Covering All of South Florida Craig Stevens Tapped As New WSVN Co-Anchor

Covering all of South Florida www.ExpressGayNews.com This Above All... To Thine Own Self Be True. Broward/Dade County’s Independent August 20th, 2001 Gay and Lesbian Community Newspaper Volume 2, Number 17 Craig Stevens Tapped as New WSVN Co-Anchor Stevens originally joined “The News anchor/reporter at WSVN’s Boston sister- media committee of CenterOne, and has Station” in July of 1992 as a general station, NBC affiliate WHDH. He returned been actively involved with numerous assignment reporter. Two years later, he to South Florida in May 1999. charities, many of which serve the GLBT began anchoring the weekend news. Prior From Austin, Texas, Stevens covered community. to his move to Miami, Craig worked as a the tumultuous 2000 presidential election. By hosting the highest rated television reporter and substitute anchor at WBBH-TV, He has also anchored news coverage of such news show on local tv, as WSVN’s co- the NBC affiliate in Fort Myers. major events as Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s anchor, Stevens becomes the most prominent Stevens started his career in 1988 as an return to Haiti, the crash of Valujet flight gay television personality in South Florida. assignment desk assistant at the NBC News 592, and the suicide of Washington Bureau. He worked on such Andrew Cunanan. Gay Republicans Swear-In Officers programs as “NBC Nightly News with Tom In 1991, the Florida Brokaw” and “Meet the Press” as a State School Board production assistant. At NBC, Stevens Association honored worked stories on the presidential elections, Stevens for his outstanding the crash of Pam Am flight 103, the and superior reporting on Armenian earthquake, and Nelson the education beat. A native Mandella’s release from prison, rising of Cape Cod, rapidly within their corporate ranks. Massachusetts, Stevens During his career, Stevens has reported graduated The American a wide range of stories, among them the Gulf University in Washington, War, from both the 82nd Airborne at Fort D.C. with a major in Bragg and from Washington, D.C., several Communications, and a vens Craig Stevens has been named the new hurricanes, beginning with Andrew, the minor in History. co-anchor for WSVN, Channel 7 News, at Oklahoma City bombing, the Versace Craig Stevens now lives 5, 6 and 10 pm weekdays. He was promoted murder, the Pope’s visits to the United States in Miami, and last year in late July, after serving as the anchor for and Cuba, the death of JFK, Jr., and the saga hosted the GLCC’s ‘Stars of Local Log Cabin Republicans, including Jack the 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm news broadcasts. of Elian Gonzalez. the Rainbow’ ceremonies. Majerske and Andy Eddy, attending the National LCR He will co-host the broadcast with Laurie Stevens had left South Florida for a brief He has also served on the Convention at Chicago Symphony Hall in Illinois. Jennings. stint in September 1997 to work as an Board of Directors and (Story on Page 4.) FBI Arrest Ezerski in Reno Hotel Room Community Awareness Contributed to Killer’s Capture By Norm Kent and Mike James Most Wanted last weekend which led Nevertheless, both suspects The FBI apprehended fugitive Adam investigators to the San Francisco area. They appear to be similar in height Ezerski, 19, in Reno Nevada in a Holiday have yet to state what led them to Reno. and stature, and both apparently Inn hotel room on Friday, August 17 at 8pm. San Francisco resident Kevin Begoon, have tattoos on the upper right When agents asked him to identify himself, 43, survived a severe beating by Ezerski with arm. Aventura police are Ezerski is reported to have said, “I’m Adam, a plaster statue on Tuesday, August 14. He is awaiting fingerprint I’m the person you’re looking for.” Ezerski’s only known living victim. identifications, before The Key West fugitive is suspected of The FBI says Ezerski met his suspected making a more being a serial killer who was targeting victims in gay bars. They believe he could declarative statement homosexuals across the country. be linked to other killings. During the one way or another. Ezerski was booked on one count of first- manhunt, awareness drove many to pay Ezerski is also degree murder and one count of unlawful flight particular attention to anyone who looked wanted in Key West to avoid prosecution. FBI special agent like the picture of Ezerski that was circulating for violating probation prostitution. Michael F. McKinley stated that the unlawful on both coasts. in Monroe County, Aside from an Express flight charge would be dropped to facilitate In Aventura, however, detectives are not where he was editorial addressing the issue his extradition to Florida. Fort Lauderdale so sure that the killer of Irving ‘Al’ Sicherer convicted of car theft. today, one of Sicherer’s Police Detectives Tim Bronson and Mark is even gay, or the same man the Fort Aventura officers neighbors, Marvin Perton, Shotwell will escort Ezerksi back to the area. Lauderdale police are seeking. have set off a storm of bitterly complained about the Troy Allen Young, 37, of San Francisco The manner in which the victims were gay community protest, police: “The issue has to do who was accompanying Ezerski was taken killed appear to be different, according to alleging that Sicherer with this man’s murder. Not into custody for parole violations. The two Aventura Officer David Yuzuk. Additionally, was the ‘aggressor,’ and his personal sex life.” were driving a rented U-Haul van they the video identification of the Aventura suspect brought about his The Express will update obtained in San Francisco. is not clearly enough defined so as to say with demise by cruising for breaking developments at Ezerski is wanted in Florida for the certainty it is in fact Ezerski. tricks in areas of street Suspect Adam Ezerski www.Expressgaynews.com. strangling death of 39-year old Anthony Martilotto late last month. Martilotto was a resident of Weston, whose body was found in the Fort Lauderdale Radisson Beach Hotel. Witnesses and a video captured him checking in with Ezerski at 3:30 am on July 26. A maid then found Martilotto’s body seven hours later. Several leads were generated when the Ezerski story was broadcast on America’s www.ExpressGayNews.com • August 20th, 2001 1 CYMK.

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