WJLA Hires Investigative Reporter Scott Taylor

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 from Cleveland where he is an investigative reporter at WOIO.

Prior to Cleveland, Tayor worked at WSYX Columbus, Ohio; WHBQ Memphis; and WXOW La Crosse, Wis.

“Scott is an tenacious journalist, and will be a key addition to our strong team of investigative reporters” said WJLA Director of News Mitch Jacob. “It won’t take viewers in the DMV long to discover why he has been such a popular fixture in Cleveland.”

Taylor’s nationally recognized investigations helped to expose the Cleveland abduction story where Ariel Castro kidnapped and held three young girls for 10 years.

He also broke investigations into animal abuse on dairy farms in multiple states, convinced the EPA to launch a federal investigation of the Clyde Cancer Cluster that has killed 7 children and sickened more than 30, and has shined a light on fraudulent ministers, corrupt cops, rip-off artists and “no comment” politicians for more than 25 years. 

Taylor is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.