Lorena Estrada and Tavares Jones will join Alex de Armas and Ethan Calloway as weekend morning co-anchor on Today in Florida at WSVN Miami. Jones starts immediately and Estrada starts in November. The duo served as weekend morning anchors at WSVN.
Today in Florida runs from 5 a.m. to 11 a.m.
WSVN is known as 7 News. Sunbeam Television owns the station, a Fox affiliate.
“We are excited to promote Lorena and Tavares on weekday mornings,” said Alice Jacobs, WSVN vice president of news and local programming. “They are both credible journalists and have a natural ability to connect with morning viewers. They also have great chemistry with each other and with the current presenters, Alex and Ethan.
Presenter Vanessa Borge leaves 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 Floridawith a co-presenter who has not yet been named.
“We are grateful to Vanessa for her contributions during her time at 7 News,” said Paul Magnes, co-president and general manager of WSVN. “Vanessa’s departure will result in three well-deserved promotions, with flagship teams who will continue to build on our success.
WSVN added the 10-11 a.m. weekday news hour in June.