UPDATE: ABC News Announces Melissa Adan, Morgan Norwood and Christiane Cordero as Multiplatform Reporters Announces Melissa Adan, Morgan Norwood and Christiane Cordero as Multiplatform Reporters

ABC News bureau chiefs Bonnie McLean, Josh Hoyos and Jonathan Greenberger sent the following notes to staff announcing reporter promotions.

From Bonnie McLean, Los Angeles Bureau Chief:

Good morning!

I’m excited to officially announce that Melissa Adan has joined us as a multiplatform reporter based here in Los Angeles, where she will continue to cover a wide range of stories across programs and platforms.

Many of you know Melissa from her work this past year for NewsOne, ABC News Live and the weekend shows, where she’s covered the Super Bowl, the Lahaina wildfires and, most recently, “The Oscars®.” Melissa joined us from KNSD San Diego, where she was a general assignment news reporter. Prior to that, Melissa worked at WTVJ-TV South Florida, where she covered numerous breaking news events, including the mass shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport, Hurricane Irma, and the death of star MLB pitcher Josè Fernandèz.

Melissa is the recipient of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Al Neuharth Award for Innovation in Investigative Journalism, and her reporting from Australia on climate change in the aftermath of massive wildfires as well as her reporting from the Vatican during Pope Francis’ 2022 consistory has won her two regional Emmy® Awards.

Melissa is a graduate of Boston University, Miami Dade College and Florida International University and holds degrees in communications and criminal justice.

The bureau is extremely pleased to have worked with Melissa already, and I look forward to more of her strong reporting and storytelling for our audiences. Please help me give a warm welcome to Melissa.

From Josh Hoyos, New York Bureau Chief:

Good morning!

I’m thrilled to officially welcome Morgan Norwood as a multiplatform reporter now based here in New York.

Morgan started at ABC News in our Los Angeles bureau as a reporter, where she covered breaking news events, including Hurricane Ian, the Surfside Building Collapse, the Uvalde School Shooting, the Academy Awards, and the Super Bowl.

From there, Morgan moved to New York, where she served as a reporter at both NYC’s No. 1 station, WABC-TV, and in the New York bureau of ABC News. There, she reported on Mississippi’s devastating tornadoes in Rolling Fork, Hurricane Ian, and the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Her reports have aired across programs and platforms, including “World News Tonight with David Muir,” the weekday and weekend editions of “Good Morning America,” and ABC News Live.

Morgan began her reporting career in North Carolina at our OTV station WTVD-TV Raleigh-Durham, where she extensively covered the U.S. military at Fort Bragg.

Morgan graduated from High Point University in High Point, North Carolina, with a degree in communications.

Please join me in officially welcoming Morgan to New York. She has already made a mark and connected with our audience, and I look forward to her continued impactful reporting.

From Jonathan Greenberger, Vice President and Washington, D.C., Bureau Chief:

Good morning!

I’m excited to announce that Christiane Cordero is joining ABC News as a multiplatform reporter here in Washington, where she will report for all programs and platforms.

Christiane comes to us from our powerhouse owned station KABC-TV Los Angeles, where she was a general assignment reporter and fill-in anchor. Over the past few years, she has covered a wide range of stories, including reporting from the picket lines during the recent WGA/SAG-AFTRA strikes, interviewing Rep. Adam Schiff after the Jan. 6 hearings, and reporting on Ukrainian refugees’ efforts to resettle in Los Angeles after fleeing their home country due to war. Christiane also co-hosted and reported from San Francisco Pride last summer alongside our own Devin Dwyer as part of the “Pride Across America” special on ABC News Live and Hulu.

Prior to KABC-TV, Christiane spent three years in Minneapolis with WCCO-TV St. Paul, where she covered numerous local and national news stories. Christiane was the first television reporter to speak on camera with the Minneapolis mayor and police chief following George Floyd’s murder. Christiane began her career at WVIT-TV in Hartford, Connecticut, where she helped launch and lead the station’s consumer investigative unit, recovering more than $250,000 for viewers.

Christiane graduated from East Carolina University, where she was the women’s soccer team’s starting goalkeeper for three years.

Christiane joins the bureau at an incredibly important time, as we continue to cover the 2024 presidential election and the issues most important to voters across the country. Please join me in congratulating Christiane and welcoming her to our team.

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