Jun 11, 2025 - Business

Terry Moran launches Substack after sudden ABC News departure

Rebecca Falconer

Then-ABC News anchor David Muir Leads Election Coverage, 'Election Night 2024: Your Voice/Your Vote' from TV3 in New York. — Former ABC News senior national correspondent Terry Moran. Photo: ABC/David Russell via Getty Images

Veteran journalist Terry Moran, who abruptly left ABC News after calling President Trump and top aide Stephen Miller "world-class" haters, announced Wednesday that he's moving to the newsletter platform Substack.

What he's saying: "For almost 28 years, I was a reporter and anchor for ABC News, and as you may have heard, I'm not there anymore," Moran said, breaking his silence on his departure after ABC called his since-deleted X post "a clear violation of ABC News policies."

"I'm here, with you, on Substack, this amazing space," he added in the video, posted on X.
"And I can't wait to get at it, to get at the important work that we all have to do in this time of such trouble for our country. I'm gonna be reporting and interviewing and just sharing with you, and hoping to hear from you as well."

The big picture: Moran was initially suspended over the post, but ABC News announced Monday it would not renew his role as senior national correspondent.

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