Media Moves

D.C. ABC TV station hires Rogers as anchor

John Rogers

John Rogers will join ABC station WJLA-TV Ch. 7 in Washington, D.C. Currently, he is a morning news anchor at WRIC-TV Ch. 8, an ABC affiliate in Petersburg, Va.

Rogers’ last day is Dec. 15.

Previously, he held the posts of Sarasota bureau chief and weekend morning anchor at NBC station WFLA-TV Ch. 8 in Tampa and WTTA-TV Ch. 38, Tampa’s CW Television Network outlet.

He has also held reporter, producer and anchor roles at TV stations in Alabama and Tallahassee.

Rogers graduated from Florida State University.

You can congratulate Rogers via X/Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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