ABC News has named Linsey Davis and Whit Johnson the new weekend anchors for the network's flagship evening newscast, World News Tonight.
Johnson will anchor on Saturdays, with Davis anchoring on Sundays. "Linsey and Whit are both familiar faces atthe World News Tonight desk, having filled in on the weekends and for David [Muir] during the week, ABC News president James Goldston wrote to staff in a memo Monday morning. "Linsey has had an impressive rise at ABC News as a result of her unflinching interview prowess, her versatility and experience.
Last year she was named anchor of ABC News Live’s first-ever streaming evening newscast in primetime, which has surged in viewership by over 200% since launch a year ago," Goldston wrote. "Whit is.
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