Vanessa Villafuerte is now anchoring the 4 p.m. newscast on CBS 47.

The promotion adds to her hosting duties for MedWatch Today, the weekend medical show that airs on CBS47 and sister station KSEE24. Villafuerte has hosted the show since she came to Fresno in April 2025.

The Los Angeles native graduated from Pepperdine University and worked television jobs in Palm Springs; Yuma, Arizona; Bakersfield; and Omaha before returning to school. She earned a Master of Public Health degree from UCLA.

CBS47 shuffled its anchors starting Jan. 26. Brian Dorman is no longer anchoring the 11 p.m. newscast and will instead continue with the 5–8 p.m. shows (five different half-hour segments, with the CBS Evening News at 6:30 p.m.). He anchors those shows with Kathryn Herr.

Katherine Phillips, who anchored the 4 p.m. newscast, is now with Herr on the 11 p.m. newscasts.

“We made this move primarily to give Brian and Katherine more time to report, especially on projects and investigative stories, which is consistent with the CBS47 On Your Side brand. It also allows us to take advantage of Vanessa’s anchoring experience,” CBS47 News Director Andy Paras said.

Dorman continues with his special reports, including a story this week about new laws to combat habitual drunk drivers.

That gives Fresno two all-female anchor teams. Kim Stephens and Madison Macay anchor the 10 O’Clock News on KMPH Fox26. Stephens is filling in for Monty Torres, who is on long-term medical leave.

KMJ Shows Honored

Two KMJ radio (580 AM/105.9 FM) shows made Barrett Media’s list of the Top 20 Mid-Market Shows of 2025. The media newsletter/website ranked stations based on a panel of 40 experts and several factors, including “the ear test, originality, multi-platform impact, ratings success, and industry buzz.”

“Broeske & Musson,” hosted by John Broeske and Christina Musson finished 18th for midday shows. “Fresno’s Morning News” with host Christopher Gabriel and anchor Randy James ranked #19.

ABC30 Adds, Loses Reporter

Kerry Mannix joined ABC30 last November. The New York native graduated from Pace University in New York City, and worked her first TV job at KVIA-TV in El Paso, Texas in 2022.

Vince Ybarra left last month for KPTV, the Fox affiliate in Portland, Oregon. He reported for three years with ABC30, coming over in 2023 from a station in Yuma, Arizona.

ABC30 also introduced a new music package for its broadcasts.

Hanford Newspaper Limiting Print Version

The Hanford Sentinel is going from a five-day-a-week printed paper to one, The Business Journal first reported.

The paper started in 1886 as a weekly version.

“What this means is a return to reading a newspaper that doesn’t run out before your breakfast does. Everything our readers are used to in five dailies will now come in one hefty weekly paper — without the filler,” the paper said in a statement.

The 20-page paper comes out on Wednesdays, with a reduced subscription price of $14.50 per month. An online-only subscription costs $4.99.