Currents is a daily Catholic news magazine television show on New Evangelization Television

New Evangelization Television

New Evangelization Television, or NET, is a Christian-centered cable television channel based in Brooklyn, New York, formerly known as The Prayer Channel...

 (NET), broadcast five days a week from its studios in Brooklyn

Brooklyn

Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...

. The program examines current events through the perspective of the Catholic faith.

History

In October 2008, NET hired Deacon Greg Kandra to oversee the development of the program. Kandra was a 26-year veteran of CBS News, and had won every major award in broadcasting. Kandra became NET's first Director of News, and began collaborating with Quinn and studio director Cedric Chin to create the new show. The team selected the title "Currents" -- a nod to Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio's frequent exhortations to "put out into the deep," a recurring theme of the New Evangelization. (Kandra later added the tagline that appears at the beginning of every program: "The news show that goes against the tide.")

Kandra hired a news team that included local newswriter Christopher Iasiello (from 1010 WINS

WINS (AM)

WINS , known on-air as "Ten-Ten Wins", is a radio station in New York City, owned by CBS Radio. WINS's studios are in the combined CBS Radio facility at 345 Hudson Street in the TriBeCa section of Manhattan, and transmitting towers in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.WINS is one of the nation's oldest...

), coordinating producer (later Assistant News Director) Shu-Fy Pongnon, Atlanta news anchor/reporter Matt McClure, former ABC News

ABC News

ABC News is the news gathering and broadcasting division of American broadcast television network ABC, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company...

 anchor Tai Hernandez, Univision

Univision

Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...

 producer and reporter Nathalia Ortiz, and Sirius XM Radio personality Lino Rulli

Lino Rulli

Angelo Rulli is an American radio host, author, producer, and former television host. He is currently the host of The Catholic Guy radio show, which is aired on The Catholic Channel on Sirius XM Radio. He was also the Executive Producer and host for the Emmy Award winning television show...

.

The show premiered on June 1, 2009, with co-anchors McClure and Hernandez, along with reporters Nathalia Ortiz and Lino Rulli. (On June 14, Hernandez was replaced by veteran anchor/reporter Francesca Maxime.)

Hosts

Matt McClure - Anchor

Nathalia Ortiz - Reporter

Lino Rulli - Reporter