Scripps News Adds Chris Nguyen As Anchor

Chris Nguyen has been hired by Scripps News as an anchor based in the network’s headquarters in Atlanta. Nguyen previously worked for CNN as a national correspondent in Washington, D.C. His first day with Scripps is Friday, Sept. 29.

At CNN, Nguyen covered breaking news, including the Uvalde massacre, the indictments of former President Trump and extreme weather for the network’s 1,000-plus local news and international partners. He said he believes in bringing an equity-and-race lens to solutions-focused journalism in the newsroom.

Before joining CNN, Nguyen was an anchor and reporter at KGO-TV (ABC) in San Francisco, where he led the station’s COVID-19 coverage out of Santa Clara County, which was among the first in the country to implement a shelter-in-place order at the start of the pandemic. In addition, he was responsible for covering Silicon Valley and the role that Big Tech plays in our society, as well as the region’s homelessness crisis.

Nguyen also has experience anchoring hours of continuous breaking news during devastating wildfires and severe weather events. He was the first Vietnamese American man to regularly anchor in a major U.S. television market, according to the Asian American Journalists Association.

He also worked as an anchor and reporter in Sacramento, Calif.; Spokane, Wash.; and Decatur, Ill.

“Chris’s experience at the anchor desk and in the field will add another strong player to our team,” said Kate O’Brian, president of Scripps News. “We value his excellent track record of high-quality work and look forward to having Chris join us.”

Nguyen received his Bachelor of Arts in Communication from the University of Washington in Seattle. He is on the national governing board for the Asian American Journalists Association.