hiː dʒˈɔɪnd ɔːlbɹˈɪʔn̩z tˌiːbˌiːdˈiː tˌiːvˈiː wˌɪtʃ ɪtsˈɛlf ɹᵻvˈɜːɾᵻd tʊ ɪts pɹˈiːviəs bɹˈændɪŋ, nˈuːz tʃˈænəl ˈeɪt, ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ æz ɪts nˈuː wˈiːkdeɪ ˈiːvnɪŋ ˈæŋkɚ, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ bˈɛvɚli kˈɜːk.
He joined Allbritton's TBD TV (which itself reverted to its previous branding, NewsChannel 8, the following year) as its new weekday evening anchor, replacing Beverly Kirk.