Chalian Joining 'NewsHour'

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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David Chalian, political director for ABC News, is joining PBS NewsHour as political editor, starting July 6.

Chalian will manage the content from the White House, congressional and Supreme Court beats. He will also be an on-air analyst on Webcasts and the online version of NewsHour.

Before joining ABC News in 2003, Chalian produced "Inside City Hall" for NY1 News. He had been political director since 2007.

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.