Media Moves

Philly TV station hires Smith as reporter

Briana Smith

Briana Smith, an anchor/reporter at CBS-owned KDKA-TV Ch. 2, in Pittsburgh, will leave to join ABC’s WPVI-TV Ch. 6 in Philadelphia as a reporter.

Smith tweeted:

“@KDKA & Steel City: I can’t thank you enough for providing me with love, growth & memories these past 2 years! I’m ecstatic to announce my journalism journey continues in Philadelphia as the newest reporter for the legendary @6abc!”

Her last day at KDKA is May 24.

Previously, she worked as a news reporter and fill-in-anchor at Spectrum and was also a reporter at News21, a  a student reporting project at Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism.

She interned at MSNBC and NBC Today Show.

Smith has a B.A. and M.A. in journalism from Hofstra University in Long Island, N.Y.

Be sure to congratulate Smith on Twitter.

Mariam Ahmed

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