ABC Action News – WFTS has named Sarah Moore news director for the
Tampa Bay area multimedia news provider. She was promoted from the
position of Assistant News Director and takes over the new position
effective immediately.
Moore has held key leadership positions in newsrooms around the
country, including Indianapolis and Nashville. With a background of over18 years in journalism, she has personally won multiple Emmy and AP
awards, as well as being part of the leadership team awarded news
excellence and top investigative honors.
“Sarah is a proven newsroom leader. During her time at ABC Action
News, she has been key in helping create and execute content strategies,”
said General Manager Nick Nicholson. “She is the natural choice to lead
our news organization in this rapidly evolving news environment.”
Since 2010, ABC Action News has been singled out by other journalists
and named Florida’s “Best Overall News Organization” by the Associated Press six years in a row. The news station also received the prestigious
Edward R. Murrow Award for “Best Newscast” in the Southeast United
States in 2012.
“I look forward to expanding my work with a team of such talented
journalists,” said Moore. “We’ll continue to build on our success in
providing the news important to all the hard-working people in the bay
area.”
