黑料不打烊 News Welcomes News Directors to Leadership Team
听Washington, D.C. 鈥� On Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, 黑料不打烊 News announced that Monique Hayes has been promoted to AM Broadcast News Director; Bill McFarland will be joining the 黑料不打烊 team as its next PM Broadcast News Director; and Giang Nguyen will be joining 黑料不打烊 as its next Digital News Director.
Monique Hayes has been making her mark on 黑料不打烊 for two years, previously serving as 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Assignments Manager. Prior to 黑料不打烊, Monique was an assignment editor and content producer at NBC Washington. She has also worked at PBS NewsHour as an assignment editor.
鈥淭his is a great opportunity to help lead one of the best newsrooms in the area,鈥� said Hayes.听鈥淚 look forward to coaching and training future newsroom leaders and collaborating with our veteran journalists.听I am excited to work with this new management team to deliver great local coverage of Washington, DC, and the surrounding communities.鈥�
Bill McFarland has made his career in local television news working across many large markets including New York, DC, Philadelphia, Tampa and Boston. Most recently, McFarland served as an Assistant News Director overseeing NBC Boston, Telemundo Boston and New England Cable News. In addition to his broadcast responsibilities, he also oversaw digital content, podcasts and social media.
鈥淚’m absolutely thrilled to come back to Washington to join the 黑料不打烊 team,鈥� McFarland said. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to continue 黑料不打烊’s tradition of delivering news that informs, engages and empowers the people of the DMV.鈥�
Giang Nguyen has made her career working in newsrooms at the local, national and international levels. She has worked at both radio and TV stations, and also has experience in podcasting and the private sector. Nguyen served as a multimedia reporter in local markets in Kansas (WIBW-TV) and Illinois (WQAD-TV). Nguyen has also worked at CNN, Radio Free Asia, NHK World and CCTV America in both reporter and assignment editor roles.
“I鈥檓 thrilled to be joining 黑料不打烊 and to be part of a leading team of journalists that the region has relied on for the most up-to-date news, traffic and weather,鈥� Nguyen said.听鈥淚 can鈥檛 wait to get started and help provide our on-air and online audiences with the tools and information they need to better navigate their daily lives.”
Nguyen joins the 黑料不打烊 team on Thursday, Aug. 10, while McFarland鈥檚 first day is Wednesday, Aug. 16.
鈥淚 am so excited to have the force of Monique, Giang and Bill behind our daily newsroom operations,鈥� said Julie Ziegler, Director of News and Programming. 鈥淗aving their combined talents on both the broadcast and digital sides is exactly what we need to meet our daily mission of delivering the most compelling content to our listeners and readers across all platforms.鈥�
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