Rafer Weigel joins Morning Express…
CNN announced that Rafer Weigel has joined Morning Express as a sports anchor…
Rafer Weigel will be joining Headline News’ flagship morning program, Morning Express with Robin Meade, as a sports anchor, it was announced today by Ken Jautz, executive vice president of CNN Worldwide. Weigel’s first day on the air will be Monday, Feb. 4, when he provides insights about Sunday’s Super Bowl.
“The addition of Rafer to our Morning Express team gives our audience yet another reason to tune in every morning for all the news they need to kick off the day,” Jautz said. “Rafer’s breadth of experience and enthusiasm for the arena of sports news make him an ideal fit for the high-energy morning lineup. We’re happy to welcome him aboard.”
Since its rebrand in November, Morning Express has seen the largest P25-54 increase among all cable news morning shows, up 12 percent. Over that same time period, Morning Express from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. (ET) has out-delivered MSNBC’s Morning Joe from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. by 29 percent (111k vs. 86k) in P25-54.Weigel joins Headline News after working as the lead general assignment reporter at KOVR-TV, a CBS affiliate in Sacramento, Calif. Previously, he served as a general assignment and feature reporter at KUSI in San Diego. Weigel has also held sports reporting jobs at the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Sun-Times.
He graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana with a bachelor of arts in speech communications.
Lets see how long this one lasts.. because I have a suspicion Ms. Meade isn’t the easiest to work with.
Comment by Terance — January 31, 2008 @ 1:57 pm
I have a suspicion your are very wrong..
Comment by Jordan — January 31, 2008 @ 2:24 pm
Maybe Terance has Meade mixed up with the gal over at the other Cnn morning program. I’ve got a suspicion that she is very hard to work with. May be why no tears were shed by her co workers when she left Fox and joined Cnn. I don’t think Robin Meade looks the type that would be difficult to work with. She’s always come across as a naturally light hearted person, and most times these aren’t the you-know-what types of people. Starts with a “B”.
Comment by california dreamin — January 31, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
“I have a suspicion your are very wrong..”
You don’t say?! How about explaining why Ray, Will and Adrianna hauled ass? And please stick to the topic at hand, unlike CD who seems way to “into” Kiran and brings her up in non related threads.
Comment by Terance — January 31, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
Um, more money and escaping morning hours? …
Comment by Jordan — January 31, 2008 @ 4:06 pm
^ Sorry, not buying it. Well, unless you have access to their salary at HLN and new jobs for a comparison.. I’m all ears!
Comment by Terance — January 31, 2008 @ 4:09 pm
What, if anything, informs your “suspicion,” Terance?
Comment by steve — January 31, 2008 @ 5:01 pm
Steve, three people left R&C in a short period of time and it seems strange to me. And the only common denominator is Robin Meade.
Comment by Terance — January 31, 2008 @ 5:09 pm
Opps, make that FOUR people. I forgot all about Rally Caparas.
Comment by Terance — January 31, 2008 @ 5:12 pm
Is Ray D’Allessio gone? BTW I don’t miss Adriana or Shanon. I saw Shanon on ION network
Comment by double-elle — January 31, 2008 @ 9:23 pm
I don’t know that cable news should be covering sports. It doesn’t seem very newsworthy. “Morning Express” is already filled up with a lot of tragedy TV/entertainment stories and sports added into the mix can’t help us much focus on the issues.
Comment by Paco — February 1, 2008 @ 7:19 am
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Comment by kristenlove — July 21, 2010 @ 7:44 am
Mr. Weigel is very gifted and intelligent and to be admired & looked upwerd upon. i love him very much….
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