Jerry Eisinger

Jerry Eisinger, host of WMFE-TV's This Week, talks to Mount Dora mayor Melissa DeMarco about the proposed ordinance in Mount Dora for developers to pay for public art as part of any building project that's more than $1million.

Host: Jerry Eisinger

Jerry Eisinger , Writer & Co-Producer

Jerry is a native of Flint , Michigan.He began his career as a radio news reporter for WITL-FM and Capitol News Bureau in Lansing.His voice was heard daily as the State Capitol Correspondent on 25 radio stations across the state.

He moved to Orlando , Florida in 1995.He was offered to host the comedy Gory , Gruesome and Grotesque Horror Make-Up Show for Universal Studios Florida.During this time , he appeared in several commercials , independent films and television shows.He also hosted shows for Disney/MGM Studios including SuperStar Television , The Monster Sound Show , and The ABC Sound Show.Jerry jumped back into news in 1997 as a General Assignment Reporter for WOGX-TV in Ocala/Gainesville.

He left news permanently when Universal Studios offered him a full-time performing contract.

Jerry is also a feature stand-up comedian.In the last several years he performed in comedy clubs all over the east coast.

Jerry goofing off on the setof a local independent film

Jerry Eisinger and Megan Brown in The Trilemma Production of Bash
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Jerry captured the attention of many of his fellow actors throughout his performance in Bash at the Orlando Fringe Festival this year.In this Trilemma Theater Production , he set aside his usual comedy role to play a likeable but disturbed conservative college student who winds up committing a terrible crime.Jerry had a great experience writing Hope 63 and he has great expectations for the future of this film.

Program Host - Jerry Eisinger
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Jerry Eisinger, Host of This Week
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Jerry Eisinger, Program HostJerry Eisinger returns to Central Florida to host "This Week" for WMFE-TV.He previously lived in Orlando for eight years, which is why he describes himself as a pseudo-native.During his time here, he was a show host for Universal Studios and Disney/MGM Studios and a General Assignment Reporter for Fox 35.He was also the host for his own radio program called "The Film Guyz" which generated much support for the local film community in the area.Jerry then wrote and produced a feature film in Orlando entitled "Stealing God".The film won the Best Feature Award and the Audience Award at The Secret City Film Festival in 2005 and is now available on DVD.

During his time away from Orlando, Jerry first headed out to Los Angeles to complete his film and, while there, received an offer to host a nationwide broadcast for the Jewelry Television and Shop-At-Home networks.Jerry relocated to Tennessee for the opportunity and enjoyed a few years there, but was itching to get back to Florida.Although he is a Michigan native, he says, "moving back to Florida feels like coming home again."

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