Recent Placements

The following are recent placements as published in Shoptalk, MediaLine and FTVLive.
Updated May 2008

AARON BROWN has been tapped to anchor PBS’ “Wide Angle,” a weekly public affairs series with a global focus. The series’ seventh season is set to air Tuesday, July 1st.

RICHARD ENGEL has been promoted from NBC News’ Senior Middle East and Beirut Bureau Correspondent to NBC News’ Chief Foreign Correspondent.

NBC names HODA KOTB as co-host of the 10am hour of “The Today Show” along with Kathie Lee Gifford.

SUSAN BARNETT is named main anchor at KYW-TV in her hometown of Philadelphia. Susan had been filling in as co-anchor for the station's Monday-Friday 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts since January and prior to that was the station’s morning anchor.

JOHN GAMBLING returns to WOR as host of “The John Gambling Show,” airing weekdays 5:30am-9am.

GLENN BECK signs a new two-book deal with Threshold Editions. Beck's previous book, An Inconvenient Book debuted at #1 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.

TARYN WINTER BRILL joins ABC News as a feature reporter for “Good Morning America” from KOVR-TV in Sacramento.

PAM OLIVER joins Turner Sports as a sideline reporter for the NBA Playoffs. Pam will continue as the lead sideline reporter and feature reporter for Fox NFL Sunday.

N.S. Bienstock welcomes ASHLEIGH BANFIELD from TruTV as a new client.

DIANA ALVEAR joins ABC News as a NewsOne correspondent based out of Chicago from WGBA-TV in Green Bay.

ELISSA RIVAS joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and enters a new agreement with KTRK-TV in Houston as a weekend morning anchor.

JOEL CONNABLE joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and enters a new agreement as an anchor/reporter with WTVJ in Miami.

JAROD MILLER has been tapped to host CBS' summer reality competition show, "Greatest American Dog.” The show premieres Thursday, July 10 at 8 p.m. Jarod is also the host of the syndicated series “Animal Exploration with Jarod Miller,” as well as a talk show regular on “The Rachael Ray Show.”

KATIE LINENDOLL is now a guest expert in technology and gadgets for HSN.

MONTY WEBB joins WHAS-TV in Louisville as chief meteorologist from weekend meteorologist at KIRO-TV in Seattle.

ANDY ROSA ADLER is named weekend sports anchor/reporter from freelance reporter at WNYW-TV in New York.

PETER BERGEN is named National Security Analyst from on-air terrorism analyst for CNN.

BILL BOGGS is now hosting AARP’s “My Generation” webcasts for Retirement Living Television.

PETER WARD is currently hosting WallSt.net’s “News Magazine”, an investment strategy program reaching millions of viewers on the Web, and television via the Fox Business Channel.

DANA KENNEDY will be appearing as a correspondent on “French Open Tonight” for the Tennis Channel.

DAVID GREGORY launches a new daily show on MSNBC at 6pm called “Race For the White House.” David will still continue to work as Chief White House Correspondent and as a fill-in for Matt Lauer on “The Today Show.”

NATALIE MORALES co-hosts "Today Show Tips" for the Do It Yourself Network. Natalie continues her duties as an anchor and correspondent for "The Today Show" on NBC.

SUNNY ANDERSON is the Food Network’s newest face in the kitchen. Her series “Cooking for Real” premieres Sunday, April 6th at 10:30 AM.

KAREN LEIGH has joined KCNC-TV in Denver as a M-F evening co-anchor from anchor/reporter at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis.

ERIC BOLLING, an independent trader of various commodities, joins N.S. Bienstock as a client and becomes a contributor for the Fox Business Network. Eric was previously a contributor for CNBC and a panelist on CNBC’s “Fast Money.”

ZEV SHALEV joins CBS’ “The Early Show” as Senior Broadcast Producer.

VIVIANA HURTADO has joined ABC NewsOne in Washington, DC as a Correspondent from reporter at Al Jazeera English.

CAROLINE LYDERS has joined WJLA-TV in Washington D.C. as a reporter from anchor/reporter at WISN-TV in Milwaukee.

TAMSEN FADAL joins WPIX-TV in New York as a reporter from WCBS-TV.

ANTWAN LEWIS becomes the lead reporter for the "Fugitive Hunters" series on WGN-TV in Chicago.

TODD SCHNITT, host of his own afternoon drive show on WFLA in Tampa becomes nationally syndicated through Jones Radio Networks.

LYTEL YOUNG returned to HGTV for his second season as host & designer for “Save My Bath,” which premiered March 24th.

BILL BOGGS is hosting the web series “My Generation” for AARP.

ANTONIO MORA joins WFOR-TV CBS 4 as the anchor of their 5, 6, and 11 pm newscasts from WBBM-TV in Chicago where he was the 6pm anchor and host of “Eye On Chicago.”

JAMIE ROTH joins WABC–TV as a reporter from WFSB-TV in Hartford.

TI-HUA CHANG joins WWOR-TV as a reporter from WCBS in New York.

RAFER WEIGEL joins CNN Headline Sports as a sports anchor from KOVR in Sacramento.

JILL CORDES will host Better Living for Litton Syndications, a series of daily one-minute news segments focusing on environmentally-friendly tips to help viewers live healthier lives, save money and reduce their environmental footprints.

SANDRA ENDO joins CNN NewsSource as a correspondent for the Washington, D.C. Bureau. Sandra was previously the lead political reporter for NY1.

PAM OLIVER was the sideline reporter for Fox NFL Sunday’s coverage of Super Bowl XLII.

STEFANIE CRUZ is promoted and assumes anchor duties for the KOVR CBS 13 weekday morning (5-7am) and noon newscasts. Stefanie continues as a weekday morning anchor (7-10am) for duopoly sister station KMAX CW 31 Good Day Sacramento.

WDIV Detroit announces the return of popular news anchor RHONDA WALKER to the Local 4 Morning Newscast among an array of anchor changes by the station.

CHRISTINE NAGY, weekday morning co-host on New York’s LITE-FM, joins N.S. Bienstock as a client.

STEVE KROFT of CBS News, with a team including Executive Producer JEFF FAGER and Executive Editor PATTI HASSLER, wins an Alfred I. duPont - Columbia University Award in broadcast journalism for CBS’s 60 Minutes: The Mother of All Heists, an investigative report on corruption in the Iraqi Defense Ministry.

RICHARD ENGEL of NBC News wins an Alfred I. duPont - Columbia University Award in broadcast journalism for War Zone Diary, a reflective chronicle of his reports from Iraq.

HODA KOTB of NBC News wins an Alfred I. duPont - Columbia University Award in broadcast journalism for NBC’s Dateline: The Education of Ms. Groves, the story of a ‘Teach for America' educator.

JOHN REISS joins N.S. Bienstock as a new client and MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” as Executive Producer.

LARA LOGAN hosts the VH1 Classics series, “Classic 60 Minutes”, premiering January 6th.

TOM HAYNES joins WAGA in Atlanta as the new 11:00pm news anchor/reporter from anchor/reporter at WSVN in Miami.

DAVID QUINLAN joins KIRO in Seattle as a consumer reporter from reporter at KXAS in Dallas.

VINITA NAIR joins ABC News as a Digital Anchor/Correspondent from reporter/anchor at KWGN in Denver.

JACK CAFFERTY, veteran CNN broadcaster and author of the New York Times Best Seller It’s Getting Ugly Out There, signs an additional contract with the publisher, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. for his new book.

GLENN BECK's An Inconvenient Book reaches #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list.

PAULA ZAHN will host "Retirement Revolution," a two-part PBS series exploring retirement in America, expected to air in the spring of 2008.

SIMONE WILKINSON joins KUSA in Denver as a reporter from WSYX in Columbus.

DAVID POGUE, the personal technology columnist for the New York Times, will now contribute to CNBC, evaluating the latest tech products and trends during their Business Day programming. David will also continue his work as a correspondent for CBS News.

ROSHUMBA WILLIAMS hosted NBC’s “2007 Fashion On Ice.”

CBS News Chief Foreign Correspondent LARA LOGAN and her team win the Association of International Broadcasters' award for "Clearest Coverage of a Single News Event," for her report on the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan.

N.S. Bienstock welcomes RICK RAMAGE, formerly of Ken Lindner & Associates, as its newest agent. Rick and his family will be relocating to the Big Apple from Los Angeles.