Documentary Announcement:
#SexTrafficking
happens daily in
#Cincinnati
. Adults & kids fall victim to abuse, addiction & trauma.
For ~ 2 yrs, I worked w/ a nat’l team at
@WLWT
&
@verylocaltv
to explore trafficking locally & who is helping people be free.
DAMAR HAMLIN: Today I spoke w/ family friend Jordon Rooney (
@jordonr
). He says the Hamlin family supports Tee Higgins.
"Tee Higgins has reached out multiple times. He's went above and beyond to show that he's supportive," he said. "He has shown that he's a great human being."
I just spoke to an employee who work last night at KFC. He says he left feeling nauseous with a headache he says from smelling gas inside the restaurant. He says he is thankful to be alive after the explosion happened just hours after cleanup. NOTE: Cause of explosion TBA
@WXII
Musician Pete T., from Cary, did NOT vote for Trump or Clinton in 2016. He said he didn’t like his choices. Today, he’s here at his first rally ready to cast his vote for President Trump. He brought his guitar to strum while he waits 12+ hours for the rally.
@WXII
MORE SURPRISES!
@WLWT
worked directly with Niagara Falls State Park to light THE FALLS ORANGE FOR THE
#BENGALS
! We brought it to you live on air which was so surreal. Thank you, NFSP. Happy Friday!
#WHODEY
🚨 WHOA! Did anyone just feel that? We just felt shaking and heard rattling in our studio in Winston-Salem!!!
@WXII
Sparta area had several
#earthquake
reports last night and early this morning!
🇺🇸 🇺🇦 SOLIDARITY: If you’re driving into or around
#Cincinnati
, you’ll see the Duke Energy Convention Center’s “CINCINNATI” sign changed its colors to match the
#Ukraine
flag.
Cincinnati is a
#SisterCity
with
#Kharkiv
, the second-largest city in Ukraine.
@WLWT
This is SOME of the debris scattered across Highway 14 from the
#KFC
explosion. Witnesses say the mess is spread nearly half a mile away. Cause of explosion still not released.
@WXII
HERE WE GO! If it’s after 8:00 am on
#JimmyBuffett
Day in
#Cincinnati
, it’s time to tailgate.
….also the concert starts in 11 hours and 50 minutes hahaha.
@WLWT
SUPER BOWL SURPRISE!! 😭🐅🖤🧡
Mason Intermediate 6th Grader Isaac Mecum was just surprised with
#SuperBowl
tickets for him and his dad! Reliable Transportation Solutions just came into his class and gave this MASSIVE
#Bengals
fan a memory of a lifetime. Story today on
@WLWT
.
This Sunday marks 16 years since our dad unexpectedly “rounded third and headed for home.”
Thankful to honor his life and legacy by wearing his hat to cheer on his favorite team. Go
@Reds
❤️
NEW CHAPTER: Thrilled to let y’all know I’ve joined
@uc_health
. I work as the creative storyteller for internal comms for our staff of ~ 15K. My years in journalism prepared me for this new role while still serving my city, and the hospital where I was born, through storytelling.
LIFE UPDATE: After a lot of prayer & consideration, I’ve decided to seek a new season of life outside of news.
It’s been an honor to tell your stories. My coworkers & friends at
@WLWT
are the BEST! You’re in good hands. Last day is tomorrow. New job in Jan.
God bless. Thank you!
BEHOLD!! This morning Niagara Falls was lit ORANGE for the Bengals! Thank you, Niagara Falls State Park, for working directly with
@WLWT
to make the falls turn orange during our morning show. Beautiful!!
#WHODEY
Now: Crossroads Church is hosting a prayer vigil for
#DemarHamlin
. We see Bengals and Bills fans gathered.
@Bengals
kicker
#EvanMcPherson
opens up the gathering with a video invitation for people to pray for Demar at noon.
“He really needs our prayers right now.”
@WLWT
Rick Caton is from Cape Hatteras. He’s been a fisherman for 45 years. This is his first Trump rally. He says he’s here to “support the president’s progress” and Trump’s ability to break up “the good ole boys club in Washington.”
@WXII
Wow. Thank you, ALL!!
Incredibly grateful beyond words for such a day, such an opportunity, such a team and such a village of loved ones…spending intentional time with them this weekend and will be back online tomorrow.
Soli Deo Gloria.
Land of the free and the home of the brave 🇺🇸 Our
@MeredithWLWT
performed the national anthem prior to first pitch Saturday! Retweet to tell her how great a job she did!
#WhoDeyNation
, Meet Natalie! She’s in training to be a mail carrier in Cincinnati. I spotted her rocking her
#Bengals
hat while delivering mail! She was lovely and I hope she passes her training with flying colors.
Just looked up and saw a Cincinnati fire truck playing Taylor Swift music while riding down The Banks for all the Swifties waiting in line for merch. >>>
What a united vibe.
Happy Taylor Weekend, Cincinnati.
👋🏼Hello from Day One at
@WLWT
!
Thankful to finally start my dream job in my hometown of Cincinnati! The team has been so welcoming, helpful & KIND.❤️
Looking forward to meeting everyone in person—soon!
😱*whistle* The Mt. Auburn view from my temp. socially distant office.
Honestly, I can’t get over the power and use of the piano in
@taylorswift13
#Folklore
album. It’s like another character in the songs. I was walking through these woods yesterday, looked up and heard those piano parts echoing in the pines.
Enchanting escapism at its finest.
Today marks seven years since a gunman murdered 20
#SandyHook
elementary schoolers and six staff members.
One of those precious lives stolen was Charlotte Bacon.
She's the late cousin of our family friends.
Charlotte was six.
She loved pink and animals.
Remember those families.
Featured on
@NBCNightlyNews
, take a look inside our national crisis center that is 100% dedicated to 24/7/365 anonymous reporting for schools using our Say Something Anonymous Reporting System program.
💍❤️CONGRATULATIONS!!
While on my run yesterday at Ault Park, I heard, “Hey! We just got engaged. Would you take our picture?”
OF COURSE! Congrats to former UC RB Anthony King on proposing to his now beautiful FIANCÉ Lindsey!! They were on a run when he dropped to one knee!😭
So the craziest thing
just happened on live tv.
I decided what the heck, toss my name in to win rare bourbon with hundreds of others.
And then I won. 🤯😱
Congratulations to the other winners!
7:15a TAYLOR SWIFT MERCH LINE!
Wow! Swifties are lining up on the Roebling Bridge alllll the way to the trailer near Paycor Stadium/Brady Center. HUNDREDS of people here from around town and out of state to get a shirt/crewneck/etc.
Doesn’t even open officially til 10a!
@WLWT
“Rounding 3rd &
Heading for HOME!”
Thrilled & honored to join the incredible team of journalists at
@WLWT
. While at Elon, I interned at Ch. 5 & was gifted this jacket. I kept it with hopes of joining the team. Reporting in Cincinnati is a dream come true. Thank you,
@WXII
+ Triad
🧡🖤🧡🖤
The SWEETEST surprise.
While working in my mobile office (my car lol), I heard a tapping on my window.
It was my sister and nephews!!
A lot of my
#Cincinnati
family now lives here in
#Nashville
so it’s a blast to cover our
#Bengals
for
@WLWT
and spend time with fam.
A man in a Bills jersey kneels and prays at the foot of the large UC HEALTH sign. Damar Hamlin is inside UC Medical Center last listed in critical condition.
@WLWT
BUFFALO BOUND •
BUFFALO BUNDLED
Exciting news! Tomorrow we are headed to Buffalo to cover the Bengals vs. Bills playoff game!
👉🏼HELP: Are you going?? Would love to tell your story in Buffalo, before you go or along the way.
👉🏼DM/TXT (513) 846-7242 to connect.
#WHODEY
@WLWT
OMG!! GUESS WHO WE JUST RAN INTO!! THE COOLEST
#BENGALS
FAN EVER!!
King and his family just pulled up!
Check out his story and the special item he’s hoping to score today 😎
@jatara_
the fam says hi!!
🇺🇸 Now THAT is how you do a National Anthem. Different artists. Different genres. Different styles. Blended to together to make one unified patriotic performance.
(Also, REMARKABLY hard to sing as a duet in a stadium with the audio delay. Big props.)
@ericchurch
@jsullivanmusic
Gas? Totally.
Sidewalk salt? Absolutely.
#MilkBreadEggs
? Maybe.
But cream cheese? 😳
Cincy, what are we doing? How much Winter Storm Skyline Dip are y’all planning to make?! Kroger was wiped CLEAN.
Tour Guide Chronicles: Just a short ~30 min drive from Buffalo is….NIAGRA FALLS! The oldest ongoing state park in the country!! So cool to witness in person. The ROAR of the falls seems appropriate for
#WhoDeyNation
. We’ll take you to the bottom of the falls tomorrow am on
@WLWT
“Do you
#BELIEVE
in miracles?”
You bet
#Cincinnati
does,
@TedLasso
! Loved sharing the story behind the
#Bengals
Believe sign & its designer
@DaltonSignature
! He’s a fan from WA and has never been to Cincy! You can download the design for free then print your own style of signs.
“TONIGHT, TONIGHT…” 🎶 🏈 🐅
Happy
#SuperBowl
Sunday,
#WhoDeyNation
!! In honor of tonight’s West Coast matchup, get hyped with a
#WestSideStory
-themed anthem.
🧡🎶🖤
We have much to celebrate. Be safe. Have fun. Make memories. Let’s bring home that Lombardi trophy,
@Bengals
!
The flag says it all.
The face says it all.
Celebrating a true
WIN-ter Wonderland in New York.
Congratulations,
#Bengals
and
#WhoDeyNation
. WE WERE SO LOUD. Wow. Thankful.
Get dry. Get warm. Get home safely.
AND GET READY FOR KANSAS CITY.
@WLWT
#WHODEY
HOPE + HEALING: Dontay McCall lives in Cincinnati’s West Side. He works for Banacom Signs. He just hung up this sign at the hospital tribute wall for Damar Hamlin.
He says they just wanted to offer their visible support and prayers to the family for Damar’s healing.
@WLWT
Then Now
🤝
No. 9
For my birthDEY, Mom took us to our first
@Bengals
home game in 16 YEARS!! Such a fun day seeing the team shine vs ATL,
especially 9️⃣➡️1️⃣ ALL DEY!
Great win,
#Cincinnati
! Def not waiting years for my next trip to our home field!!
#WHODEY
👀 Recognize this sign??
It went viral this week not for what it says but how it’s spelled. Josh Staley is a proud
@uofcincy
grad & he’s defending its controversial spelling. Hear his backstory & whether he plans to replace it after getting roasted this week, tonight on
@WLWT
.
This is Nic Rodriguez.
He died this morning after a tree fell through his bedroom in Mt. Airy.
His roommate said Nic was sleeping during the storm. He would never wake up. The two played football together. Fam says Nic had plans to become a gym teacher.
He was just 20 yo.
@WXII
SAINT NICK!
Nick from AAA is a lifesaver today! A lovely nail is causing a Christmas headache but he helped switch it out for my spare.
Even on holidays, there are good people working to keep the world turning! Thank you, Nick!! 🎅🏼
Core Memory Alert.
You know when you’re internally screaming, “HOW IS THIS REALLY HAPPENING?!”
This is that moment.
Edred Utomi, who plays Alexander Hamilton, heard I was a BIG fan, asked if wanted to sing together…
Overwhelmed with his graciousness. WOW.
@HamiltonMusical
@WLWT
FC CINCINNATI JUST WON ITS FIRST MLS CUP PLAYOFF GAME!!!!!!!
Proud of those guys, Coach Noonan and the staff!! ON TO PHILLY!! Big Apple and Lunken Airport celebrations await!!!
@WLWT
@fccincinnati
💔Today my heart is in Carolina.
My
@WXII
team is mourning the loss of beloved Photojournalist/Editor David Efird. He was a Veteran & devoted husband, dad and grandfather.
We worked together including that 2018 ‘singing’ snow storm. He was good man and will be missed. 🙏🏼
🗓SAVE THE DATE! 🇺🇸
Summer plans announcement! I’ll be singing the National Anthem at the Cincinnati
@Reds
game on July 22!!
Game starts at 4:10p. I’ll sing a few minutes before the game starts.
Thank you, Reds, for the invite of a lifetime. WOW.
Hope to see you there! 🤩
#VICTORYMONDEY
is in full effect!!
Saturday was historic. Nissan Stadium was electric.
#Bengals
Fan brought the HYPE to Nashville and now we prepare for the
#AFCChampionship
on Sunday. Join me next on
@WLWT
Happening Now: 240 chairs are set out for an Empty Shabbat Table in Washington Park, Cincinnati. The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati is honoring the ~240 people being held as hostages following the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.
@WLWT
#OpeningDay
in
#Cincinnati
is celebration of past and present, family and friends, the soul of the city and a day to give thanks to the ones who made you fall in love with our special holiday.
#PlayBall
#GoReds
Texted mom at 12:25p
“Random, would you want to catch part of the
@Reds
game today?…Starts at 1:10”
“Love to”
Threw on dad’s hat, sis gave us her rain tix, gave mom my Votto shirt, raced to
#GABP
The Stutzs are a baseball family.❤️
Perfect last game of the season.
#ATOBTTR
Honored to be nominated for an Emmy through the
@OhioValleyEmmy
! Thankful to share the night with my amazing
@WLWT
team and loved ones…including my beautiful mom!
Before the snow comes, I searched for “our brick” at
@Reds
#GABP
. It’s been years. Found it under the salt-stained pathway. Dusted it off. Good as new.
Mom bought this for dad when the stadium opened. Little did we know, he’d only have 1 Christmas left. He was so proud of GABP.
Acts of kindness all around! 💜 this story! Tonight @ 5:30
@wlwt
, the story behind the story of
@Patchman513
meeting
@Reds
2nd baseman
@JonathanIndia
. It involves a group of Cincinnati sports fans who didn’t judge Patrick for being autistic. Instead, they invited him to the game
Good morning and
HAPPY GAME DEY,
#WhoDeyNation
!
We are live outside Highmark Stadium where our Bengals will take on the Bills TODEY at 3:00!
Thanks for your help sending in your travel vlogs. Tune in at 6:30, 7:00, and 7:30 to see if you recognize any fellow fans.
@WLWT
#WhoDey
HERE THEY COME!
I’m excited to introduce you to the Soller fam on
@WLWT
! Dad Richard is *95 YRS OLD* and still runs races! Wife Jean was diagnosed with
#AlzheimersDisease
a few years ago but this year daughter Mary wanted the fam to do the
@RunFlyingPig
. So she found this jogger!