From Lowndes in the land of Basketball:
Still in USA, looking for work full time from an outplacement agency called
DBM.
Best to all,
Lowndes
(note Lowndes contact info now in the Contacts page .. eb)
(5 May 1999)
Rick Bayles of WTN/London Comprods, who probably visited as many WTN bureaux as anyone at WTN over the years, tied the knot with Masha (formerly of WTN/Moscow) on April 1st. And for Rick, that's a better souvenir of WTN-paid travels than most of us have had. Click here for the pictures.
From Hazim in Sarajevo:
Dear Eric, I have just submitted an update information about me for the
web page. I am finally going to see some better days. How are you, I
haven't heard about anyone lately.
cheers, Hazim.
(3 May 1999)
In his May 3rd contact info update, Olimpiu in Bucharest ends with " All the best from all my heart for all of you reading this.
Olimpiu"
From Chris Slaney recently in the Balkans (of course):
Hi. A couple of weeks ago in Tirana the following old hands were gathered at
the same dinner table; great company but indifferent food.
Anna Matranga CBS
Dario SAT1
Tomislav Skaro - APTN
Nynke LaPorte (former newsroom - left before the takeover) NET 5
Igor "Maglite" - APTN
Chris Slaney - APTN
Nino Bantic's brother was also there!
If I've forgotten anybody - sorry, age and alcohol.
The following day in Skopje I bumped into Steve Pollak, Raff Wolber (ex Hong
Kong), Adrian Dolan, Jenny Bruer and Ivan (former WTN Sofia).
Cheers, Chris
(2 May 1999)
From Anna Averkiou in London:
Hi everyone. Just a note to say I'm still at the BBC and have just started a
six month attachment setting up and running the new Picture Desk in the main
newsroom. It means I'm deskbound - but around if anyone wants to meet up in
the evenings! I really enjoyed seeing everyone at Mauri's do recently and
hope to come along and support the cricket team in the summer
Also, I'm looking to sell my 26 Disney shares - and wondered if anyone would
be interested before I try to find a broker who deals in foreign shares (any
suggestions/contacts gratefully accepted).
Please e-mail me on anna.averkiou@bbc.co.uk.
cheers,
Anna Averkiou
(2 May 1999)
From Gerhard Elfers in Frankfurt:
Hi..... Not enough info on The Germans here!
Ex-WTN Frankfurt cameraman Christof Noelting now (re)-joined APTN as their Frankfurt cameraman. Michael Pohl freelancing for a number of international clients ex Frankfurt, currently in -you guessed it- Kosovo (where else, really). Former WTN-Producer Gerhard Elfers currently working as reporter for RTL.
The WTN Frankfurt office was taken over by CNN, Angus Foxley still in that office under Starbird contract.
Eva Klein found a nice job in Hannover with a large TV-production company called Center-TV.
Best regards to all, and thanks for maintaining this site!
Gerhard
(7 April 1999)
From Samira Kawar ex WTN/London newsroom
I started my new job as Middle East correspondent at a British publishing
consultancy that covers the petroleum industry exclusively on the 1st of
March. It is a writing job, and I am learning all about oil. It is
interesting and challenging work. Of course, I miss general news, and many
of my former friends and colleagues at WTN, so I hope we can arrange a get
together soon. It was nice to see some of you at the pub gathering arranged
by Mauri on Thursday (1 April). Let's hope it can be done again.
Warmest regards to all
Samira Kawar (1 April 99)
Dear friends
By the first of May 1999 Gaza Media Center will move to another place in the
center of Gaza city. The new place is 200 m from the Palestinian parliament and
500 m from Arafat's office. It will have modern studio, Digital and Analogue
Edit, live position with very good view day and night, microwave link with
Jerusalem and the earth station and the EBU dish in Jerusalem, microwave
link with Arafat's office, the Parliament, and the airport for live transmision.
To contact us:
Remal-Omar al- mokhtar St.,
AL Shrok tower 14 floor,
Gaza City,
Palestine -
tel:0097272823589-2824542,
fax:0097272840182,
Email wtngaza@rannet.com
home page: http://members.xoom.com/gmc_gss
Best regards
Abed Al-Salaam Abu Askar (5 April 99)
Rick Bayles notifies:
"Masha and I are getting married on April 1st. (No, it's not a joke!)."
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Note that Masha is the Masha of WTN/Moscow. Wedding pictures to follow.
(20 March 1999)
Chris Slaney reports:
Zion "Tony" Eilam, former WTN Jerusalem producer has quit his
job with APTN and will commence work for FOX NEWS in their Jerusalem
office on March 1st.
Noa Mizrachi, also former WTN Jerusalem producer, has a full time job
with Italian broadcaster RAI. (10 March, 1999)
Nigel Parsons (exWTN now APTN sales) notes that the WTN European Sales people are not included in the listing of exWTN people below. That is now corrected.
Nigel and Angela Comer with APTN/London Sales, Svetlana Setunskaya with APTN Sales in Moscow. IsabelJubert with EFE TV in Madrid.
And a tardy move of Rick Bayles (London Comprods) to the departees and a freelance life. (26 Feb 1999)
When queried on rumours of her having joined Oxfam, Rachel Stabb replied:
I have indeed started with Oxfam as their International Media Officer. So
far I've spent my first week in Washington, my second week between London
and Oxford and on March 3rd, I'm supposed to be en route to Barcelona!! (21 February 1999)
From Homero Nava in Mexico
IT IS SO NICE TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE THERE AND THAT THIS PAGE EXISTS......
THE MAIN REASON FOR ME TO HAVE WORKED FOR SO MANY YEARS AT WTN IS BECAUSE I ENJOYED TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS, SO LET'S TRY NOT TO GET LOST. (18 Feb 1999)
Philip Davies (ex WTN Joburg and Nairobi) reports that WTN's stringer based in Port Elizabeth on South Africa's south coast, Tony Vincent, was killed recently. Tony, shooting a wildlife documentary, was up with his camera in a microlight when it crashed. Tony traveled the world shooting documentaries and corporate films and videos as well as being WTN's man in South Africa's south and west. (7 Feb 1999)
DEAR WTN FRIENDS,
I HAVE NEW HOME PAGE ON THE INTERNET. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT GMC (GAZA MEDIA CENTER), VISIT THIS ADDRESS
http://members.xoom.com/gmc_gss
ABU ASKAR - WTN / GAZA (25 Jan 1999)
Rachel Stabb reports:
Long time London freelancer, Philippa Meagher (Marr) gave birth to a son
on 22nd Jan. at 0300. Little 'James Henry Thomas' weighs 6 lbs 9 ozs.
Anyone wishing to contact Philippa can reach her at home:
5 Crawley Chase, Winkfield Row, Bracknell, Berks RG12 6TS (23 Jan, 1999)
If you want to take another look at the 21/Sept/98 AP story on the finalisation of the purchase of WTN by AP, it was still sitting on one corner of the WWW at 16/Jan/99:
Associated Press completes buyout of Worldwide Television News
ABED ABU ASKAR (eX WTN GAZA) reports:
EX WTN DEPUTY BUREAU CHIEF AND APTN PRODUCER IN JERUSALEM DORIT LONG HAS A NEW JOB IN ABC NEWS IN TEL AVIV.
SHE WILL START TO RUN THE OFFICE IN TEL AVIV NEXT WEEK. (12/Jan/1999)
Sasha +Speed+ Spiridonov of WTN/Moscow has died.
Speed was a young man with many problems, but much loved by all at WTN/Moscow.
I t is reported that he died of heart failure.
Sasha and his girlfriend paid a visit to the WTN/London newsroom about 1994 and most WTN visitors to Moscow would have met him.
He worked mostly as a feed coordinator. (Jan 99)
Richard Steenhuis reminds all in London:
OLD CRICKETERS GO ON FOR EVER. THE
EX-WTN CRICKET TEAM CONTINUES FOR THE
SUMMER OF 99. MEET YOUR FRIENDS ON A
BALMY SUMMER EVENING AT HIGHGATE OVER A
PINT OF WARM LAGER. MORE NEARER THE
TIME.
The list of who's in and who's out (as known at 2/January/1999).
Please email any errors, additions and updates to wtnfriends@btinternet.com
8 July 1999 updating with Bob Howes and Ken Ryan departure from APTN/London.
16/Jan/99 updating with WTN Middle East Deptartment departures
Only other change from the previous emailed list:
Kate Ivens departed from Broadcast Services
(and correcting error - James Turner still at APTN/NY)
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GONE on Voluntary Redundancy from the WTN/London newsroom
Ashley Velie
Samira Kawar
Liz Havern
Ken Heron
Sarah Stevens
Sue Stevens
Fiona Werge
David Tucker
Al Ratclife
John Hodgman
Matt McGarry
John Flannery
Stephanie Clarke
David Parker
Mark Richardson
Noni Stacey
Guy Ker (now Managing Editor at Chan-4 News in London.)
Rachel Stabb
Marcello Zanini
Eric Bremner
Shirley Bucklow
GONE among other departments in London:
Gerry O'Reilly (Comprods - Programs)
Stever Turner (Comprods)
Bob Howes (Technical Services) (Departed June 99)
Moira Edmonds (BS)
Lorrie Grabham-Morgan (Marketing)
Yasar Durra (Middle East)
Isabel Morgan (Rovers)
Rex Jenkins (Marketing)
Pete +Spanner+ Harris (MCR)
Paul Bannister (MCR)
Charles Faulds (MCR)
Ken Ryan (MCR) (Departed June 99)
Kate Ivens departed (Broadcast Services)
Claire Jarvis (Bookings)
Jo Farmer (BS)
Rick Bayles (Comprods)
David Weiss (WTN/NY
Scott Michaeloff (WTN/NY)
James Fitzgerald, Richard Copeman, Graham Herkes (London Sports staffers)
Mark Jeffreys (London Sports freelancer) .
Helen Piper (London Sports production assistant) future is unsure.
She may be a compulsory redundancy or may be placed into satellite bookings.
All other Sports freelancers are out (but failed to receive redundancy
due to invoicing WTN as companies)... This includes Andy Edwards who
worked for WTN Sport for eleven out of the last 15 years. They are
just let go.
The voluntary redundancy people from the London Middle East Department are:
Abdul Kader Kharobi
Samia Hosny
Rachel Cunnigham Staal
Zahra Mackawi
Aziz Abdul Hay
Nada Shakour
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1998 STAYERS with APTN/London - Not accepted for Volontary redundancy or did not apply.
In the newsroom:
Anna Murray
Rob Gilles
Catherine Gaschka
Jemini Pandya
Stuart Pendleton
Mike Reid
Tamar Fakahany
Satvindar Sahota
Tom Burke
Jonah Hull
Flora Hunter
Tanya Sakzewski
Nino Bantic
1998 STAYERS in other London departments:
(partial listing - those who may be known abroad)
Fred Monson
Bob Howes (Technical Services) (Departed June 99)
Patrick Whelband (Entertainment)
Jennifer Wilson (Programs)
Viktoria Baller (Programs)
David Simmons (Library)
Helen Clifton (BS)
Cathy Rice (BS)
Lisa Robson (BS)
Sue Falcone (Personnel)
Herbie Rana (Accounts)
Kati France (Accounts)
Mike Shegog (BSN)
Adam Norris (Comprods)
David Cook, Adrian Tuckwell and Alan Kyrle (Maintenance)
Ray Duff, George Bradford, Larry Grove (Traffic)
Megs in bookings (may re reconsidered for redundancy ??)
Nigel Parsons and Angela Comer in Sales
Ken Ryan (Departed June 99)
Phillippe Bertrand (Tech Facs)
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DEPARTEES IN THE FIELD include (partial listing only):
Michel Haj, Yaser Al-Naji, Saleh Al-Yaman & Jamal Gheith of WTN AMMAN,
Ghassan Salem, Wadad (Weeda) Hamzah, Sami Zeinnedine, Kassem Dergham &
Fadi Feghali of WTN BEIRUT
TEL AVIV
Dorit Long - former WTN Deputy Bureau Chief TEL AVIV
(departed Jan 99 to ABC/Tel Aviv Bureau)
Chris Slaney to status of free agent with APTN guarantee March 1999.
Zion "Tony" Eilam, WTN Jerusalem producer to FOX NEWS Jerusalem office March 1st.
Noa Mizrachi, former WTN Jerusalem producer, has a full time job
with Italian broadcaster RAI as at March, 1999
Anna Matranga, Dario Canciello, Alessandro Gentile David Iocolucci in ROME.
Marie-Danielle Tilliette, Michael Huggins, Jean-Marie Bresson and
Abdel Zouieche in PARIS
Michael Pohl, Cristoph Nolting and Tomislav Skaro in FRANKFURT
Vojo Raonic, Neli Perovic and Vejlko Djuravic in BELGRADE
Shellie Karabell, Ivan Rodionov, Andrei Rabotnov and Klim Kolossov
among others in MOSCOW
Rob Celliers, Spokes Mashayane, Vince Magwenya and Ella Drayton in JOBURG
Matt Eik from NAIROBI
Jason Bleitreu in BANGKOK
Jun Manuel and Lita Montilla in MANILA
Park Han-Choon and Song Sook-Ja in SEOUL
Ben Bloede in TOKYO
Tom Mathra, Percy Talreja, Pooja Kaul and Tim Irwin in DELHI
David Wivel and Miss Zhau (Diana) in BEIJING
Elissa Fidden in SYDNEY
From WTN/HONG KONG:
Len Richardson, Cal Barton, Rebecca Ip, Christina Yiu, Rafael Wober,
Rafi Mohideen, Annie Yim, Karen Mah, Mark Hiney and Anita Ramchandar
(Rebecca freelancing with APTN)
From WTN/NEW YORK (redundant or resigned):
Michael Davy, John Alger, Kathy Higuchi, Jill Johnson, Sheffield
Keith, Carl Deal, Freya Michie, Elise Labott, Anthony Lappe, Steve
Karmazin (all from news); Rick Haas and Tim Burgess (from sports);
Karen Rush, Jeff Berger, Joy Ramos, Mark Hutzler (all from mcr); Rick
Sannicandro, David Weiss, Dave Capello (all from broadcast services);
Mark Dachel, Brenda Cintron, Luz Medina (all from accounts); Gerard
Mackie and Anton Mittag (from engineering); Scott Michaeloff, Dolores
Wilson, Katherine Hrvatin (all from sales); Paul Sisco (from
WASHINGTON).
Homero Nava in MEXICO
Cristiana Mesquita in RIO de JANEIRO
Isabel Jubert from European sales base in Madrid (to EFE TV/Madrid)
Farouk Fouly (WTN staff cameraman in the CAIRO Bureau for 23
years), and Mohamed Yehia (CAIRO staff cameraman / editor for 5
years)
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Of course, not to be forgotten, the LONG GONE people at the former top
levels: Roby Burke, John Reverand, Lowndes Lipscomb, Gary Napier and
Richard Sykes
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IN THE FIELD the APTN STAYERS include:
All of WTN/Brussels Anja Marx (to Berlin), Igor Meglajec, Allessandra Trona and Uli Simon.
Valerie Hamilton at WTN/Rome
Thomais Papiouanu in Paris
Alex Stavitsky in Madrid
Olimpiu Gheorgiu in Bucharest
Firle Davies and Josthat Kasari in Nairobi
Bishr Eltouni (likely rebasing from Nairobi)
Will Stebbins (to be rebased from Cairo)
Maria Ronson in Hong Kong (pending)
Billy Cooper in Jakarta
Zoran Jankovic in Delhi
Iqbal Athas in Colombo
Eight or nine staff in Moscow including Alex Belov, Kov Kovelevich,
Andrei Klassin, Alan Quartly, Sergei Nalitch (Middle East)
and Svetlana Setunskaya (Sales)
Norman Bottorff, Cameraman Shawn Yeh and local assistant Mr. Mu
Alexander Furtula in Prague
In Israel:
Ronnie Battat - former WTN Admin Mgr
And in New York:
James Turner, Miguel Real, Reka Pigniczky (all from news); Tom Giovan,
Darren Lawler, Alvin Delacruz, Tiffany Dotterman, Ken Hason, John
Salzinger (all from mcr); Debbie Sawicki, Claro Serrano, Rocco
Perrone, Morenike Clarke (all from accounts); Sheila Laurenceau and
Aynsley Floyd (from broadcast services); June Appel, Rachel Diamond,
Margherita Angione, Kevin Mccarthy, Tim Trainor (all from comprods);
Karen Hendren,Scott Wapner, Rob Subach, Jeremy Brown (all from merrill
lynch); Gerard Tibbs, Pepe Fernandez, Jerry de la Espada (all from
traffic); Jenny Serravalli and Anna Dokoza (from entertainment); Mike
Rosenfelder (Washington)
Dave Modrowski - rebasing in London for APTN
Carla Roman in Havana (continuing to work, but future not clear)
Fernando Jauregui, stringer in Caracas: (taken on by APTN as stringer)
Walter de Cabo in Buenos Aires (doing work for APTN as stringer for now)
All other WTN Latam stringers: ???
The only WTN bureaux that APTN will operate from are the former WTN
bureaux in Beijing and New York.
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