“Letitia will be a wonderful addition to the News Center 7 Daybreak crew,” says David Bennallack, Senior News & Programming Leader at WHIO-TV. “We’re very fortunate to have someone with Letitia’s journalistic experience, local knowledge, and positive and engaging personality.”
“This is an exciting new chapter in my broadcast career,” said Perry. “I look forward to working with John, Gabrielle and Rich in helping our viewers get their day started with the latest news and information. I grew up watching Channel 7 and to this day I’m still thrilled, excited and proud to be a member of the News Center 7 team.”
A Dayton native, Perry graduated from Meadowdale High School. After receiving her Bachelor’s Degree from Central Michigan University, she worked in radio newsrooms for ten years in Columbus and in Dayton before joining WHIO-TV in 2001. Perry emcees events for dozens of local charitable organizations and churches, and can often be seen talking about the business of journalism with students at career days. She retains the memory of how television news influenced her early years.
“Letitia is a trusted anchor who was born and raised here and knows the stories that are important to our community,” said Bennallack. “I’m confident that our morning viewers will not only appreciate the energy that she brings to each newscast, but her passion for keeping our community informed.”
About WHIO-TV: Channel 7 is part of Cox Media Group Ohio and remains a top ranked station in the United States for news, as well as the #1 ranked CBS affiliate in the country (HH share, metered markets).
About Cox Media Group Ohio: Cox Media Group Ohio (CMG Ohio) is a fully integrated media enterprise that includes print and online products for the Dayton Daily News, Hamilton JournalNews, Springfield News-Sun, and the Middletown Journal daily newspapers, and The Western Star, Fairfield Echo, The Oxford Press and The Pulse-Journal weekly newspapers; targeted print and online products such as ActiveDayton.com, Skywrighter, DaytonB2B, SpringfieldB2B and CinDayB2B; and broadcast properties that include WHIO-TV, a CBS affiliate, and News Talk Radio WHIO 95.7FM and AM 1290, K99.1FM and 95.3 The Eagle. For more information about Cox Media Group Ohio, please check us out online at www.cmgohio.com.
About Cox Media Group: Cox Media Group is an integrated broadcasting, publishing, direct marketing and digital media company that includes the national advertising rep firms of Cox Reps. Additionally, CMG owns and operates Valpak, one of North America's leading direct marketing companies. With $1.7 billion in revenue, the company operations include 15 broadcast television stations and one local cable channel, 86 radio stations, eight daily newspapers and more than a dozen non-daily publications, and more than 100 digital services. CMG operates in more than 30 media markets and reaches approximately 52 million Americans weekly, including 30 million TV viewers, more than 4 million print and online newspaper readers, and 18 million radio listeners. For more information about Cox Media Group, please check us out online at www.coxmediagroup.com.