| Derek McGinty | |
| Birth Place: | Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Known For: | WUSA (TV) (2003–2015 as anchor) (1981–1998 as Radio Personality) |
| Occupation: | News Anchor/ Journalist/ Radio Personality |
| Years Active: | 1981–Present |
Derek McGinty is an American news anchor and television journalist, who in the 2010s anchored for WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C.
McGinty spent much of his early career hosting a radio talk show called The Derek McGinty Show from 1991 to 1998 on WAMU in Washington.[1] There he covered local and national politics, hosted segments with "the computer guys", and offered a broad, eclectic mix of guests.Before that, he was a newsman on WHUR-FM, Howard University's commercial radio station.[2] In October 1997, McGinty began to appear as a freelance reporter on the CBS news program Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel.[3] After several months, he made the move permanent and left WAMU in January 1998.
McGinty joined ABC News in New York City, where he appeared on ABC's World News Now,[4] and World News This Morning, HBO's Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel, and WUSA's Eye on Washington.[5] In August 2015, his contract was not renewed for on-air news anchoring, but he announced that he would continue to host WUSA's Sunday morning show Capital Download.[6]