More changes at WPRI

A swap has happened again. Lin who owns WPRI is very unpredictable. They have swapped Elizabeth Hopkins & Pamela Watts. Pamela who would occasionally fill-in, is now the weekend evening anchor. While Elizabeth is now the weekday morning co-anchor with Mark Zinni and solo's the noon.


Elizabeth joined WPRI last year to fill the open slot that was open for a while. She was the 5PM anchor and the main co-anchor at her last two stations she worked at.

Pamela has been an anchor in RI market at 6 & 12. She started her TV career at WLNE (6) in the late 80's and later became the main co-anchor. She left 6 to go to 12 to become the solo morning anchor of Eyewitness News This Morning.

Here's a quick recent history of Eyewitness News This Morning:

Pamela Watts joins WPRI to solo anchor ENTM, along with long time friend and meteorologist Steve Cascione (long-time chief at WLNE). (late 2002-early 2003)

Pamela is joined by now main weekday evening co-anchor Mike Montcalvo.

Mike moves to noon & 5:30 co-anchor and Mark Zinni moves from weekend morings to join Pam. (June 2007) Pamela would still anchor noon with Mike.

Steve Cascione is demoted to various slots and goes back to WLNE to become morning meterologist. Michelle Muscatello become weekday moring meterologist moving from weekend mornings. (Late 2007).

And now this why can't WPRI decide they've replaced everybody!

Opinion: Back in the Pam & Steve days I wasn't that much of a news watcher, but I think the'll be a great team when they renuite sometime. Pam & Mike never had any chemistry and I couldn't watch. I was very happy when moved Mike away except for noon! Pam & Mark were great and I wished they did noon because I am rarely up that early. It's sad they moved Pam off because they were actually getting competitive. Elizabeth is really good and i'm going to miss her!

Pamela will probally end up at 6 or 10. She's too good to retire.

If 6:

A. Weekend Evening anchor though she might not want it.

B. Morning anchor though they probally won't bump Doreen off.

C. Senior reporter or something.

If 10:

A. 5:30 co-anchor and reporter.

B. Senior reporter.

C. Morning co-anchor with Frank....probally not.

Why i'm saying she might leave is that Steve did it and she would probally not like the demotion. A lot of people leave Lin stations for that reason.