Hearst Adds Investigative Unit in D.C.

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Hearst has added a national investigative unit in its Washington bureau, which already provides political and national news to Hearst stations in 26 markets.

Heading up the new unit as chief national investigative correspondent is Mark Albert, formerly a freelancer with CBS News.

The two-team unit, which comes aboard June 19, also includes Matt Prichard, who has been a journalist at stations in Albany, Ga., and Colorado Springs, according to Hearst. 

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.