New morning anchor for WPXI

It is official: Todd McDermott will be the new morning anchor at WPXI-TV (11) effective January 4. McDermott, who was rumored to have the position last week, has an impressive background having worked at stations in New York City, Washington, D.C., Wichita and Baltimore. He was in NYC during 9/11 where he spent many hours on the air at WCBS with news coverage that day. He also filled in on CBS Morning Show for a time after Bryant Gumbel left. McDermott has a son in college and a daughter in high school.