A Miami TV information anchor with a penchant for posting racy bikini snaps has continued to defy her boss’s warning to cease “performing like an influencer,” RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Jenise Fernandez, a former Miss Miami, has an extended historical past of sharing swimsuit images which have seemingly gotten below the pores and skin of her WPLG-TV information director, Invoice Pohovey, who referred to as his staff’ posting of thirst-trap images “cringeworthy.”
“I’ve emailed about this quite a few instances previously, however we appear to be going within the incorrect route once more,” Pohovey reportedly advised staffers in a February memo first reported by FTVLive.
“Too lots of our social media accounts are getting used for silly nonsense,” he continued.
“We do not need dance movies with our workers. We do not need trend reveals, outfits of the day, or different foolish content material that detracts from you as journalists,” Pohovey wrote whereas including that “We must always by no means produce such content material, and we must always completely NEVER create such content material contained in the station, in our newsroom or studios, utilizing our information set because the background.”
Pohovey warned that “Your station social media accounts ought to be used to share information/climate/sports activities info and assist to drive visitors to our newscasts and web site.”
The newsman scoffed, “However I believe these identical tips apply to private social media accounts. Whether or not you’re working or not, you continue to symbolize the station and should all the time keep in mind your function as a reputable, trusted journalist, not a Kardashian,” including, “A few of what I see is cringeworthy.”
“I am exhausted to must repeat this, however we’re not influencers; we’re journalists,” Pohovey fumed.
Days later, Fernandez openly posed in a collection of images in a pink bikini whereas on trip in Fiji.
“Now I do know what it feels prefer to be on @cloud9_fiji,” the six-time Emmy winner wrote within the caption.
A number of weeks later, Fernandez shared a shiny video from the getaway, together with extra content material in her bikini,
“A floating bar in the midst of the South Pacific the place you may drink, eat, snorkel, and simply take pleasure in the fantastic thing about Fiji. Please teleport me again instantly,” she longingly wrote within the caption.
The Miami native’s Instagram web page seems extra like that of a journey influencer, exhibiting her on holidays all around the world, typically in swimsuits or racy clubbing outfits, interspersed with pictures of her on the WPLG information set or on story assignments.
Even Fernandez’s station bio proudly boasts that she’s been to “30 international locations and counting.”
Fernanez posted extra bikini content material in March, with the caption, “Who says Spring Break is just for school college students? Miami Seashore spring break seaside day.”
She turned up the warmth once more in June, exhibiting off her toned determine in a tiny inexperienced bikini whereas absorbing the solar on Marco Island in Florida.
Pohovey clarified to the New York Publish on July 8 that the ten p.m. information anchor’s content material did not violate his directive.
“The memo did not inform staff they could not publish trip images or different day by day life actions on their private social pages,” he mentioned in an e mail to the outlet.
The information boss added, “We do dwell in Florida, and other people put on bikinis on the seaside. These images have been tasteful and utterly fantastic.”