WXYZ Detroit names Clifford co-anchor at 5 and 7 p.m.

Scripps Howard’s WXYZ Detroit today announced that Carolyn Clifford will join Robbie Timmons as co-anchor of its 5 p.m. Action News and that Clifford will co-anchor the 7 p.m. Action News.

WXYZ-TV News Director Andrea Parquet-Taylor made the announcement which becomes effective on Monday, January 29.

Clifford has been the co-anchor of Action News This Morning and Action News at Noon and also serves as the station’s chief health reporter. In addition to her new co-anchor responsibilities at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m., Clifford will continue as co-anchor on Action News at Noon.

Clifford joined WXYZ in June 1998 as weekend anchor and health reporter. Clifford became co-anchor of Action News This Morning in June 2002. A Detroit native, Clifford grew up on the northwest side of Detroit and is a graduate of Benedictine High school. Clifford graduated from Michigan State University in East Lansing with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.  Prior to joining WXYZ-TV, Clifford was an anchor/reporter at television stations in Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Orlando and Lansing.