WFLA J.B. is an Emmy and Murrow award-winning digital anchor on WFLA Now an interactive news streaming platform he designed and built for Florida news an Emmy-winning interactive show on hurricane season for Nexstar television stations across the country comes to sunny Tampa Bay from our sister station WKRG in Mobile Alabama where he was named “Alabama Reporter of the Year” four times in four years flew with the Hurricane Hunters into the eye of Hurricane Irma as the massive storm made the turn toward Tampa Bay in 2017 has produced health and consumer series such as “Digital Dangers” and “Smartphone Savings.” Earlier in his career he was an anchor on WENY-TV in New York and worked as a Bureau Chief in Delaware for WBOC has become a proponent of interactive journalism working with developers around the world on technology that powers real-time audience interaction He’s helped lead digital coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic for which he was named Best Digital Journalist in Florida by the FABJ His eight days of online coverage of Hurricane Michael when television transmitters were damaged in the Florida Panhandle earned a regional Emmy and Edward R couldn’t be more thrilled to be in Tampa Bay with his wife Devan he’s a diehard Yankees fan and also a boxing junkie II VCF Academy World Cup kicked off on Friday at the Ciutat Esportiva del Valencia CF in Paterna and until Sunday will bring together more than 150 players from the different VCF Soccer Academies that Valencia CF has in America united by their passion for football and sharing the Valencia CF crest for a few days the Ciutat Esportiva of Valencia CF brings together players of different nationalities races and cultures in a unique multicultural experience The meetings between VCF Academy Seattle and VCF Academy Greece and the match between VCF Academy New York and VCF Academy Southeast Europe opened a full day full of activity on the 8-a-side pitches of the Ciutat Esportiva del Valencia CF and full of colour in the stands with families and supporters cheering on their respective teams This II VCF Academy World Cup is an example of Valencia CF's commitment to extend its brand image to all corners of the planet sharing the same philosophy in the VCF Academy: Sentiment in a club that is inclusive and open to all In Valencia and at the II VCF Academy World Cup we feel at home," said Joe Campos who are repeating their presence at this international tournament after the great experience of 2022 For the VCF Academy Japan from Wakayama and Kanazawa it is their first time and they couldn't be happier "The kids are really enjoying themselves," admits Yoshio Nakatani "Last year we couldn't come because of the COVID situation but we are enjoying it very much and we are delighted to be in Valencia," says Yoshio who has been linked to Valencia CF since 2010 “I like the crest and the bat and I have been fighting for more than 10 years in Japan for this crest I'm going to keep flying with the kids," says Yoshio The II VCF Academy World Cup is one of the actions that form part of the VCF Academy Programs The VCF Soccer Academies that the VCF Academy has in strategic markets in North America Africa and Asia are part of the VCF Soccer Academy Programs that help to expand the Valencia CF brand and what its colours symbolise around the world This Internationalisation Strategy has been a finalist in the World Football Summit Awards 2022 The VCF Soccer Academy that the VCF Academy has in strategic markets in North America Africa and Asia are part of the VCF Soccer Academy Programs that help to expand the Valencia CF brand and what its colours symbolise worldwide The main objective of the VCF Soccer Academy Programs in addition to expanding the image of Valencia CF and its Sentiment Courage and Germanor philosophy around the world is to take the Valencia CF training methods to any part of the planet and spread the values that have always accompanied this Club making the participants enjoy and learn from the best professionals of the Valencia CF Academy the sixth best in Europe in the training of players to compete at the elite level according to the latest reports from the CIES Football Observatory the VCF Soccer Academy and the Sports Consultancy services are just some examples of this great project - 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2025 Content presented under the "BOAT Presents" logo is an advertising feature and Boat International Limited has been paid to include this content The decision was taken due to the drastic decrease in Maserati orders The Fiom-Cgil of Turin has announced that the decision to dispose of the Grugliasco plant which employs 110 workers and who will be transferred to the Proma site in Bruino has been communicated to the trade unions by the Proma group “The effects of the lack of assignment of new models to Mirafiori aggravated by the end of production of the Maserati inevitably has harmful effects on the components – stated Edi Lazzi general secretary of the Fiom-Cgil of Turin and Pino Logioco head of Proma for the Fiom -: this time the ax falls on the head of the historic Grugliasco della Proma factory At least there will be no employment tensions as all workers will be transferred to the Bruino site The fact remains that another industrial piece is closed permanently This makes the need to support the requests of the metalworkers' unions to have a project for Mirafiori with new productions and for the city of Turin in general which is losing wealth due to the abandonment of its largest industrial sector is absolutely necessary and will have to be widely participated not only by metalworkers but in general by the whole city There has also been a request for further layoffs for the Mirafiori body shop for another three weeks which will be in continuity with those already carried out which only worsens the already highly critical situation" Read also other news on Nova News Click here and receive updates on WhatsApp Follow us on the social channels of Nova News on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Telegram The VCF Academy recently held a series of Autumn VCF Soccer Camps in various European countries More than 250 boys and girls participated in these VCF Academy Campuses run with the aim of expanding the Valencia CF brand and publicising the working methodology of the VCF Academy -one of the the best in Europe for training elite players according to the latest reports from the CIES Football Observatory The VCF Soccer Camps follow the line of work of the VCF Academy Programs with the coordination and supervision of coaches from the VCF Academy Those who participated in the VCF Soccer Camps this autumn will have the opportunity throughout the season to complete their VCF experience by training for several days at the Ciudad Deportiva and taking a tour of the oldest stadium in the Primera División These Valencia CF Campuses in Italy and Malta have been held in Rome Altamura in collaboration with l'Evolución Altamura VCF Academy Technical Partner and in Mellieha (Malta) in the latter case in collaboration with Mellieha SC The Valencia CF Academy programs help to expand the Valencia CF brand and what its colours symbolise around the world The main objective of the VCF Academy Programs in addition to expanding the image of Valencia CF and its philosophy around the world is to take Valencia CF's training methodology to any part of the planet and to spread the values that always accompany this Club making the participants enjoy and learn from the hand of the best professionals of the Valencia CF Academy Soccer Academies and Sports Consultancy services are just some examples of this great project