William Bonemer Júnior, known professionally as William Bonner (born

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), is a Brazilian

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and

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. He is the current editor-in-chief and anchorman of ''

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'', the most-watched Brazilian news program, aired by

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Biography

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

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(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

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, assigned as editor and presenter of ''SPTV'', a São Paulo local news program and, later, host of ''

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''. Upon moving to

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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

, 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); *

(1988-1990); *

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(1989-1993); * Jornal Hoje (1993-1996); *

(since 1996)

Stand-in presenter

(1988-1996)

References

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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 {{Brazil-journalist-stub