WPTV Anchor Shannon Cake Goes Part-Time
WPTV anchor Shannon Cake announced today on her Facebook page that she asked for and received a reduction of her duties at the station. Cake signed a new contract with Newschannel 5 that takes her off the WFLX 10pm newscast, but she will stay on as co-anchor of the station’s early evening newscasts alongside Jay Cashmere, and will also report on special projects.
Around the time WPTV started to produce the WFLX shows, we heard rumors that Cake wasn’t too keen on taking up anchor duties for WFLX’s 10pm newscast so soon after having a child but she says a family health scare last year forced her to seriously re-examine her work life balance and priorities. According to Cake, WPTV managemers “were more like mentors” during her family’s ordeal and agreed to let her go part-time.
Shannon Cake is one of the long-timers on WPB television having joined Newschannel 5 way back in 1996 as reporter and worked her way up to weekday anchor and investigative reporter.
Her full statement below:
Craig Stevens and five other local TV news vets were awarded the Silver Circle award for excellence last night. The award is awarded to distinguished individuals who have contributed a quarter of a century or more of exemplary excellence to the television industry. Stevens has 25 years in the news business, 20 of which he has spent with Sunbeam television, mostly at WSVN with a short stint at WHDH form 1997 to 1999.
Manuel Martinez, President of Telemundo stations and former WTVJ NBC 6 general manager
Marilys Llanos, senior reporter for WSCV Telemundo 51
Nelly Rubio WFOR/WBFS Director of Community & Public Relations. She founded the station’s Neighbors 4 Neighbors non-profit organization after Hurricane Andrew struck South Florida.
Teresa Rodriguez co-anchor of Aqui y Ahora on Univision and the first woman to host a national prime-time Spanish-language newscast.
Kerry Weston WPLG Local 10 Assignment Desk planner
