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Charles Perez Rinehard Born Charles Dabney
March 2, 1963
Los Angeles, California, U.S.Charles Perez Rinehard (born March 2, 1963) is a former American television news reporter, anchor and former talk show host.
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Career
Before entering the news business, Perez was best known as host of the nationally syndicated The Charles Perez Show.[1] The show was produced by Tribune Entertainment and ran from 1994 until 1996.
Following that, he anchored King World's nationally syndicated news magazine show, American Journal, along with his sister, Michele Dabney-Perez, during its final season, replacing Nancy Glass. Perez has also worked as a reporter for Los Angeles' KCAL-TV and Miami's WSVN-TV and as a producer of The Ricki Lake Show and The Montel Williams Show.
Perez was most recently the main evening anchor at Miami's ABC affiliate WPLG. He was terminated from this position on August 6, 2009, after he filed a discrimination complaint against the station, regarding supposed prejudice for his sexual orientation that resulted in his being removed from anchoring Channel 10's weeknight newscasts.[2] Previously he was a weekday reporter and the weekend anchor at WABC-TV in New York City until 2006. He co-anchored the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. weekend editions of Eyewitness News with Sandra Bookman.
Perez made an appearance during the first season of MTV's The Real World when he appeared on-camera as one-half of a couple with Norman Korpi. According to Perez, the two were never linked in a relationship, though the MTV producers portrayed them as if they were.
Confessions of a Gay Anchorman, Perez's autobiography, was published in 2011.[3]
Personal life
Perez is currently embroiled in a legal battle with his ex-partner.[4] Perez alleges negative publicity from his legal battle led WPLG to demote him.[5]
In September 2009, Perez married his partner, Keith Rinehard, in Westport, Connecticut. Charles Perez now goes by the name of Charles Perez Rinehard .[4]
References
- ^ IMDB:The Charles Perez Show, http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0236894/
- ^ WPLG fires anchor Charles Perez, http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2009/08/breaking-news-wplg-fires-anchor-charles-perez.html
- ^ Gay Newscaster's Book Makes Waves
- ^ a b Rothaus, Steve (2008-09-12). "Former anchor Charles Perez to marry in Conn.". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/sfl-perez-marriage-bn091009,0,160076.story. Retrieved 2009-09-12.
- ^ Miami Herald, July 23, 2009, http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/people/story/1153633.html
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