ABC Names New Political Director
By John Eggerton published
Amy Walter, editor of National Journals's political publication Hotline, is joining ABC News as political
director. She succeeds David Chalian, who announced his exit last month to join PBS' 'NewsHour.'
Walter will
be based in Washington and will oversee political coverage online and
on-air, and will provide analysis to World News, Good Morning America,
Nightline, and This Week.
In her Hotline role, she was also an analyst for CNN, C-SPAN, CBS, NBC, and HBO as well as contributing to NewsHour.
Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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