William Bonemer Júnior, known professionally as William Bonner (born
16 November
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1963
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),
is a Brazilian
newscaster
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,
publicist
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and
journalist
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. He is the current editor-in-chief and anchorman of ''
Jornal Nacional
''Jornal Nacional'' (; ) is the flagship television newscast of TV Globo. First airing on September 1, 1969, according to IBOPE (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics), in the week of September 28October 4, 2015, it was the second ...
'', the most-watched Brazilian news program, aired by
TV Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...
.
Biography
Bonner graduated in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Advertising and Publicity from the
School of Arts and Communication,
University of São Paulo
The University of São Paulo ( pt, Universidade de São Paulo, USP) is a public university in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It is the largest Brazilian public university and the country's most prestigious educational institution, the bes ...
(ECA-USP) and began his professional career in advertising in 1983.
In 1985, he started working at Radio USPFM and was eventually hired as announcer and television host on
TV Bandeirantes
Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...
until June 1986. He then moved to
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...
, assigned as editor and presenter of ''SPTV'', a São Paulo local news program and, later, host of ''
Fantástico
''Fantástico'' (originally known as ''Fantástico: O Show da Vida'', Portuguese for ''Fantastic The Show of Life'') is a Brazilian weekly television news program broadcast on Sunday nights on Rede Globo since August 5, 1973, created by José Bo ...
''.
Upon moving to
Rio
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Rio or Río may also refer to:
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* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
the following year, he was the main newscaster of ''Jornal da Globo'' between 1989 and 1992 alongside
Fátima Bernardes and, between 1994 and 1996, editor-in-chief and newscaster of ''
Jornal Hoje''.
Since April 1996, after
Cid Moreira and
Sergio Chapelin left their positions, Bonner became lead anchor and, later, editor-in-chief of
Jornal Nacional
''Jornal Nacional'' (; ) is the flagship television newscast of TV Globo. First airing on September 1, 1969, according to IBOPE (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics), in the week of September 28October 4, 2015, it was the second ...
, Globo's main weekly news program, alongside
Fátima Bernardes,
Patrícia Poeta and, currently,
Renata Vasconcellos.
Personal life
Bonner met
Fátima Bernardes when they were the main newscasters of ''SPTV'' in 1986; they married in 1990 and gave birth to triplets Beatriz, Laura, and Vinicius in 1997. They announced their separation on August 29, 2016, via Twitter. In September 2018, he married his then-girlfriend Natasha Dantas, a physical therapist. The couple lives in Rio de Janeiro.
In 2009, Bonner released a book, ''Jornal Nacional: Modo de Fazer'', a tribute to the 40 years of the ''Jornal Nacional'', where he reveals the making of the show.
News programs
* SPTV (1986-1989);
*
Fantástico
''Fantástico'' (originally known as ''Fantástico: O Show da Vida'', Portuguese for ''Fantastic The Show of Life'') is a Brazilian weekly television news program broadcast on Sunday nights on Rede Globo since August 5, 1973, created by José Bo ...
(1988-1990);
*
Jornal da Globo
''Jornal da Globo'' (''Globo Journal'') is the late night news show broadcast by the Brazilian television channel TV Globo. It doesn't have a fixed starting time, but usually airs at or after midnight, Monday to Friday evenings.
Hosted by Renat ...
(1989-1993);
*
Jornal Hoje (1993-1996);
*
Jornal Nacional
''Jornal Nacional'' (; ) is the flagship television newscast of TV Globo. First airing on September 1, 1969, according to IBOPE (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics), in the week of September 28October 4, 2015, it was the second ...
(since 1996)
Stand-in presenter
*
Jornal Nacional
''Jornal Nacional'' (; ) is the flagship television newscast of TV Globo. First airing on September 1, 1969, according to IBOPE (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics), in the week of September 28October 4, 2015, it was the second ...
(1988-1996)
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Brazilian people of Arab descent
Brazilian television news anchors
University of São Paulo alumni
Shorty Award winners
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