CBS4 Names Benson To Co-Anchor Morning News

MIAMI (CBS4) - WFOR-TV/CBS4 has announced that Josh Benson will be the station's new weekday morning co-anchor. Benson, most recently the evening news anchor on WFTV-TV in Orlando, joins co-anchor Rhiannon Ally on CBS4 from 5 a.m. – 7 a.m., starting Monday, August 27.

Benson has been a television journalist for more than a decade. Prior to WFTV, he was the morning news anchor at KVOA-TV in Tucson, Arizona. Before that, he was evening news anchor and reporter for KAAL-TV in Austin, Minnesota. A native of Minnesota, he began his career at KSTP-TV in Minneapolis, then moved to CBS station WCCO-TV, also in Minneapolis.

"We are very excited to introduce Josh Benson to our viewers," said Liz Roldan, News Director at CBS4. "His on-air presence, energy, and journalism skills will make him a great addition to our morning team."

Benson has covered numerous major news stories: the immigration debate on the Arizona/Mexico border; the Casey Anthony trial in Orlando, and the ongoing Trayvon Martin case in Sanford, Florida.

Benson has received several awards, including a Hearst Journalism Award, a Society of Professional Journalists Award, the Eric Sevareid Award, an Associated Press Award and an Emmy Award nomination.

Benson attended the University of Colorado and majored in journalism at the University of Minnesota.