Michelle Franzen Named ABC News Radio Midday News Anchor

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, May 14, 2020 | 9:27am CT

Michelle Franzen

Michelle Franzen has been named midday news anchor at ABC News Radio, joining Cheri Preston, Daria Albinger and Rich Cantu in the network's weekday lineup.

"Michelle is a trusted journalist with top-notch storytelling skills," said Scott Goldberg, ABC Audio Director of News Programming. "Just yesterday she, along with a stellar producing team, won a Gracie Award for their heartwarming story on NICU cuddlers, volunteers who spend time swaddling and hugging newborns when parents or nurses aren't around."

Franzen began her ABC News career in 2014, reporting for all platforms, and joined the ABC Audio family in 2015 as a correspondent. Since then she's been instrumental in coverage of so many major stories, including the 2016 presidential election, the tragic mass shooting in El Paso and the impeachment of President Trump. Last year her story on organizations working to feed the hungry during the holiday season was featured in the ABC News special "America's Bounty." She's currently back in touch with one of those organizations, reporting its shift in efforts to fill the need during the pandemic.

Prior to ABC Franzen was a national correspondent at NBC News. She started in their New York bureau just three months before 9/11 and covered every angle of the attack and its aftermath. In that horror, Michelle saw what she describes as the "best of the human spirit emerge," which has become a thread in her reporting.