Mitch Jacob will join WJLA-TV in Washington on October 1 as a news director. He previously served as news director at WSYX-TV and WTTE-TV in Columbus, Ohio since June 2009. Prior to that, Jacob worked at WTOL-TV in Toledo, Ohio. He has also worked at KWCH-TV in Wichita, Kansas and KGBT-TV in Harlingen, Texas. For breaking news from the Washington, follow WJLA-TV on Twitter and “Like” on Facebook.