Dennis Buterbaugh returns to Harrisburg ABC-affiliate WHTM, this time as a co-anchor for the morning news.

Buterbaugh was a reporter at WHTM (ABC27) when he left in 2011 to become the press secretary for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

“I’m looking forward to joining what I feel is the best morning news team in the market,” Buterbaugh said. “Ali (Lanyon, co-anchor) and Brett (Thackara, meteorologist) are real pros and I think we’ll have a great time waking up with the mid-state each morning at 4:30 a.m.”

In addition to his previous sixteen years at WHTM, Buterbaugh also reported for KPNX in Phoenix, WTAJ in Altoona, PA and WGAL in Lancaster, PA.