WJLA Washington

Sinclair ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) has hired Bill Kelly to be its next chief meteorologist, taking over the lead weather desk on Monday, Oct. 23. He will succeed Doug […]

Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) is added veteran investigative reporter Nathan Baca to its 7 On Your Side team as government waste investigator beginning Monday, June 19. The […]

Sinclair-owned WJLA Washington (DMA 7) announced Wednesday that its award-winning chief meteorologist, Doug Hill, will retire on Sept. 15 after 17 years at the ABC affiliate. One of Washington’s most […]

Sinclair-owned ABC affliliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) is adding anchor Adrianna Hopkins to its Good Morning Washington beginning May 29. She joins the station from WDSU New Orleans and will […]

On Jan. 31, staff at Sinclair’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington gathered around a pair of sheet cakes for a sendoff to a pair of the market’s TV heavyweights: Maureen Bunyan, a 44-year veteran of local airwaves who in 1978 became one of the first female African-American anchors in the US, and Bruce DePuyt, who for 14 years hosted NewsTalk, the rare public-affairs show that was actually fun to watch. The cakes were, by this point, a familiar ritual. Anchors Leon Harris and Gordon Peterson, sports anchors Alex Parker and Tim Brant, and entertainment-reporter legend Arch Campbell are among those who have also exited over the past three years.

Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington is adding Nancy Chen to its ABC7 News desk beginning Monday, April 10. Chen comes from WHDH Boston where she has been an anchor and […]

Tonight’s interactive forum to highlight critical issues facing the area’s local LGBTQ community. It’s scheduled just prior to ABC’s When We Rise miniseries.

The longtime Washington anchor joined the ABC affiliate in 1999 after spending 22 years at the market’s CBS affiliate WUSA.

A 10-story tall display on the ABC affiliate’s suburban Washington building will show election returns in real time beginning at 7 p.m. tonight.

WJLA-TV Anchor Maureen Bunyan, anchor at Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7), has been named the first recipient of the Ed Walker Lifetime Achievement in Broadcasting award from […]

Sinclair’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) said today that journalist Leon Harris will be leaving the station in October after 13 years anchoring ABC7 News. He has been the longtime […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) said on Wednesday that anchor Alison Starling has agreed to remain on the ABC7 News desk for several additional years, extending […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) reached a multi-year agreement to carry the Washington Redskins’ Monday Night Football games. In 2016, ABC7 will air two Washington Redskins’ Monday Night Football games […]

Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washngton (DMA 7) said today that on Monday, June 6, meteorologist Veronica Johnson will move from WRC Washington to WJLA’s StormWatch7 weather team, headed by Chief […]

On June 13, Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) will increase its Sunday morning Government Matters to weeknights, airing live Monday-Friday at 8 p.m. on co-owned NewsChannel 8, then re-airing […]

Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) said today that on Friday, July 1, investigative reporter Scott Taylor will join the station’s 7 on Your Side team. Taylor makes the move […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s WJLA Washington announced today that it will launch DC Refined, an online lifestyle and culture magazine. DCRefined.com will debut on Thursday, April 14, and highlight the region’s […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) announced today that on Tuesday, May 10, investigative reporter and anchor Lisa Fletcher will become the station’s senior investigative reporter.  She […]

Sinclair Broadcast Group is bringing an online lifestyle magazine to Greater Washington. D.C. Refined will provide coverage ranging from travel to sports to fashion to food to arts, said Laura Wainman, the site’s managing editor. The Web-based culture outlet will fall under the umbrella of Sinclair’s ABC affiliate WJLA, according to Wainman.

Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) said Wednesday that on Monday, Feb. 15, co-owned cable news channel NewsChannel 8’s Late Night Report will be expanding from 30 minutes to […]

Sinclair-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 7) is pairing Michelle Marsh with Jonathan Elias on the anchor desk for its ABC7 News at 4pm newscast beginning Monday, Jan. 11. Marsh […]

Is Sinclair tweaking the design of its stations’ websites? If WJLA Washington’s site is any indicator, it looks like that may be the case. The group began revamping select station websites back in August, and now has pushed out some design and layout updates, starting with its D.C. ABC affiliate.