William Bonemer Júnior, known professionally as William Bonner (born 16 November

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), is a Brazilian newscaster, publicist and journalist. He is the current editor-in-chief and anchorman of '' Jornal Nacional'', the most-watched Brazilian news program, aired by TV Globo.

Biography

Bonner graduated in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Advertising and Publicity from the School of Arts and Communication, University of São Paulo (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

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until June 1986. He then moved to Rede Globo, assigned as editor and presenter of ''SPTV'', a São Paulo local news program and, later, host of '' Fantástico''. Upon moving to Rio the following year, he was the main newscaster of ''Jornal da Globo'' between 1989 and 1992 alongside

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and, between 1994 and 1996, editor-in-chief and newscaster of ''

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''. Since April 1996, after Cid Moreira and Sergio Chapelin left their positions, Bonner became lead anchor and, later, editor-in-chief of Jornal Nacional, Globo's main weekly news program, alongside

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and, currently, Renata Vasconcellos.

Personal life

Bonner met

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 (1988-1990); * Jornal da Globo (1989-1993); *

(1993-1996); * Jornal Nacional (since 1996)

Stand-in presenter

* Jornal Nacional (1988-1996)

References

External links

* 1963 births Living people Brazilian people of Arab descent Brazilian television news anchors University of São Paulo alumni Shorty Award winners {{Brazil-journalist-stub