The veteran journalist joins Tegna’s Seattle NBC affiliate from the group’s WHAS Louisville, Ky.
By Mark K. Miller | May 18, 2021 | 7:56 p.m. ET.
Tegna’s NBC affiliate KING Seattle has appointed Julie Wolfe news director, effective June 21. She will be responsible for overseeing the station’s news content across all platforms.
Wolfe joins KING from WHAS, Tegna’s ABC affiliate in Louisville, Ky., where she’s been news director since 2018. During her tenure, Wolfe oversaw the relaunches of
Wake Up,
NightTeam,
The Big 4 and the Focus investigative team. Under her leadership, the WHAS team has received multiple regional Emmys, regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Associated Press awards, and took home the Kentucky Press Photographers Association Award.
Richard Washington III Named WTIC-WCCT News Director
Tegna moves him from assistant news director at its WCNC Charlotte, N.C., to oversee journalism operations at its Fox-CW duopoly in Hartford, Conn.
By Mark K. Miller | May 19, 2021 | 1:43 p.m. ET.
Tegna’s Fox affiliate WTTC and CW affil WCCT Hartford, Conn., have appointed Richard Washington III news director, effective June 14. He will be responsible for overseeing WTTC news content across all platforms as well as developing and executing the news department’s
Expect More brand and strategy.
Washington comes to Hartford from Tegna’s WCNC Charlotte, N.C., where he has been assistant news director since December 2019. During his tenure there, Washington served as interim news director and led the news department through the 2020-21 coronavirus pandemic, Super Tuesday, Election Night coverage, WCNC’s
Updated: 1:38 PM EDT May 19, 2021
HARTFORD, Conn. FOX61 and CW20 announced today that Richard Washington III has been named news director of the FOX and CW network-affiliated stations in the Hartford and New Haven market, effective June 14.
Washington will be responsible for overseeing FOX61 News content across all platforms as well as developing and executing the news department’s
Expect More brand and strategy.
Washington comes to FOX61/CW20 from TEGNA-owned WCNC, where he has served as assistant news director at the NBC affiliate in Charlotte, North Carolina since December 2019.
During his tenure at WCNC, Washington served as interim news director and led the news department through the 2020-21 coronavirus pandemic, Super Tuesday, Election Night coverage, WCNC’s
Updated: 12:41 PM PDT May 18, 2021
SEATTLE KING 5, TEGNA’s NBC affiliate in Seattle, announced today that Julie Wolfe has been named news director, effective June 21st. Wolfe will be responsible for overseeing the station’s news content across all platforms.
Wolfe joins KING 5 from WHAS11, TEGNA’s ABC affiliate in Louisville, KY, where she’s been news director since 2018. During her tenure, Wolfe oversaw the relaunches of Wake Up, NightTeam, The Big 4, and the FOCUS investigative team. Under her leadership, the WHAS11 team has received multiple Emmys®, Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Associated Press awards, and took home the Kentucky Press Photographers Association Award.
She moves from content director at the company’s WLTX Columbia, S.C., to lead its ABC affil in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa., following Chuck Morgan’s retirement.