Juli McDonald is joining WCVB-TV ABC 5 in Boston as a reporter, New England One has confirmed.
She joins WCVB from WWLP-TV NBC 22 in Springfield, MA where she has been an anchor and reporter for almost 4 years.
"I know many of you will be spending time with your families tomorrow, so I wanted to share some bittersweet news - tomorrow is my last day at WWLP!" she announced on her Facebook page.
"After close to four years in [Western] Mass... I am finally going home to Boston!" she said. "I am so thankful to 22 News for such unforgettable professional opportunities."
Juli was the anchor of the 5pm news at WWLP, and also reported for other newscasts from the field. While in Western Mass, she reported "from the White House, Copley Square the day of the marathon bombings and later throughout the trial, from the field at Gillette, and the lawn of the Capitol as Pope Francis spoke from the balcony." In 2015, she was named the "Top Woman in Television" in Western Mass Women Magazine's annual "Top 25 Women to Watch" list.
Prior to joining WWLP Juli was an anchor and reporter at KFYR-TV NBC/FOX 5 in Bismarck, ND, where she says "it was an exciting time to report in the Northern Plains; covering the impacts of the historic oil boom to the devastating summer flooding of 2011." She was the recipient of an AP Award in 2009, and also received an Emmy nomination for a show she anchored and produced about the floods in 2011.
Juli started her professional career at New England Cable News as a production assistant. She also spent time as an intern at WFXT-TV in Boston.
A native of Norwood, MA, Juli is a 2009 graduate of Emerson College where she earned a Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism.
WCVB tells us that Juli starts there next week.
Juli McDonald Reports on Pope Francis' Visit to the USA/WWLP-TV
