<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4EYQKU_0wEzUo5600" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4EYQKU_0wEzUo5600" width="980" height="653" ><figcaption>Mike Gill</figcaption></figure>6 ABC (WPVI-TV) Action News in Philadelphia has hired a new sports anchor and reporter who grew up in Philadelphia and will be returning home to replace veteran sports anchor and reporter Jamie Apody.It will be a homecoming when Jason Dumas, hits the airwaves this November in Philadelphia.Dumas, a Haverford native, confirmed the news on his personal X account (formerly Twitter) on Thursday that he has accepted a position as a sports anchor and reporter" for 6 ABC.Dumas will be coming to Philadelphia after working at KRON-TV in San Francisco since 2018. Prior to that, he attended Syracuse University and worked as a production assistant at ESPN. He was also a sports anchor/reporter in Bismarck, North Dakota, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and most recently, Hagerstown, MD <a href="https://www.kron4.com/author/jason-dumas/">according to his biography</a> on the KRON 4 website."It's the station I watched growing up." Dumas posted on social media. And serving the community that raised me is a responsibility that I will take great pride in. I am coming home."Dumas also served as the sideline reporter for the Golden State Warriors G-League team in Santa Cruz and was a radio host on sports talk station 95.7 The Game in San Fanciasco.</div></body>

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Philadelphia’s 6ABC Hires Philadelphia Native, Jason Dumas, as Sports Anchor/Reporter

6 ABC (WPVI-TV) Action News in Philadelphia has hired a new sports anchor and reporter who grew up in Philadelphia and will be returning home to replace veteran sports anchor and reporter Jamie Apody. It will be a homecoming when Jason Dumas, hits the airwaves this November in Philadelphia. Dumas,...