McNamara has been in Tucson since 1997, serving as the evening news anchor at KVOA-TV Channel 4. Tom will continue his role as news anchor for the 5, 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts at KVOA while hosting Arizona Illustrated.
With McNamara on board the show will now repeat multiple times during the week instead of airing on Sundays only.
“AZPM’s production staff has worked diligently over the summer to research, develop and produce stories for the relaunch of ‘Arizona Illustrated,'” said John Booth, the executive producer of AZPM, an operating unit of the UA.
“I am thrilled to host ‘Arizona Illustrated,’ and am grateful to KVOA for allowing me to jump on this opportunity,” McNamara said. “This program returns me to my roots in local television.”