ABC Action News Announces News Director Sarah Moore to Lead Tampa Bay Area News Operation

ABC Action News – WFTS has named Sarah Moore news director for the
Tampa Bay area multimedia news provider. She was promoted from the
position of Assistant News Director and takes over the new position
effective immediately.

Moore has held key leadership positions in newsrooms around the
country, including Indianapolis and Nashville. With a background of over18 years in journalism, she has personally won multiple Emmy and AP
awards, as well as being part of the leadership team awarded news
excellence and top investigative honors.

“Sarah is a proven newsroom leader. During her time at ABC Action
News, she has been key in helping create and execute content strategies,”
said General Manager Nick Nicholson. “She is the natural choice to lead
our news organization in this rapidly evolving news environment.”

Since 2010, ABC Action News has been singled out by other journalists
and named Florida’s “Best Overall News Organization” by the Associated Press six years in a row. The news station also received the prestigious
Edward R. Murrow Award for “Best Newscast” in the Southeast United
States in 2012.

“I look forward to expanding my work with a team of such talented
journalists,” said Moore. “We’ll continue to build on our success in
providing the news important to all the hard-working people in the bay
area.”

About WFTS/ABC Action News WFTS-TV is the primary ABC network
affiliate for the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota television market,
programming a strong schedule of news, sports and entertainment.
WFTS/ABC Action News was the first broadcast station newscast in the
Tampa Bay area to broadcast in high definition. ABC Action News has
been named the Associated Press’ Best Overall News Operation for past
three years. ABC Action News leads the way providing local news and
weather coverage on-air, on the web and on mobile phones. WFTS-TV is a Scripps Media station. For additional information, visit the WFTS-TV website at www.abcactionnews.com.

About Scripps The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) serves
audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of local and
national media brands. With 36 television stations, Scripps is one of the
nation’s largest independent TV station owners. Scripps runs a collectionof national journalism and content businesses, including Newsy, the next-generation national news network; podcast industry leader Stitcher; the
fast-growing national broadcast networks Bounce, Grit, Escape and
Laff; and Triton, the global leader in digital audio technology and
measurement services. Scripps produces original programming including
“Pickler & Ben,” runs an award-winning investigative reporting
newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the ScrippsNational Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to
the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

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