Linsey Davis Explained

Linsey Davis
Education:University of Virginia (BA)
New York University (MA)

Linsey Davis is an American broadcast journalist at ABC News, who currently anchors the Sunday edition of World News Tonight the network's weekday prime-time streaming program, ABC News Live Prime with Linsey Davis, and she is also a substitute anchor for Good Morning America, the weekday and Saturday edition of ABC World News Tonight.[1]

Early life

Davis graduated from the Moorestown Friends School in Moorestown, New Jersey in 1995;[2] she earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia.[3] She has a master's degree in communication from New York University.

Career

Davis has been a longtime correspondent for the network, reporting for Good Morning America, 20/20, Nightline, and World News Tonight, She launched the flagship streaming broadcast on February 10, 2020.[4] The following year, it was announced that Davis would take over anchor responsibilities for the Sunday edition of World News Tonight, with Whit Johnson handling Saturday duties, following the departure of network anchor Tom Llamas to NBC News.[5] In 2022, Adweek reported that Davis was adding radio to her responsibilities, saying she would "deliver the top stories in ABC News Radio's national 5 p.m. ET newscast Monday to Thursday each week."[6] Adweek noted, Davis took on a role once held by Peter Jennings and Charles Gibson.

In addition to her anchoring roles on broadcast television, streaming, and radio, Variety states that "Since 2019... Davis has appeared alongside George Stephanopoulos and David Muir to help anchor presidential debates, election coverage and other critical news events."[7]

Davis is also the author of four children's books, including How High Is Heaven? (2022).[8]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Linsey Davis . December 31, 2022 . ABC News . en.
  2. News: Linsey Davis '95 Named ABC World News Tonight Weekend Anchor . December 31, 2022 . Moorestown Friends School.
  3. News: Manns . Keydra . Linsey Davis to co-anchor ABC's Weekend 'World News Tonight' . December 31, 2022 . finance.yahoo.com . February 1, 2021.
  4. Web site: Katz . AJ . Tom Llamas and Linsey Davis Named Breaking News and Prime Time Anchors for ABC News' Streaming Service . December 31, 2022 . adweek.it . January 23, 2020 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Johnson . Ted . February 1, 2021 . Linsey Davis, Whit Johnson To Anchor Weekend 'World News Tonight' . December 31, 2022 . Deadline . en-US.
  6. Web site: ABC News Anchor Linsey Davis Adds Radio to Her Responsibilities . December 31, 2022 . www.adweek.com . September 26, 2022 . en-US.
  7. Web site: Steinberg . Brian . February 3, 2021 . Linsey Davis Helps ABC News Toggle Between TV News, Streaming Video . December 31, 2022 . Variety . en-US.
  8. News: Linsey Davis talks about her 4th children's book 'How High is Heaven?' . February 24, 2022 . January 1, 2023.