Friday, May 13, 2016

Yet Another 415 Media Exclu: KGO-TV Adds Jessica Castro to its Morning Program; Watkowski Alerts Staff

Jess Janner Castro

KGO-TV has just hired Jessica Castro for its increasingly busy "Morning Show"--Castro comes to the Bay Area from Las Vegas's KTNV


415 Media got the actual e-mail from ND, Tracey Watkowski announcing the hire:


News Team:
 
We are pleased to announce Jessica Castro is joining the ABC7 Morning News team as part of our in-studio team.  Jessica has been working as an anchor and reporter at KTNV, the ABC affiliate in Las Vegas, for the past five years.
 
Prior to Las Vegas, Jessica worked as an anchor at KCIT-TV in Amarillo, Texas from 2008-2011. 
Jessica is a graduate of USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.  She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in National Security and International Affairs from American Military University.  During college, Jessica interned at our sister station, WABC-TV, in New York City.
 
Jessica was born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil, andgrew up in Southern California.  She speaks Spanish and Portuguese.
Please welcome Jessica to the ABC7 family when she starts on June 13th.
 
Thanks,
Tracey




29 comments:

  1. Two beautiful women in two days, I couldn't be happier! And to think all I have to do is put on a wig (blond), buy a dress and some flats (high heels suck) and I can follow them right into the bathroom. I'm wondering if I should shave my beard off. What a great Country!! I couldn't be happier!

    Hail Obama, he has just handed the Presidency to Trump! Sorry Hillary.

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    1. Bring them on. Lets have some more. Maybe it's time to replace ancient Michael Finney with some sweet young Irish lass.

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    2. Amen! Make Bay Area radio and television great again!!

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  2. That picture looks like it would be in an ad for an Escort Service.

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    1. Or the updated opening for "That Girl".

      Facebook...
      Twitter...
      Selfies...
      That Girl!

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    2. Is she hiding her pom poms behind her head?

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    3. It's to tenderloin, baby!

      The newsroom, where AP means All Party!

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    4. Oh why doesn't she just go blonde and make the image complete.

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    5. There's a little bit of Vegas here. What happens behind the newsroom server, stays behind the newsroom server.

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  3. So it's now Donny & Marie & Jimmy Jen? TWS is getting putzier and putzier every day, not to mention Burpie Burton (New punishment for non-twitters at Circle 7?).

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  4. Oy, vey. Somebody make it stop. Are there no real reporters left to hire. NOTICE TO ALL TV NEWS PEOPLE: The only people watching the news are old people. WTF are you thinking. We want info, not eye candy.

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    1. Some of those old people watching the news are men. And let me tell you that we don't mind seeing some perky young flesh strut its stuff in the morning. Wakes us up, way UP!

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    2. It's either social decay or eye candy. I'll take eye candy any day! Why do you think Fox (cable) is #1 again, 16 years in row!! Eye candy all day and into the night! ABC7 is headed in that direction, good job ABC7.

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    3. You call that eyecandy, I call it trashy.

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  5. Cunning stunts, indeed. Sum Dum Ho

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  6. Tracey it might help if she spoke English too? On the other hand Donnie and Marie speak selfie which I don't understand either.

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  7. Looks like the KRON wardrobe person dressed her.
    Yeah. National Security and International Affairs... Affairs being the operative word here.

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    1. She's wearing the colors of a queen bee in the photo. There might be a message there.

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  8. Is it going to be a three anchor desk, like Mo2-The Nine??

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  9. Another air-head is hired for local TV news. The dumbing down of our media continues! What does anyone even pay attention anymore, to ANYTHING that is broadcast on local TV news?

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    1. Here are the reasons men pay attention! Maria Medina, Rosemary, Liza Argen, Liz Cook, Jessica Aquirre, Robin Winston, Brittney Shipp, and Roberta. To those beautiful women who I have missed, your name is on the list also!!

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    2. @11:51 You forgot to mention Jan Wahl.

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  10. > She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in National Security
    > and International Affairs from American Military University.

    That actually made me laugh out loud. Ten-hut, grrl!

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    1. My armament is at attention!

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  11. Sounds like sheer desperation on the ND to do anything to get the ratings out of the cellar. Watkrapski's ass is on the line, hoping against hope. Ain't gonna fly - bye, bye Tracey.

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  12. Mornings have indirectly led to the departure of an ABC 7 GM, and two ND's. Its an acquired taste for viewers. Took Eric and Kristen two years to register. What happened when KNTV hired weather boobs five years ago? Crash and burn. Cleavage and stilettos can work but not with Tracey "Trixie" Watkrapski. She doesn't know how to manage aside from weak men. That's why she set banished EP Bob Goldberger. He's not weak. Afraid the mouse won't be pouring free booze at the 2016 X-Mas party, the morning numbers will suck. They'll probably be forced to bring Eric and Kristen ( who hate each other ) off the bench. Buckle your seatbelts!

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  13. Quite a big group from USC's Annenberg School working in the Bay Area. Fight On!!

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  14. This is an interesting hire, I know stuff about Jessie. :)

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