Todd McDermott

Who is Todd McDermott?

Todd McDermott is a television journalist. McDermott is a Buffalo, New York native, and he has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Canisius College in Buffalo.

From September 2004 until September 10, 2008, McDermott co-anchored the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscast on WUSA in Washington, DC. McDermott had been paired with Tracey Neale for the first three years until January 4, 2008, and then was paired with Lesli Foster. During his time at WUSA, Todd won an Emmy for Best Anchor. After leaving WUSA, Todd joined WPXI-TV, the NBC affiliate in Pittsburgh, in January 2010 as co-anchor of the weekday morning and noon newscasts. In October 2012, he moved to co-anchor the weeknight newscasts at WPBF, the ABC affiliate in West Palm Beach, Florida. Todd's first day at WPBF was October 22nd, the same day that Lynn University in Boca Raton hosted the third and final presidential debate between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. McDermott is a 20-year television news veteran, and before joining WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, he was with 9NEWS NOW, and before that he was with WCBS-TV in New York where he co-anchored the 5am, 5pm and weekend evening news. He also served as an occasional host and anchor for the CBS Early Show and the CBS Morning News.