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July 19, 2021 | WTVD-TV, Raleigh

ABC11/WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham Names New Evening News Anchor

ABC11/WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham Names New Evening News Anchor Lauren Johnson Joins the Station From WTXF-TV- Philadelphia Photo Courtesy of Lauren Johnson ABC11/WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham President and General Manager Rob Elmore has named Lauren Johnson to co-anchor its evening newscast and will join the team by the end of July. Johnson will co-anchor the evening Eyewitness News team…
June 15, 2021 | Race & Culture

ABC Owned Television Stations’ Race and Culture Team Captures the Heart of Juneteenth in ‘Our America: Black Freedom’ Available To Stream Now Across ABC Owned Television Stations’ 32 Connected TV Apps, With a Hulu Premiere on the Historical Day of June 19

ABC Owned Television Stations’ Race and Culture Team Captures the Heart of Juneteenth in ‘Our America: Black Freedom’ Available To Stream Now Across ABC Owned Television Stations’ 32 Connected TV Apps, With a Hulu Premiere on the Historical Day of June 19 ABC’s ‘Localish’ Spotlights ‘All Red Everything: Juneteenth Food Traditions’ From the “Black Freedom’…
June 9, 2021 | ABC Owned Television Stations

ABC Owned Television Stations Announce Premium Content Slate and Resources for Pride Month 2021

ABC Owned Television Stations Announce Premium Content Slate and Resources for Pride Month 2021 ABC Owned Television Stations Further Solidify Their Commitment To Serve the LGBTQ+ Community and Their Allies With Premium Content and Community Resources Across Its Eight Stations in Celebration of Pride Month 2021 In a Range of Annual Pride Parade Coverage Across…
June 7, 2021 | ABC Owned Television Stations

ABC Owned Television Stations Drops the First Two Episodes of Its ‘Pride’ ‘Our America’ Streaming Special Dedicated to the Transgender Community Ahead of the Full Release

ABC Owned Television Stations Drops the First Two Episodes of Its ‘Pride’ ‘Our America’ Streaming Special Dedicated to the Transgender Community Ahead of the Full Release ‘Our America: Who I’m Meant To Be’ Premieres Today, June 7, Across the Station Group’s Free News Apps and 32 Connected TV Apps on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV,…
May 7, 2021 | ABC Owned Television Stations

ABC Owned Stations Win Seven 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Including Two of Their Top Stations Winning the Overall Excellence Award, the Highest Honor Awarded

ABC Owned Stations Win Seven 2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Including Two of Their Top Stations Winning the Overall Excellence Award, the Highest Honor Awarded WABC-TV New York and KABC-TV Los Angeles Honored With the Overall Excellence Award and KGO-TV San Francisco Won the Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award ABC Owned Televisions…
May 7, 2021 | ABC Owned Television Stations

‘Our America: Asian Voices’ News Special Premieres the Weekend of May 8–9 Across ABC Owned Television Stations With a Special Airing on National Geographic on Thursday, May 20 (11:00 P.M. EDT)

‘Our America: Asian Voices’ News Special Premieres the Weekend of May 8–9 Across ABC Owned Television Stations With a Special Airing on National Geographic on Thursday, May 20 (11:00 P.M. EDT) The Fourth Installment of the ‘Our America’ Series Celebrates the Asian American Pacific Islander Community and Will Air Across the Eight Owned Stations and…
May 5, 2021 | ABC Owned Television Stations

ABC Owned Television Stations To Air Special Programming and Spotlight Community Resources Across Its Eight Stations Throughout Mental Health Awareness Month in May

ABC Owned Television Stations To Air Special Programming and Spotlight Community Resources Across Its Eight Stations Throughout Mental Health Awareness Month in May All Stations Will Also Participate in ‘Mental Health Action Day’ on May 20 by Hosting Town Halls, Exclusive Content or Connecting Viewers to Mental Health Resources Viewers Can Stream Various Exclusive ‘Mental…
April 30, 2021 | WTVD-TV, Raleigh

ABC11/WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham’s Longtime Eyewitness News Anchor Tisha Powell Retiring From Broadcasting To Return Home to Louisiana

ABC11/WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham’s Longtime Eyewitness News Anchor Tisha Powell Retiring From Broadcasting To Return Home to Louisiana Photo courtesy ABC11/WTVD-TV Raleigh Durham Longtime Eyewitness News evening anchor Tisha Powell announced she is retiring from broadcasting to return home to Louisiana. Her last day on air will be June 30, 2021. Powell shared the following message to…
April 29, 2021 | WABC-TV, New York

ABC7/WABC-TV New York Names Rehan Aslam As Its New Vice President and News Director for the Most-Watched Station in the Nation

ABC7/WABC-TV New York Names Rehan Aslam As Its New Vice President and News Director for the Most-Watched Station in the Nation He Joins the Station on May 3, 2021, from KTRK-TV Houston, an ABC Owned Television Station Photo Courtesy of KTRK-TV Rehan Aslam has been named vice president and news director of ABC7/WABC-TV New York,…
April 23, 2021 | KABC-TV, Los Angeles

‘On the Red Carpet at the Oscars® 2021’ Broadcasts Live From Union Station Los Angeles on Sunday, April 25

‘On the Red Carpet at the Oscars® 2021’ Broadcasts Live From Union Station Los Angeles on Sunday, April 25 The Star-Studded Affair Will Air Across ABC Owned Television Stations and Will Be Televised in 86 Markets and Across 20 Countries Worldwide The Pre-Show Red Carpet Begins at 4:00 p.m. EDT/3:00 p.m. CDT/1:00 p.m. PDT and…