The launch of John Dickerson’s CBS News Prime Time in September means that all three broadcast network news divisions have unique streaming newscasts at night, a nod to the future and bid to reach young people who aren’t watching television at dinnertime. Above (l-r): Tom Llamas, host of Top Story with Tom Llamas, Linsey Davis on the set of ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis, and John Dickerson, host of CBS News Prime Time with John Dickerson.
The NBC News anchor, who previously led breaking news coverage for streaming platforms in addition to other duties at ABC News, is preparing for the launch of a digital evening endeavor for NBC News, a project he vows will have a kinetic feel and range a little further afield than the linear products that still represent the best-known examples of the format.
Tom Llamas has been named senior national correspondent for NBC News and will anchor a primetime newscast for NBC News Now, the network’s streaming service. Llamas’ move to NBC News from ABC News had been expected. He signed off as the weekend anchor of ABC News’s World News Tonight in January, amid reports that he would be headed to NBC News, with a deal being reached only recently.
Tom Llamas, the weekend anchor of ABC’s World News Tonight, has dramatically quit the network to move to rival NBC. Llamas, 41, is being lined up for a wide-ranging role across NBC News that involves work across the network’s news shows, streaming services and MSNBC.
ABC News said today that Tom Llamas will anchor the Saturday and Sunday iterations of World News Tonight, and Cecilia Vega has been promoted to senior White House correspondent.
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The network said Monday that Cecilia Vega, who has worked for ABC since 2011 after working in local news in San Francisco, will work on Saturdays. Tom Llamas, who came to ABC from NBC’s New York affiliate, will work Sunday night.
