Washington, D.C. ABC affiliate WJLA has promoted Scott Thuman to evening anchor.
He joins Michelle Marsh, chief meteorologist Veronica Johnson, Live Desk anchor John Rogers and sports anchor Scott Abraham.
Thuman will continue in his role as chief political correspondent and cover world affairs on the nationally syndicated show, ‘Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson’.
“With Scott’s deep and extensive broadcast journalism knowledge, he will be a vital and important part of our 7News team on all platforms. He will be a huge asset to keeping our viewers and followers informed with fair, in-depth reporting,” said WJLA 7News vice president and general manager, Todd Bernstein.
He will officially start Tuesday, January 23 when the station debuts their new state-of-the art studio.
Thuman started his WJLA career in 2005 as a reporter and has been Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Chief Political Correspondent for most of the past decade.
“Scott’s nearly 20 years at WJLA, in the DC Market, as a Reporter, Anchor and Senior Political Reporter have more than prepared him to take this role. We are fortunate to have his years of wisdom, dedication to our communities, and overall outstanding team player approach now on our anchor desk every night,” said 7News director Cheryl Carson.
“I’ve been fortunate to have some spectacular experiences all around the world as a journalist but the chance to anchor 7News each night and provide viewers with exactly what they need and want to know, is the greatest assignment and honor yet. I’m thrilled to be back at 7News in this lead role when it’s as critical as ever that we remind the Washington DC region, why local news still matters most,” Thuman said.