Doreen Scanlon Leaving ABC 6
Monday, December 12, 2022
News Anchor Doreen Scanlon is leaving ABC 6.
Scanlon made the announcement Monday morning.
“I have some ‘news’ of my own to share…After nearly 16 years, I am moving on from [ABC 6]“ said Scanlon. “Spending every morning with our viewers has truly been an honor; I’m so grateful to have been welcomed into your home and to be part of your day. I will really miss that. More to come.”
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As GoLocal reported this weekend, “Top Personalities Leaving, Local TV Facing Major Declines in Revenue.”
Scanlon’s Career
ABC 6 has the following bio for Scanlon
Doreen Scanlon helps wake up Southern New England every morning beginning at 5 a.m. Anchoring Good Morning Providence gives her the unique chance to be the first one to tell viewers about what happened overnight and what they can expect in the day ahead. Doreen also anchors ABC6 News at Noon. Her work as a reporter has been recognized with an Associated Press Award and several Emmy nominations. Rhode Island Monthly readers voted Doreen “The Best Morning News Anchorwoman” in 2014.
Before coming to ABC6 in 2007, Doreen was the morning and noon anchor at KOAM-TV in Pittsburg, Kansas, and Joplin, Missouri.
Doreen is involved with several charities in our area; often dedicating her time to agencies helping our children.
She is a graduate of Boston College with a master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Emerson College. She and her husband Parker have two kids, Grace and Graham, and a dog named Fitz.
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