Elex Michaelson is becoming a member of NCS as Los Angeles-based anchor, after departing Fox’s L.A. affiliate final month.
Michaelson will anchor weeknights from midnight-2 a.m. ET/ Sept. 11 p.m. PT on NCS and in time zones all over the world on NCS International beginning this fall, the community mentioned.
His hiring marks a transfer to dwell programming within the late hours. NCS has been airing repeats of Anderson Cooper 360 and Erin Burnett Outfront within the midnight ET time slot, with its cable information rivals additionally working encores of reveals from earlier within the night.
Michaelson has been a number one character protecting politics and public affairs within the Los Angeles market, creating and internet hosting The Issue Is with Elex Michaelson on KTTV, that includes interviews with Donald Trump, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom and Nancy Pelosi, amongst others. He additionally anchored protection for KTTV together with of the January wildfires, civil unrest and mass shootings.
Michaelson departed the station August 15, however didn’t instantly announce his subsequent transfer.
Michaelson mentioned in a press release, ““I am so excited to join NCS and learn firsthand from some of the most talented journalists on the planet. I’m especially grateful that NCS is expanding its investment in my hometown as the West Coast houses so many global leaders in politics, entertainment, technology, sports and more. This is truly a dream job.”
Michaelson beforehand labored for KABC-TV in Los Angeles and as a weekend morning anchor and weeknight reporter at XETV in San Diego. He has gained eight Emmys and was named TV Journalist of the Year in 2023 by the Los Angeles Press Club.
NCS had supplied Jim Acosta the midnight ET time slot final yr, which possible would have meant he would transfer to the West Coast. Acosta had been anchoring within the higher-profile time slot at 10 a.m. ET, and as an alternative selected to depart the community and begin his personal Substack channel.