Darryl Hood joined WAKA as weeknight news anchor in October 2014 and anchors Action 8 News weeknights at 6 & 10PM.
Darryl is an accomplished award-winning broadcast journalist with nearly two decades of experience as a news anchor and reporter.
Darryl knew since the age of 16 he wanted a career in television news. With the support of his family, friends and the guidance of several mentors, Darryl was able to fulfill his dream of becoming part of a business that gives him a front row seat to history-making events.
Darryl began his career as a reporter for the Orange County Newschannel (OCN) in Orange County, California, prior to graduating from California State University Northridge.
From OCN, he was hired on as weekend anchor/reporter for KQTV in St. Joseph, Missouri. He later took a gamble on Las Vegas where he spent five years as an anchor and reporter. Following his stint in Sin City, he was given the opportunity to report for his dream station, KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, which also afforded him the opportunity to report for KCAL’s sister station KCBS-TV.
Darryl then went on to report for KCNC-TV in Denver, Colorado, and later headed back to Los Angeles to anchor the Emmy Award-winning weekly newsmagazine “LA This Week” for LA CityView Channel 35.
Darryl has also worked for stations in Memphis, Tennessee, and Columbia, South Carolina.
When he’s not working, Darryl enjoys traveling, salsa dancing and hanging out with friends. He’s always discovering and soaking up all the River Region has to offer and meeting many of you and telling your stories along the way.
If you have any story ideas, please don’t hesitate to contact him.
A north Alabama utility is telling people not to drink its tap water because of chemical contamination. The West Morgan-East Lawrence Water Authority held a news conference Thursday in Decatur about potentially hazardous levels of two chemicals in water from…
An Air Force Thunderbird jet crashed south of Colorado Springs just after a flyover for a graduation of Air Force Academy cadets where President Barack Obama had spoken. Air Force spokeswoman Lt. Col. Michal Kloeffler-Howard said Thursday the pilot ejected.…
Four activists from one of Alabama's poorest communities want a federal judge to dismiss a $30 million slander suit filed by Georgia companies that claim they were maligned by complaints about a landfill that accepted tons of coal ash from…
A UCLA official says he's troubled by reports of doors that couldn't be locked when students were trying to take shelter after a shooting on campus. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Scott Waugh said Wednesday that the school will review…
General Mills says the 10 million pounds of its flour recalled over a possible link to an E. coli outbreak in 20 states largely was produced at the company's Kansas City, Missouri, plant.…
A new government report says that while intruders routinely breach the security fences protecting runways and planes at U.S. airports, the federal Transportation Security Administration is not helping airports keep up with the threat. Congress asked the U.S. Government Accountability…
Travelers who had braced for long lines and long waits have instead been moving through most U.S. airports fairly quickly, as the busy Memorial Day travel weekend draws to close. However, the airlines weren't ready to say "mission accomplished" yet,…
A union that represents about a quarter of some 40,000 striking Verizon workers says a tentative agreement ending the walkout is protecting American jobs amid concern about jobs moving overseas. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers joined the Communication Workers…
The U.S. Postal Service is marking Memorial Day by issuing new stamps showing the Service Cross Medals. They are among the nation's highest military honors. The Postal Service dedicated the stamps at a ceremony…
Travelers taking to the skies for the Memorial Day weekend say security lines are moving faster than expected after weeks of costly delays at U.S. airports. Transportation Security Administration spokesman Mike England says bomb-sniffing dogs are being used at busier…
