Browsing Tag Channel 5
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9 May 2013 at 13 : 03 PM
Ex-WPTV Hottie Outed as Chris Hansen’s Mistress Pops up in Las Vegas
Kristyn Caddell, the former WPTV-Channel 5 reporter outed as Dateline NBC star Chris Hansen's mistress, has popped up at a television station in Las Vegas! Sorta makes sense: What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas! The comely blonde is working for Sin City's NBC affiliate KSNV-Channel 3, according to Caddell's Twitter account. It appears ...
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16 April 2013 at 16 : 02 PM
TV Anchor Roxanne Stein’s Husband Gets PBSO Gig
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office recently hired the husband of WPTV-Channel 5 morning anchor Roxanne Stein for a job in the sheriff's homeland security bureau. The 29-hour-a-week job pays Stephen Moss, 49, a former WPTV news cameraman, $4,038-a-month! Until his date of hire, March 12, Moss was working at Whole Foods in Wellington for ...
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30 November 2012 at 10 : 46 AM
Rob Lopicola in Court: Child Sex Trial Postponed
Former WPTV-Channel 5 weatherman Rob Lopicola had a date with Judge Stephen Rapp this morning in West Palm Beach. The 42-year-old muscle-bound Lopicola, who's been held in the Palm Beach County lockup since his July arrest, learned he'll be in the slammer much longer while he awaits trial on charges that he had sex with at least two underage ...
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1 October 2012 at 10 : 53 AM
Rob Lopicola: Vote For Lois Frankel!
Professional politician Lois Frankel has never found a photo opportunity she didn't like -- and that can get downright embarrassing. As mayor of West Palm Beach in the early part of the century, Frankel whined when I ran photos of her kissing a monkey. There was one of her holding a pig, too. She wasn't fond of that one. How is she going to ...
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13 September 2012 at 13 : 42 PM
LaPonzina: New Hospital Gig Was Bait and Switch!
Recently departed WPTV-Channel 5 hottie Lauren LaPonzina wants everybody to know: She did not get fired from her brand spanking new gig at the Wellington Regional Medical Center! It's just, she says, that she got the old bait'n'switch from the center's bosses. They lured her away from the anchor desk at the area's most successful television ...
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13 September 2012 at 11 : 15 AM
Ex-WPTV’s LaPonzina: Here Today, Gone Today!
Wow, that was fast! Less than six weeks after she quit a high-profile anchor's job at WPTV-Channel 5 for a high-profile head of marketing and public relations at Wellington Regional Medical Center, Lauren LaPonzina already is looking for yet a new gig. While some sources tell me LaPonzina, 33, got canned from the hospital last week, the official ...
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20 August 2012 at 12 : 35 PM
Guess Who?
Budding Olympic icon? New hair product for pubescent boys? Ron Palillo's rival on Welcome Back, Kotter? Nah! We're celebrating back-to-school day (Thank God!) with this photo of -- Give up? --- WPTV-Channel 5 weatherman James Wieland! The shot was taken circa 1987 at Coconut Creek High School, when Wieland was on the swim team. And ...
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3 August 2012 at 11 : 12 AM
Who’s Your Daddy Now? Pervy Ex-Weatherman Rob Lopicola Stays in Jail
Former WPTV-Channel 5 weatherman and suspected pedophile Rob Lopicola, who liked his alleged underage preys to call him "daddy," will remain in jail as a Palm Beach County criminal court judge refused to lower his bail this morning. Lopicola, 42, has been at the county lockup for a month since his arrest on charges that he had sex with two underage ...
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25 July 2012 at 17 : 18 PM
Victor Blackwell Headed to CNN!
As Gossip Extra reported yesterday, WPBF-Channel 25 prime-time anchor Victor Blackwell is leaving the station. Now we know Blackwell's found a nice landing pad: Blackwell has been named weekend anchor and correspondent for the Atlanta-based CNN! -- Keep up with local news: Click to register for the Gossip Extra alerts By this fall, ...
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24 July 2012 at 11 : 36 AM
Top WPBF-Channel 25 Anchor, Newsroom Boss Skipping Town
Big changes in store for WPBF-Channel 25. Gossip Extra hears that prime-time anchor Victor Blackwell is so desperate to exit the West Palm Beach/Treasure Coast ABC affiliate that he didn't renew his contract. What's more, News Director Kyle Grimes is expected to be gone by mid-August. Several newsroom sources confirm Blackwell is so public ...
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11 July 2012 at 10 : 41 AM
Rob Lopicola Scandal: Bail Set at $130,000 For Alleged Pedophile Ex-Weatherman
Former WPTV-Channel 5 weatherman Rob Lopicola, who's facing charges he had sex with minors, was ordered held on $130,000-bail during his arraignment minutes ago. It's unclear if Lopicola will be able to pay and get out of the county lockup in West Palm Beach because he appears to have little money. He needs to pony up at least $13,000 cash to a bail ...
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