KCAL (LA) has hired a new Anchor and he comes from the Motor City.

WXYZ Anchor Jeff Vaughn is joining KCBS/KCAL at the end of the book and will primarily serve as an anchor on KCAL’s weeknight prime time newscasts. In addition, he will contribute to other KCAL 9 and CBS 2 newscasts.

“We are excited to welcome Jeff to our CBS 2-KCAL 9 family,” Mauldin said. “Jeff comes to us with a wide range of experience and talents that have been cultivated during his nearly 25 years in broadcasting. He excels at covering breaking news events with tremendous poise and perspective; and he also does a great job of making a personal connection with viewers through his on-air reporting and community outreach. We look forward to Jeff being a terrific addition to our news team.”

Vaughn has spent more than 10 years in Detroit, most recently with WXYZ-TV since January 2013. Previously, he worked in the Motor City as an anchor and reporter with WDIV-TV, the local NBC affiliate, for seven-and-a-half years (1999-2007). Vaughn is a three-time Emmy winner. In 2006, he received a Michigan Emmy for best large-market anchor. He won a Texas Emmy in 2012 for anchoring continuing coverage, and a Michigan Emmy in 2013 for anchoring breaking news