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TVTechnology: Sinclair to Launch National News
BALTIMORE—Sinclair Broadcast Group is launching a national news show that it
will air across its Big Four affiliates on Sunday morning. Sinclair had 162 TV
stations in 79 markets covering 37.5 percent of U.S. TV households. It said the
new program would air on Sinclair’s Fox, ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates
nationwide, and that it has hired Emmy award-winning investigative journalist
Sharyl Attkisson to host. The 30-minute program, which will be based in
Washington, D.C., will be a blend of investigative and political journalism,
with a focus on accountability, according to Sinclair. Attkisson will join
Sinclair in June, and the show is expected to launch in the fall of 2015. The
announcement was made by Scott Livingston, vice president of News for Sinclair
Television Group.
“We are excited to have Sharyl on board as we launch this group-wide news
program,” Livingston said. “Our goal is to provide the context and perspective
on major issues impacting our viewers. Sharyl has a proven track record of
exposing the truth behind stories that other news organizations shy away from.
I admire Sharyl’s determination and passion to seek the truth. Her unwavering
commitment to exposing government waste, abuse and impropriety will be the
foundation of our news program.”
Attkisson is a recipient of five Emmy Awards, seven Emmy nominations and an
Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative journalism. Her most recent Emmy Award
in 2013 was for a series including an undercover investigation into Republican
fundraising. Her series on the Bush Administration’s TARP bank bailout received
an Emmy Award, as well as finalist awards from Loeb and the IRE Investigative
Reporters and Editors. Attkisson also received Emmy recognition for her reports
on Fast and Furious, Benghazi, green energy waste, Red Cross waste and abuse,
Congressional oversight, Ford and Firestone tire rollovers, aid to Haiti, and
dangerous prescription medicine. Attkisson recently authored The New York Times
bestseller, “Stonewalled,” which addresses the unseen influences of
corporations and special interests on the information and images the public
receives every day. Prior to joining Sinclair, Attkisson spent 30 years as a
correspondent and anchor for CBS News, CNN and various local news stations.
Attkisson graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Broadcast
Journalism.