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Brian Andrews’ future with RCN uncertain after CBS gig

by Adriaan Alsema February 23, 2011
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The future of U.S. news anchor Brian Andrews with Colombian television network RCN is uncertain after the American started filling in at WCBS-TV in New York.

Andrews told Colombia Reports Wednesday he is still overseeing the English production of internationally oriented television network NTN24, but “the company and I are still working out details of my continued involvement.”

“I worked for CBS as an anchor in Miami before I moved to Colombia.  I was a freelance correspondent for CBS News and CBS Newsradio while I lived in Bogota.  WCBS-TV in New York is one of the top stations in the US.  I was delighted they called and asked if I could fill in for them last weekend,” Andrews added.

Andrews was the main force behind the now-defunct Colombianews.tv, which attempted to bring Colombian news to an English-speaking audience, until he moved back to Miami.

“I did everything I could to help show the world the positive side of what’s happening in Colombia. In the end, it was clear it just wasn’t smart for a gringo to be running all over the south of country, telling the world to come visit, when the FARC wanted to kidnap me. And it’s not like I was targeted because I made someone angry. I was told they wanted me because I was a rather “easy” target. After all,  I was the smiling American on TV every day traveling all over the country.”

RCN pulled the plug on Colombianews.tv and began NTN24 shortly after Andrews left Colombia.

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