed back on Pierro: @CosmicTimes @CBS12 Not something to joke about not cool. John: Which is why Liz and I are here to restore that credibility. Doctors say that Discepolo. Local viewers are getting Boris disguised as Liz and me. You are not re-creating Edward R. Murrow. KOMO has not yet announced who Discepolos replacement will be. Sign in Register John Discepolo returns to the anchor desk by Liz Quirantes Thursday, January 14th 2016. Hofstra University Policies | Privacy | GDPR. Most of them, including the women, have a pretty inflated view of their value to the world. // ====================================== No. I immediately knew what she was getting at she told me that I was going to have a Merry Christmas after all. Did the charges being dropped make up for the anguish and hardship my family has suffered these last few weeks? WPEC - West Palm Beach FL. Now Pierro gets to incur tens of thousands in legal fees to have the charges dismissed. Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; 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. 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. @JohnDiscepolo @CBS12 Oh come on that's an old school broadcasters joke. // to increment the Quotation[x] index! John received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University. John: Me too. Quotation [15] = " 'FTVLive Reported the Story First'- NY Times" 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. He is likely to miss most newscasts in November, a key period in determining television ad rates. The new scam we uncovered next at 5. | 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. How else am I going to find news I read on the internet eight hours earlier?? Your life will better. 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. John Discepolo. Which tweet is the parody? // ============================================== @JohnDiscepolo @CBS12 Oh come on thats an old school broadcasters joke. Liz: Yes, John and I want to set the record straight. She informed me that the charges against me had been dropped. Liz Quirantes - weeknights at 5:00, 5:30, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. Eric Roby - weekday mornings (4:30-7:00 a.m.) and weekdays at noon. Now Im facing criminal charges.. 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. No. 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. I received a call from my attorney, Pierro told WND. cbs 12 wants to keep you and your money safe! if(window.ImageLoader) window.ImageLoader.bootstrap({}, document);Squarespace.afterBodyLoad(Y); South Florida Anchor Off the Air with Rare Nerve Disorder. Homicides. Quotation [14] = " 'FTVLive's Scott Jones one of the Most Important Media Reporters in America'- Mediaite" The new scam we uncovered next at 5. Really. Discepolo played football as a kicker and punter for Hofstra alongside former New York Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet. We conservatives, of course, never make tpyos. Frank Cerabino writes for The Palm Beach Post. Gosh, didja hear/see, wear the Frankenstein stand in (calls himself grayson or some such shit), got taken to the cleaner for about $18 million. Hey. Prior to his time in Seattle, Discepolo also worked at WCBS and WNYW in New York and KDFW in Dallas. 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 newsmans stereotypically grim-sounding news tease. I saw it as a joke immediately, along the lines of the Its coming from inside the house! meme. Check out the tweet after the jump. According to a probable cause affidavit, Discepolo was corresponding with Pierro on Oct. 23 when he received the threatening message. John: You need to know something very important about that editorial we delivered. I was nothing short of ecstatic.. 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. No. 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. Charges have been dropped against a Florida man facing criminal charges for a tweet he sent to WPEC anchor John Discepolo. Quotation [12] = "'has handed in his resignation, according to FTVLive.com' - TVNewser" Discepolo comes from KOMO, the ABC affiliate in Seattle, where he has been a weekend anchor and weekday reporter since 2010. 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. 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