CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas is tackling a unique position as she’ll be working nationally for the network and anchoring a local news station at KCAL-TV and CBS News Los Angeles.
The news channel announced that Yuccas would transition to morning anchor for the 7-10 a.m. PT portion of KCAL’s morning news beginning this fall.
“Creating a hybrid role that is perfectly aligned with Jamie’s experience and strengths as a journalist and storyteller represents a seminal moment in the continuing unification of our local-to-global news organization,” Wendy McMahon, president and co-head CBS News and Stations, said.
“Neeraj and I love the notion of having someone with Jamie’s range of talents play a significant role in the launch of our morning news franchise in Southern California, and also continue to report for all of our CBS News broadcasts and platforms. This truly is a best-of-all-worlds opportunity for both Jamie and CBS.”
In addition, Yuccas will continue to serve as a CBS News correspondent and will still appear as a guest co-host on CBS Mornings, CBS News’ national morning news program.
“It has been a privilege to spend the last several years as a CBS News correspondent, reporting on stories of national and international importance, and I’m thrilled to have a chance to broaden my work as an anchor here in Los Angeles, a city I know and love,” Yuccas said.
“I am grateful to Wendy, Neeraj, Joel, Mike (Dello Stritto, vice president and news director, CBS Los Angeles) and the incredibly collaborative team at CBS News and Stations who worked together to create a new kind of role that I’m confident will strengthen our ability to tell those meaningful stories and further connect our CBS community of journalists. I can’t wait to get started.”
Eduardo Razo is the Assistant Content Editor for BNM, which includes writing daily news stories on the news media industry. He can be found on Twitter @eddierazo_ or you can reach him by email at eddie1991razo@gmail.com.
