New WJLA Show Covers Business Of Govt.

Allbritton Communications-owned ABC affiliate WJLA Washington (DMA 8) and co-owned NewsChannel 8 will debut Government Matters, a 30-minute weekly show that features news and in-depth coverage of the business of government.

The program will air Sundays on WJLA at 9:30 a.m. and on NewsChannel 8 at 1:30 and 10:30 p.m. It will be hosted by veteran anchor Morris Jones.

“DC is obviously the hub of the federal government and this program will discuss business topics of interest in government sectors like security, technology and management,” says WJLA General Manager Bill Lord.

The station says the target audience is mid- to senior-level executives in federal agencies and the federal contractors who do business with them. Examples of the topics that Government Matters will cover are: budgets, mobility, big data, cyber security, drones, cloud computing, sequestration, weapons systems, executive orders, health care, IT and social media in government.

The Managing Producer of Government Matters is George Jackson. Steve Vito of Sage Communications will serve as consulting producer. The show’s website is: www.GovernmentMattersTV.com. The Twitter handle is @GovMattersTV.

WJLA’s local business show, Washington Business Report, hosted by Rebecca Cooper, will move to 11 a.m. on Sunday immediately following This Week with George Stephanopoulos.