WTA represents news anchors, hosts, correspondents, and sports and weather anchors at the national level, as well as top local stations throughout the United States. WTA focuses on placing its clients in the top 30 markets, as well as at the broadcast and cable networks. It is very active in the syndication marketplace as well. WTA also represents network-level producers and independent production companies.

WTA's clients include John Anderson, ESPN anchor and host of the hit, prime-time ABC game show “Wipeout.” Other network clients include NBC correspondent/MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing, as well as Hari Sreenivasan, anchor and correspondent for “PBS NewsHour,” who has been a client of Gregg Willinger's for 15 years. Client Dr. Holly Phillips is a contributor to CBS News, as well as a medical correspondent for WCBS-TV in New York City.

On the national cable network side, WTA represents more sportscasters at ESPN than any other agency. Clients there include SportsCenter anchor Robert Flores (whom Gregg Willinger discovered in Waco, Texas in 1999), as well as correspondents John Barr and George Smith. Client Lisa Salters is a sideline reporter for ABC Sports' coverage of the NBA and primetime college football, as well as a correspondent on “E:60,” the popular news magazine show. In the NASCAR arena, clients include “NASCAR Now” host Nicole Briscoe. Client Derek Rae has been the lead play-by-play man for ESPN International for over 13 years.

Client Krista Voda is the pit reporter for Fox Sports’ NASCAR coverage and hosts “The Speed Report” for Speed Channel.

WTA represents high profile anchors and correspondents at Fox News, including anchors Julie Banderas, host of weekend “Fox Report,” and Harris Faulkner, who is the breaking news anchor on the weekday show “Happening Now” and host of the live daily web-show “The Strategy Room,” as well as correspondents Steve Brown and Orlando Salinas. Rebecca Gomez is the anchor of “Happy Hour” on the Fox Business Network. FNC anchor Patti Ann Browne, who provides the news cut-ins on the popular “Glenn Beck” show, has been a client of Gregg Willinger’s since he discovered her 14 years ago at a small local cable operation in Long Island, NY.

Other national cable news clients include Tony Harris, morning anchor at CNN, “In Session” (Court TV) trial correspondent Jean Casarez (whom Gregg Willinger discovered in Reno, Nevada), who is the primary substitute host on “Nancy Grace,” the highest rated show on HLN. Paul Goodloe is a prime-time meteorologist for The Weather Channel; Gregg Willinger discovered Paul at a local station in St. Louis in the mid 1990's. Client Jennifer London is a correspondent on HD Net’s “World Report.”

In the syndication arena, WTA has done deals for hosts and correspondents for "Inside Edition," "EXTRA," "Entertainment Tonight" and "A Current Affair." Client Dr. Melina Jampolis, a board certified nutrition specialist and author, has appeared numerous times on “Live with Regis and Kelly,” and has contributed to CNN and Fox News.

WTA also has its finger on the pulse in the growing area of locally produced, lifestyle and entertainment programming as well. Client Cyndi Edwards co-hosts “Daytime,” a Tampa-based lifestyle and entertainment show produced by Media General that is seen in over 90 markets around the country. Long-time client Cathy Hobbs, whom Willinger has represented for over 17 years, is the host of “Metro Residential,” a locally-produced real estate and design show for WPIX in New York City. Arthur Chi’en, correspondent for WPIX, also hosts “Dining Pix,” a locally-produced restaurant review show.

WTA is also very active with the affiliate feed services of all the networks and has placed its clients at every major service, including ABC NewsOne, CBS NewsPath, NBC NewsChannel, and CNN NewsSource.

In addition to its numerous clients at ESPN, WTA represents many people at the regional sports channels, doing deals with Fox regional networks and Comcast Sportsnet outlets across the country, as well as the Yes Network and MSG Network in New York City. Long-time client Amber Theoharis is a sideline reporter for the Baltimore Orioles for MASN (Mid-Atlantic Sports Network) and hosts a football post-game show, “Ravens Extra.” Client Jocelyn Pierce is a sports reporter for Fox Sports West in Los Angeles, and Ryan Field is a sports anchor/reporter for Fox Sports Detroit.

WTA also represents independent production companies for reality and other non-fiction programming, leveraging its vast contacts at cable networks such as Discovery, Animal Planet, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, the Travel Channel and National Geographic. It has negotiated development deals for its host clients with several cable outlets.

In addition to jobs in the television industry, WTA has successfully negotiated product endorsement deals for its clients, public speaking engagements, infomercials, spokesperson deals with major consumer brands, as well as radio deals. It has also “optioned” books and life stories to Hollywood-based film and television studios for its clients.

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