Derek McGinty
Derek McGinty | |
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Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | News Anchor/ Journalist/ Radio Personality |
Years active | 1981–Present |
Known for | WUSA (TV) (2003–2015 as anchor) (1981–1998 as Radio Personality) |
Derek McGinty is an American news anchor and television journalist, who in the 2010s anchors for WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C..
Career
McGinty spent much of his early career hosting a radio talk show called The Derek McGinty Show from 1991 to 1998 on WAMU in Washington.[1] There he covered local and national politics, hosted segments with "the computer guys", and offered a broad, eclectic mix of guests.[1] Before that, he was a newsman on WHUR-FM, Howard University's commercial radio station.[2] In October 1997, McGinty began to appear as a freelance reporter on the CBS news program Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel.[3] After several months, he made the move permanent and left WAMU in January 1998.[3]
McGinty joined ABC News in New York City, where he appeared on appeared on ABC's World News Now,[4] and World News This Morning, HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, and WUSA's Eye on Washington.[5] In August 2015, his contract was not renewed for on-air news anchoring, but he announced that he would continue to host WUSA's Sunday morning show Capital Download.[6]
References
- 1 2 Bedford, Karen Everhart (July 30, 1995). "Derek McGinty: Before long, the talk chair belonged to him". Current.
- ↑ http://archive.wusa9.com/life/company/article/137334/133/Derek-McGinty--Weeknight-Anchor
- 1 2 Conciatore, Jacqueline (January 17, 1998). "CBS woos away Derek McGinty". Current.
- ↑ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2001/02/26/wjlas-derek-mcginty-moving-to-abc-news/30a77b0c-6df1-4d52-b2bf-019d1db865d3/
- ↑ "Derek McGinty, Weeknight Anchor". WUSA. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ↑ "News Archive". dcrtv.com. September 8, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.