Derek McGinty is an American news anchor and television journalist, who in the 2010s anchored for WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.
Derek McGinty | |
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| Born | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Occupation | News Anchor/ Journalist/ Radio Personality |
| Years active | 1981–Present |
| Known for | WUSA (TV) (2003–2015 as anchor) (1981–1998 as Radio Personality) |
Career
editMcGinty 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Derek McGinty | Weeknight Anchor | wusa9.com". Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ John Maynard (February 26, 2001). "WJLA's Derek McGinty Moving to ABC News". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
- ^ "Derek McGinty, Weeknight Anchor". WUSA. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
- ^ "News Archive". dcrtv.com. September 8, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.