Willow Bay Named Director of Annenberg School of Journalism

USC Annenberg Dean Ernest J. Wilson announced Wednesday Willow Bay will be the new director of USC's Annenberg School of Journalism.

Bay has been the senior editor at The Huffington Post, a co-anchor on ABC's Good Morning America/Sunday, a host, lead writer, and producer for CNN's Pinnacle, and a host, writer, and executive producer for the Lifetime Television documentary Spotlight 25. 

"The breadth of Willow Bay's experiences, skills and talents is extraordinary," Dean Wilson said. "Her leadership will help our innovative school aggressively continue our path of creating and defining the digital future."

Bay joins the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism for the 2014 opening of the new Wallis Annenberg Hall and the introduction of a nine-month journalism master's degree program. 

"I cannot think of a greater director for the USC Annenberg School of Journalism or a greater model of what journalism can achieve in today's world," chairman, President and CEO of the Annenberg Foundation Wallis Annenberg said.