CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A familiar face on WCNC Charlotte will now be a permanent fixture on the evening news in the Queen City.
Colin Mayfield will now co-anchor the 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts alongside Vanessa Ruffes. Mayfield joined the WCNC Charlotte news team in January as the 5 p.m. anchor with Ruffes.
“I’m excited and honored to continue to work alongside this awesome team of journalists I admire, with a shared mission of making a difference in this community," Colin Mayfield said on being named WCNC Charlotte evening anchor.
“This is an exciting new chapter for WCNC Charlotte," WCNC News Director Carrie Hofmann said. "Colin is committed to staying connected to the people in the community and shedding a light on stories that impact them and adding value to their lives.”
Mayfield moved to Charlotte after six years as an anchor/reporter in Cincinnati, Ohio. He is a graduate of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Mayfield, his wife and three children reside in Pineville.
Mayfield succeeds Fred Shropshire who had anchored the evening news since June 2015. Shropshire announced earlier this year he was leaving WCNC to join NBC10 Philadelphia as the evening news anchor.
Contact Colin Mayfield at cmayfield@wcnc.com or follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
