Frei Named BBC World News America Anchor
From B&C:
The British Broadcasting Corp. tapped veteran correspondent Matt Frei to anchor its new U.S.-based newscast, BBC World News America. The announcement was made Wednesday by Rome Hartman, the hour-long newscast’s executive producer.
Frei, the BBC’s lead U.S. correspondent for the past five years, will anchor from Washington, D.C., when the newscast premieres Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.
The program — which will run on U.S.-based cable channel BBC America, as well as global network BBC World News — will focus on international and U.S.
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