Derek McGinty
Born
Washington, D.C., U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationNews Anchor/ Journalist/ Radio Personality
Years active1981–Present
Known forWUSA (TV) (2003–2015 as anchor) (1981–1998 as Radio Personality)

Derek McGinty is an American news anchor and television journalist, who in the 2010s anchored 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 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. ^ a b Bedford, Karen Everhart (July 30, 1995). "Derek McGinty: Before long, the talk chair belonged to him". Current. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  2. ^ "Derek McGinty | Weeknight Anchor | wusa9.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  3. ^ a b Conciatore, Jacqueline (January 17, 1998). "CBS woos away Derek McGinty". Current. Archived from the original on March 6, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  4. ^ John Maynard (February 26, 2001). "WJLA's Derek McGinty Moving to ABC News". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  5. ^ "Derek McGinty, Weeknight Anchor". WUSA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "News Archive". dcrtv.com. September 8, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.

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