Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WJCL Savannah, Ga. (DMA 89), has promoted Will Dillard to news director.
Dillard succeeds Sinan Sadar, who was promoted to director, news talent recruitment at Hearst Television earlier this month.
Dillard joined the WJCL news team as assistant news director in 2015. Under his leadership, WJCL said, the station “became the No. 1 source for online local news in the area and the fastest-growing local news provider in Southeast Georgia and the Lowcountry of South Carolina.”
He led the news team’s coverage through some of the biggest news stories including Hurricane Matthew and the COVID-19 pandemic. During his tenure the station has been honored with Best Staff Coverage from the Associated Press (2018) and Best Newscast from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.
