WJLA Names Doug Culver VP of News

Will join Allbritton D.C. ABC affil July 8

By John Eggerton -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/19/2012 5:43:24 PM

WJLA Washington has hired Doug Culver to be VP of news for the Allbritton-owned ABC affiliate.

Culver comes to the station from WFTS-TV, the Scripps ABC affiliate in Tampa. "Doug has a great track record of success as a newsroom leader and as a journalist," said WJLA-TV GM Bill Lord in a statement. "He will be a welcome addition to our strong management team."

Culver starts July 9.

Culver is no stranger to major markets or the station. He was a freelance producer for WJLA before getting the Tampa job. Before that, he had senior news posts at KIRO Seattle and NBC O&O KNBC Los Angeles. It is also a reunion with Lord, who was VP, news, at WJLA, before being named to head the station -- a post that had been vacant since then -- and also had top news posts at KIRO and KNBC.