Annie Mae Joins WTTG Washington as Traffic Reporter
Viewers know her as in-arena host for the Washington Capitals
Annie Mae has joined WTTG Washington as traffic reporter on Fox 5 News Morning and Good Day DC, in the 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. block.
Mae is the in-arena host for the NHL’s Washington Capitals and a social contributor for Bleacher Report’s hockey brand, Open Ice. She will continue in the Capitals host role.
“Fox 5 has a new superstar!” said VP and news director Paul McGonagle said. “Annie revs up Washington Capitals fans at every home game and now she will bring that unparalleled energy to Fox 5 viewers each morning on the DMV's No. 1 morning show.”
DMV is short for D.C., Maryland and Virginia.
Fox Television Stations owns WTTG.
Mae was previously social correspondent on the NHL's YouTube show, Third P3riod Live, and a broadcast associate for the Columbus Blue Jackets. A graduate of Penn State, Mae holds a bachelor of arts degree in broadcast journalism and political science.
"It is an absolute dream come true to become part of the amazing Fox 5 team covering the area where I grew up,” Mae said. “I cannot wait to spend mornings helping my new friends navigate the DMV."
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Michael Malone is content director at B+C and Multichannel News. He joined B+C in 2005 and has covered network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television, including writing the "Local News Close-Up" market profiles. He also hosted the podcasts "Busted Pilot" and "Series Business." His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The L.A. Times, The Boston Globe and New York magazine.