Sinclair Broadcast Group today appointed Jan Jeffcoat to lead Sinclair’s soon-to-be-launched headline news service as main anchor.
Set to premier in early 2021, Sinclair said its headline news service “will report on news as it happens, providing dynamic and timely journalism and insight that aims to navigate viewers throughout their day. Jeffcoat will lead the service, providing accurate news that doesn’t just say what the headlines are, but gives viewers an in-depth look into why each headline matters.”
Jeffcoat has more than 19 years as a television host and TV news anchor, including anchor for five years at WUSA Washington. Prior to this, while working with Scripps, Jeffcoat launched and hosted the magazine’s national news and entertainment magazine show The List. She also worked as an anchor for a number of other television stations and broadcast networks including WFLD Chicago; KRIV Houston; WBTV Charlotte, N.C.; and WCSC Charleston, S.C.
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Jan Jeffcoat and Cayle Thompson are named as hosts for the proposed Sinclair national morning show that will air on the Sinclair owned stations. This is Sinclair's attempt to do their edition of "News Nation" that airs on Nexstar Owned WGN America and national segments that air on Local Newscasts owned by Nexstar.