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. According to the Palm Beach Post, the trouble started when Discepolo posted the following tweet teasing an upcoming news segment. Liz: But we just reading. Michele Wright. Local viewers are getting Boris disguised as Liz and me. Do I feel any ill will towards Mr. Discepolo or Channel 12? Martin Thomas Pierro, whose twitter handle is . Liz: Yes, that's true. John: Epshteyn became a senior policy advisor to the Donald Trump campaign in 2016 Liz: Just another random Russian connection. Quotation[1] = "'The One-Man Website That Broke the Jay Leno Story' - About.com "; He followed up indicating it was not a threat, but when the call was made the officers felt like they had to verify that. Quotation [17] = " 'An insider newsy website' - Hoda Kotb" Pierro clarified for the anchor that he was just making a joke. He was arrested on Dec. 6 and released the next day on $5,000 bail. West Palm Beach's WPEC Shakes Up Anchor Lineup By Merrill Knox on Sep. 21, 2012 - 10:39 AM There are changes in store at West Palm Beach CBS affiliate WPEC following the hire of John Discepolo. John: It's bad enough carrying his opinion as gospel. cbs 12 wants to keep you and your money safe! You are not re-creating Edward R. Murrow. Quotation[3] = "'The TV Blogger who broke the news.' - Gawker"; WPEC anchor John Discepolo spent the last six days in the ICU with a rare nerve disorder, reports Gossip Extras Jose Lambiet. 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. 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. 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. Discepolo played football as a kicker and punter for Hofstra alongside former New York Jets wide receiver Wayne Chrebet. I was just poking fun at your "teases" for the nightly news. You read words that other people have typed into a telepromptr. John: Like other anchors in the more than 100 Sinclair Broadcasting Group stations across the country, Liz and I were handed a script by our corporate overlords that we had to read verbatim. function showQuotation(){document.write(Quotation[whichQuotation]);} Did the charges being dropped make up for the embarrassment I felt being arrested in front of my home? WPEC anchor John Discepolo spent the last six days in the ICU with a rare nerve disorder, reports Gossip Extra's Jose Lambiet. Shantel Middleton. Liz: He left the Trump administration in March of 2017 to join Sinclair as a political analyst and the company's editorial voice. John received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hofstra University. WPEC anchor John Discepolo spent the last six days in the ICU with a rare nerve disorder, reports Gossip Extra's Jose Lambiet.. Quotation [15] = " 'FTVLive Reported the Story First'- NY Times" Eric Yutzy June 02, 2020 Layron Livingston 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? This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). I received a call from my attorney, Pierro told WND. 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. 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. 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). Your own broadcasters tweet can be read as a threat in the same way of reading. Prior . 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. andIP Policy, Threat or joke? I was nothing short of ecstatic.. | 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. 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. 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. 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. The newsman had Pierro arrested and charged with intimidation through a written threat to kill or injure. Channel whatever. Quotation [11] = "'Scott Jones, whose FTVLive.com Web site broke the story' - LA Daily News" John: All under the false banner of media responsibility. I had heard rumblings that the charges were going to be dropped, but this was the first official confirmation (she is sending the paperwork over). Discepolo has not been on the air since October 15, and Liz Quirantes has been presenting some newscasts alone. He was previously a weekend news anchor at KOMO-TV in Seattle, where he was noted for excelling in live news coverage since 2010. WPEC (West Palm Beach) Anchor John Discepolo has been off the air since October 15th and just spent the past 6 days in ICU. WPEC - West Palm Beach FL. Hempstead, N.Y. 11549-1000 var whichQuotation=Math.round(Math.random()*(Q-1)); Quotation[0] = "'Mr. ", Liz: And I looked earnestly into the camera and said, "Unfortunately, some members of the media use their platforms to push their own personal bias and agenda to control exactly what people think. 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. Hofstra University Policies | Privacy | GDPR. The CBS anchor took a big hit on social media, with users attacking him as pathetic, thin-skinned and a wuss, but eventually charges were dropped last Friday, just in time for Christmas week. var Quotation=new Array() // do not change this! Why? No. Lynn Gordon. Clearly not a threat; the you here is universal (the referent is not the person to whom the tweet was written). She informed me that the charges against me had been dropped. Pat Murphy - Director seen weeknights at 6:00, 7:00 and 11:00 p.m. "Murph's Moves" and "Weenie of the Week" segments producer, Josh Samuels - Saturdays at 6:00 and 7:00, Sundays at 6:30 and weekends at 11:00 p.m.; also sports reporter, Greg Barnhart - "Legal Brief" segment producer. ", John: And you also said, "This is extremely dangerous to our democracy. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); // ============================================== 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.'". Have a tip or story idea? We would like to show you a description here but the site won't allow us. Liz: His views on Russia are worth noting. Discepolo didnt think it was funny even after assurances by Pierro he was joking. She informed me that the charges against me had been dropped. // Copyright 2004 by CodeLifter.com Now Pierro gets to incur tens of thousands in legal fees to have the charges dismissed. Did the charges being dropped replace the money I have spent dealing with this matter? Quotation [13] = " '(FTVLive) is a Mad Blogger'- Piers Morgan" Klein's imminent exit was first reported by FTVLive' - NY Times"; Get TVSpy delivered straight to your inbox. I wish Channel 12 and the PB Post would take the news seriously rather than as a propaganda effort. Quotation [16] = " 'FTVLive.com a website I go too often for the latest news about the TV business (you should, too!)' *** Liz: Recently, John. 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. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). A Massachusetts native, Discepolo anchored sports for nearly a decade in New York at . John: Viewers watching might have been fooled into thinking that Liz and I wrote that script ourselves and those opinions were self-generated and genuine. 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. This email address is already subscribed to the selected list(s). John Discepolo is a Vice President, Sales at ASR Alert Systems based in Jupiter, Florida. Copyright 2008-2023, Legal Insurrection, All Rights Reserved. // to increment the Quotation[x] index! 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: 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. 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. Quotation[7] = "'FTVLive Delivers some of the TV World's Biggest Scoops' - Tonawanda News "; Liz: I was so depressed, I almost ate dessert. The new scam we uncovered next at 5. Man arrested over tweet to FL news anchor. Or to keep it anonymous, click here. Liz: But now we have to share his worldview as if it's ours. By Merrill Knoxon Sep. 17, 2012 - 4:32 PM. Quotation[4] = "'FTVLive a TV news website that is often on the money' - LA Times"; TVSpy has contacted Discepolo for comment. (Heres another example or two of the anchors style of news teases). if(window.ImageLoader) window.ImageLoader.bootstrap({}, document);Squarespace.afterBodyLoad(Y); South Florida Anchor Off the Air with Rare Nerve Disorder. 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