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# Sharla McBride, formerly with WUSA9, joins Newsmax as Wake Up America co-host
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/sharla-mcbride-formerly-with-wusa9-joins-newsmax-as-wake-up-america-co-host/
- Published: 2023-10-27T01:41:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T23:46:04.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: People, Media, #Import 2026-10-08 18:53

**Sharla McBride has joined Newsmax as a co-host of Wake Up America alongside Rob Finnerty, reports TVNewser.** McBride, [most recently](https://capitolcommunicator.com/sharla-mcbride-sports-anchor-and-reporter-since-2020-exits-wusa9/) a news and sports anchor at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C., will be based in NYC.

According to TVNewser, McBride is a 17-year broadcast news veteran, having also worked as a main evening news anchor and sports anchor at the WNEP-TV ABC affiliate in Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Penn., and sports anchor for NBC Sports Philadelphia.

“It has been my dream to work for network news, and I feel my 17 years of anchoring experience have prepared me for this new role of co-hosting ‘Wake Up America.’ It’s an absolute honor!” said McBride.

McBride studied international affairs and foreign policy, with a concentration in broadcast journalism, at the University of Georgia.

More [here](https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/newsmax-names-sharla-mcbride-a-co-host-of-wake-up-america/540592/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

PHOTO: Rob Finnerty and Sharla McBride.