WBAL-TV 11 Unveils New Morning Anchor Lineup
Jennifer Franciotti joins the weekday morning team as co-anchor of WBAL-TV 11 News Today.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Television
WBAL-TV 11 debuted a new morning anchor lineup on Monday, with Jennifer Franciotti joining co-anchor Lacee Griffith, meteorologist Alena Lee, and traffic anchor Sean Streicher for the 5 and 6 a.m. newscasts. Breana Ross now anchors the 4:30 a.m. half-hour and also serves as live desk anchor.
Why it matters
The lineup change puts a long-serving station veteran in the weekday morning slot, giving Baltimore viewers a familiar face in the program they rely on to start their day. It also reshuffles on-air roles across the early-morning broadcast.
Franciotti brings 28 years of station tenure, including 14 years co-anchoring weekend morning newscasts, into the weekday slot. Ratings or audience figures for the new lineup were not reported.
The players
WBAL-TV 11
WBAL-TV 11 is the Baltimore NBC affiliate that produces the WBAL-TV 11 News Today morning program.
Jennifer Franciotti
Jennifer Franciotti is a longtime WBAL-TV 11 journalist who began as a helicopter traffic reporter and now anchors the weekday morning newscasts.
Breana Ross
Breana Ross is a WBAL-TV 11 anchor who now hosts the 4:30 a.m. half-hour and serves as live desk anchor.
The details
Franciotti began her career at WBAL-TV 11 as a helicopter traffic reporter before moving into anchoring. The newscast airs weekdays from 4:30 to 7 a.m., includes local cut-ins during NBC's Today show, and can be streamed at WBALTV.com and on the WBAL-TV 11 and Very Local apps.
Timeline
Monday, November 2, 2026: New WBAL-TV 11 morning anchor lineup debuts.
Weekdays, 4:30 to 7 a.m.: WBAL-TV 11 News Today airs with the new lineup.
Season Trajectory
The new WBAL-TV 11 lineup slots into the station's local programming alongside NBC's Today show, which the station carries through scheduled local cut-ins. Local morning newscasts in the Baltimore market compete for the same early-rising audience that network morning programming draws.
Viewers can watch WBAL-TV 11 News Today weekdays from 4:30 to 7 a.m. on broadcast, or stream it live at WBALTV.com and on the WBAL-TV 11 and Very Local apps. The newscast's local cut-ins during NBC's Today show make it accessible alongside national morning programming.
The takeaway
For Baltimore viewers, the lineup change means a new team now handles the weekday morning news, and the newscast remains available live on air and through the station's website and apps.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by WBAL.
