Sinclair Broadcast Group Ends Maureen Bunyan's Contract

An over four decades-long career.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, owner of WJLA in Washington, ends its contract with Maureen Bunyan, one of Washington’s longest-serving anchors and one of the first black women in the country to helm a local evening broadcast.

As Washington Post’s Paul Farhi reports, Sinclair is using an opt-out clause in the multi-year contract signed in 2015 to end her time behind the anchor desk at the end of this month.

Since taking over the station in 2014, Sinclair has let go a number of longtime anchors and reporters, including Leon Harris a few months ago.

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