WSVN Miami Names New Morning Anchors

WSVN morning team
WSVN ‘Today in Florida’ co-anchors (Image credit: WSVN)

Lorena Estrada and Tavares Jones will join Alex de Armas and Ethan Calloway as weekend morning co-anchors on Today in Florida at WSVN Miami. Jones starts immediately and Estrada begins in November. The pair has been weekend morning anchors at WSVN. 

Today in Florida goes from 5 to 11 a.m. 

WSVN is known as 7 News. Sunbeam Television owns the station, a Fox affiliate. 

“We are delighted to promote Lorena and Tavares to weekday mornings,” said Alice Jacobs, WSVN VP of news and local programming. “They are both credible journalists and have a natural ability to connect with morning viewers. They also have a great chemistry with each other, and current anchors, Alex and Ethan.”

Anchor Vanessa Borge is leaving the program to move to Los Angeles with her new husband. 

Oliva DiVenti, who joined WSVN as a reporter in April, will anchor the weekend morning edition of Today in Florida, with a co-anchor yet to be named. 

“We are grateful to Vanessa for her contributions during her time at 7 News,” said Paul Magnes, WSVN co-president and general manager.  “Vanessa’s departure will result in three well-deserved promotions, with anchor teams that will continue building on our success.”

WSVN added the 10-11 a.m. hour of weekday news in June.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.