Changing Channels
The TV Agents over at UTA have moved into some sleek new offices, but the move hasn't slowed them down when it comes to placing talent. Here is a look at some of UTA's latest client moves:
MARGARET BRENNAN expands her role at CBS News as White House Correspondent in addition to continuing as a Senior Foreign Affairs Correspondent.
CHARLES PAYNE becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and will remain a Contributor at Fox Business Network and continue to host his own primetime show, Making Money with Charles Payne.
JILLIAN MELE joins Fox News Channel as Co-Anchor of Fox & Friends First from Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia.
KYUNG LAH is promoted to Senior National Correspondent for CNN based in Los Angeles, CA.
YASMIN VOSSOUGHIAN joins MSNBC as an Anchor based in New York, NY. Prior to this move, she was an Anchor at HLN based in Atlanta, GA.
BECKY WORLEY joins United Talent Agency as a new client and continues as Contributing Correspondent at ABC News.
ERIELLE RESHEF joins ABC News as a Freelance Correspondent based in New York, NY. She moves from Oklahoma City, OK where she was most recently an Anchor at KOCO-TV.
ED O’KEEFE becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins CBS News as a Contributor.
JACKIE IBANEZ becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins Fox News Channel as an Overnight Anchor/Newsreader.
GEOFF BENNETT becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins NPR as a National Correspondent based in Washington, D.C.
SERGEY GORDEEV becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins Fox Sports as a Russian Culture Correspondent for the 2017 Confederations Cup and 2018 World Cup.
TANIA RASHID joins PBS NewsHour as a Freelance Correspondent.
JUMMY OLABANJI joins WNBC-TV in New York, NY as Weekend Evening Anchor from WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C.
CEFAAN KIM is promoted to Staff Reporter at WABC-TV in New York, NY.
KAYLA MAMELAK becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins WNYW-TV in New York, NY as a Freelance MMJ.
MORGAN KOLKMEYER becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and jumps 135 markets as she joins WGN-TV in Chicago, IL as the Early Morning Meteorologist. Prior to this move, Morgan was a Morning and Midday Meteorologist at WREX-TV in Rockford, IL.
KAJ LARSEN joins NowThis as a Senior Correspondent based in Los Angeles, CA.
ROB SMITH becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins Yahoo News as a Producer/Talent.
NANCY CHEN becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. as a Weeknight Anchor/Reporter from Weekend Morning Anchor at WHDH-TV in Boston.
MIKE VALERIO joins WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C. as a Reporter from WWBT-TV in Richmond, VA.
WHITNEY WILD becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C. as a Special Assignment Reporter.
SHAYNA SEYMOUR is promoted to Co-Anchor, Chronicle at WCVB-TV in Boston, MA.
ANARIDIS RODRIGUEZ joins WBZ-TV in Boston, MA as an Anchor/Reporter from The Weather Channel.
KELLY KOOPMANS becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and will continue as the Morning Anchor at KOMO-TV in Seattle, WA.
CANDICE AVILES heads to WTSP-TV in Tampa, FL as a Weekend Anchor/MMJ from her Anchor/Reporter duties at WRTV in Indianapolis, IN.
MATTHEW MCCLELLAN becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins WRTV in Indianapolis, IN as an Anchor/Reporter. He moves from Richmond, VA, where he was most recently a Reporter at WRIC-TV.
KATE WENTZEL has joined WPEC-TV in West Palm Beach, FL as a Meteorologist from WTSP-TV in Tampa, FL.
CHRISTINE PAE becomes a new client of United Talent Agency and joins KOAT-TV in Albuquerque, NM as an Anchor/Reporter.
Margaret, Charles, Jillian, Kyung, Yasmin, Becky, Erielle, Ed, Jackie, Geoff, Sergey, Tania, Jummy, CeFaan, Kayla, Morgan, Kaj, Rob, Nancy, Mike, Whitney, Shayna, Anaridis, Kelly, Candice, Matthew, Kate and Christine are represented by Richard Leibner, Adam Leibner, Rick Ramage, Steve Sadicario, Steven DeVall, Carole Cooper, Jennifer Campanile, Crystal Johns, Peter Goldberg and Lia Aponte at United Talent Agency 888 Seventh Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10106, (212) 659-2600. To meet all of our agents, link to www.unitedtalent.com.