The Morning Ticker: Fusion, PBS, ABC

By Chris Ariens 

  • David Ford joins the upcoming ABC News-Univision channel Fusion as Vice President for Corporate Communications. He will be based at the channel’s new headquarters in Miami. Ford currently oversees media relations for “World News with Diane Sawyer.”
  • Following his speech at the Lincoln Memorial this afternoon, Pres. Obama sits down with “PBS Newhour’s” Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff at the White House. The interview airs tonight on Newshour.
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  • ABC News has settled a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed a 2011 “20/20” report was libelous. The Colorado man had sued ABC News as well as former “20/20” anchor Chris Cuomo, who is now with CNN.

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