Brian Andrews’ future with RCN uncertain after CBS gig

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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