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D.C. TV station hires Stone as news anchor/reporter

Shomari Stone

Shomari Stone has joined WTTG-TV Ch. 5, a Washington, D.C. Fox station, as a news anchor and reporter.

Commenting on his new job, Stone said:

“The DMV [District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia] is my home. Growing up, I spent summers here with my father and even graduated from St. John’s College High School.

“It is an honor to join this great team where I can bring viewers closer to the news stories by making my reports memorable, interesting, and informative.”

Recently, Stone was a correspondent at NBCUniversal and a reporter at CNBC.

He also worked at KOMO-TV Ch. 4, an ABC affiliate in Seattle, and WFOR-TV Ch. 4 in Miami, Fla., which serves as the area’s CBS outlet.

Stone graduated from the University of Miami, where he was a reporter at the student paper, The Miami Hurricane.

Be sure to congratulate Stone on Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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