Amy Walter to Depart ABC News

Political director returning to Cook Report in January

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/20/2012 12:22:57 PM

ABC News political director Amy Walter is leaving the network in January to rejoin the Cook Political Report as national editor.

Walter joined ABC News in 2010 after serving as editor-in-chief of The Hotline. She was previously senior editor of the Cook Report from 1997-2007.

Walter helped lead ABC's coverage of the recent primary debates and 2012 presidential campaign, including anchoring ABC News' live-streamed digital coverage at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, presidential debates and on Election Night.