{"id":8515,"date":"2023-10-20T12:53:36","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=8515"},"modified":"2023-10-20T12:53:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T16:53:39","slug":"mcelhatten-joining-salt-lake-city-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/20\/mcelhatten-joining-salt-lake-city-station\/","title":{"rendered":"McElhatten joining Salt Lake City station"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By BOB SHRALUKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WZBD.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brien McElhatten, surprisingly let go by WPTA TV in Fort Wayne in late August, will be joining a Salt Lake City television station in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McElhatten and his wife, the former Krista Miller, a Decatur native, had formed a highly-regarded anchor team for several years at 21 Alive before his unceremoniously sudden firing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Krista has since left the station, signing off on Oct. 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McElhatten will be anchoring for ABC4News in Salt Lake City, beginning Dec. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am so pleased we were able to attract a top-notch talent like Brien McElhatten,\u201d Nancy Bauer, Director of News at ABC4\/CW30, said in making the announcement. \u201cBrien is a strong journalist, who loves to tell stories about the people in his community. He will be a great addition to our ABC4 family.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The McElhattens \u2013 Brien, Krista, and two-year-old daughter Milllie (see photo) \u2013 will be relocating to Salt Lake City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ABC4 announcement said McElhatten \u201chas already made an impact and achieved quite a lot in the 15 years since launching his journalism and storytelling career in 2008 at WPTA in Fort Wayne, Ind. In addition to his work in Indiana, he\u2019s reported and anchored locally, nationally, and internationally for KNXV in Phoenix, Arizona, and the syndicated magazine program \u201cThe List.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe returned to WPTA in Fort Wayne in 2015 to anchor the station\u2019s primary weekday newscasts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The announcement said McElhatten will be joining ABC4 news anchor Emily Florez, chief meteorologist Alana Brophy, and sports anchors Dana Greene and Wesley Ruff on ABC4 News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m. starting Monday, Dec. 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve always approached journalism as a community service,\u201d McElhatten said in the announcement. \u201cWe\u2019re at our best when we serve the public interest by asking meaningful questions, uncovering facts, and exploring solutions to our toughest problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen rumors and disinformation often spread faster than the truth, good journalism plays a critical role in helping us stay informed. I know ABC4 is committed to that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBrien will be a great asset to our growing team of journalists at Utah\u2019s first television station,\u201d said Mark Danielson, Vice President and General Manager of ABC4-CW30. \u201cBrien embraces fresh perspectives and will help illuminate stories that matter to Utahns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cFamily is at the center of everything we do, and this community already feels warm and welcoming. We can\u2019t wait to explore it and meet our neighbors,\u201d McElhatten said. \u201cI\u2019m thrilled to join the team at ABC4. Their commitment to meaningful journalism and enthusiasm for the community resonated with me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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