I’M NOW AN EMMY-AWARD WINNING REPORTER! 😭🙏🏾🏆
For nearly a decade my main priority as a journalist was to tell great stories and be a vessel for others. Years of staying true to that commitment paved a path back home to Chicago where not only was I nominated for the first time…
NEW: A Maryland company has terminated one of its employees after he was apparently captured in a picture during the mob riot in the Capitol yesterday.
@wbaltv11
“Happy Juneteenth. Being Black is your activism. Black excellence is a form of protest. Black joy is your right. “Black Parade” benefits BeyGOOD’s Black Business Impact Fund, administered by the National Urban League, to support Black-owned small businesses in need.” -
@Beyonce
Navistar is in no way affiliated with Navistar Direct Marketing, nor the conduct of its employees. Please see the statement below from Navistar CEO, Persio Lisboa regarding yesterday’s insurgency at the U.S. Capitol.
#FirstTimeISawMe
Zack the Black Ranger from Mighty Morphin’
@PowerRangers
. I was him for Halloween starting at 5 until I grew out of the costume (which I wore around the house daily 😂), and Zack could dance 😎🤜🏾🤛🏾
THAT IS A WRAP! My time here in Baltimore is coming to a close. I’m beyond thankful for
@wbaltv11
, and the people of the Greater Baltimore Region in allowing me to tell your stories. ❤️
Going on vacation! ✌🏾😉
MORE: He was arrested near U.S. Highway 41 & Wesley Road in Lake Forest around the time when those police units sped off from where we are staged at in Highland Park. It was originally spotted at Buckley Road & 41 in North Chicago and a brief pursuit ensued.
@ABC7Chicago
RIGHT NOW: About 100 demonstrators have gathered outside of the
@BaltimorePolice
HQ to protest in the wake of recent deadly shootings by an officer in Chicago and Minneapolis.
@wbaltv11
𝘽𝙀𝙁𝙊𝙍𝙀 ➡️ 𝘈𝘍𝘛𝘌𝘙 💪🏾
𝟻𝟶+ 𝙻𝙱𝚂 ⬇️ 𝚒𝚗 𝟒 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐒‼️
My early birthday gift to myself! The person on the left had blind motivation. He didn’t know when his life would change, but accepted the challenge and refused to give up.
The peace I’ve found in the gym has…
We saw this woman before our live shot at 10. She approached our crew demanding to “share the light” with us on tv. She claimed to be mentally ill and couldn’t go home to her family. She cursed and yelled at our crew so we left.
This happened later.
Davey Albright, 15, died a week after being sucked into a storm drain. His organs were donated to nearly 100 people in need of transplants, including Melanie Hughes. She received his kidney. This is a picture of Davey’s mother and brother with Melanie after her surgery.
@WLKY
NOW: The march through downtown Baltimore has finally come to
@BaltCityHall
. The demonstration has remained peaceful throughout the night. Organizers are calling for police reform and are reiterating a nationwide narrative to “defund police.”
@wbaltv11
BREAKING: Christopher Columbus Statue in Columbus Park near Little Italy is gone. A witness said a group pulled the statue down, during protests, and pulled it in the harbor. You can see the rope in the water that’s still attached to the statues
@wbaltv11
RIGHT NOW: And there you have it! The Baltimore skyline has a makeover. Charlotte Hardy got the honors of relighting the sign. She’s the longest-serving worker with the plant. She’s worked here for more than 50 years.
@wbaltv11
TONIGHT: A man who risked his life to try and save his neighbor trapped in a burning fire is out of his weeks-long coma. 70% of Pierre Gibbons’ body was burned in Sept. We explain his road to recovery, along with this message to supporters, at 5:30 & 6p.
@wbaltv11
“HE WAS AMAZING:” Antwion Ball, 43, was on the verge of starting his dream teaching job in NYC when he was found dead in a hotel by his best friend from COVID complications.
Hear from his family and his best friend who made the sad discovery one week ago — tonight on
@wbaltv11
.
“HAPPENED WITHIN MINUTES:” Neighbors near 35th Street & Hillen Road in northeast Baltimore rushed to high grounds as flood waters overtook the streets. 2 people were rescued from their cars. No injuries.
@wbaltv11
1. EXCLUSIVE: For the past six months I've been investigating a very powerful media executive you've never heard of: ABC News head of talent Barbara Fedida. What I uncovered is confidential settlements, racist and inappropriate statements, and more...
RIGHTH NOW: Cmdr. O’Neal of Highland Park says they are searching for suspect — white man, wearing white or blue t-shirt. Two dozen hurt, 6 killed.
@ABC7Chicago
RIGHT NOW: Demonstrators have gathered outside of the War Memorial building, asking for City Council to defund the police and allocate 50% of the budget to things like health care and education.
@wbaltv11
BREAKING: Crimo, III, has been taken into custody after North Chicago Police spotted his vehicle. He was taken into custody without incident in Lake Forest.
@ABC7Chicago
That’s 14-year-old just fiiished his third round of chemo at
@JohnsHopkins
today. He’s battled cancer for more than 3 years. He couldn’t ring the bell due to the coronavirus outbreak.
@wbaltv11
“No confirmation, ‘til inauguration!” Demonstrators are speaking out against the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett and want to encourage people to vote. The plan is to march to City Hall.
#WomensMarch2020
@wbaltv11
#BREAKING
: Officer suspended after alleged involvement in DC riot.
“The Anne Arundel County Police Department is committed to the highest level of ethical standards by its sworn and civilian members, whether on or off duty.”
@wbaltv11
🎥VIDEO: Security video shows two men walking into the store. One stands guard at the door with a gun. The other walks to the case and smashes it w/ a hammer before running off with at least 7 luxury watches. Staff says they got away in a white Maserati Levante SUV.
@ABC7Chicago
This officer received some criticism for apparently running away from the mob, when he was actually leading them away from the Senate floor, which wasn’t locked down yet.
How it started: How it’s going:
As an eager 1st yr anniversary
student before as a reporter
starting as a for
@wbaltv11
producer 🙏🏾💪🏾
#BlessedGratefulThankful
To the woman who I could still whisper to me, “You can do it!” To the woman who taught me how to relentlessly go for what I want in life. To my forever Superwoman —
Happy Heavenly Birthday, Mama! 🙏🏾❤️
RAW VIDEO: This video captures the moments shots were fired in Fells Point early this morning.
@BaltimorePolice
say 5 people were shot.
More info in
@wbaltv11
app
(Video contains profanity from music)
RIGHT NOW: Just minutes ago, several police units sped away from where we are staged outside of the fire department HQ. We’re hoping to hear an update soon.
@ABC7Chicago
Finally got the chance to meet
@soledadobrien
! She’s here at Loyola Blakefield to speak about efforts in diversifying the campus with more minority students.
@wbaltv11
Congratulations,
@TreWardWLKY
!
He's leaving us for an exciting, new opportunity. We'll miss him, but we're also very proud! 🎉 Help us wish him good luck!
“HE DID NOT DESERVE THIS:” 6-year-old Damari Perry’s mother and two siblings are charged in connection with his death after he was reported missing by his mother on Wednesday. He just had a birthday on Dec 30.
@ABC7Chicago
MORE:
NEW: The family of a
@gchs_cougars
teacher killed after a train slammed into her car Friday is creating the “Phyllis Minton” Scholarship account in her honor. The money will help give students a head start at college, specifically at
@wku
.
@WLKY
NOW: Brandon Scott is proposing “tens of millions” of dollars in cuts to the police department. “We did not get here overnight.” -
@CouncilPresBMS
@wbaltv11
NEW: Family members shared this picture of Maurice Stallard. He was with his grandson to pick up a poster for a school project at
@kroger
yesterday when he was fatally shot in the aisle.
@WLKY
"If black shoot them."
Private Facebook messages reveal a racially charged conversation allegedly between former
#ProspectKYPD
's Asst. Police Chief
#ToddShaw
and a former recruit for
@LMPD
.
@WLKY
RIGHT NOW: Hours after a few dozen abortion rights opponents gathered in Federal Plaza to celebrate the ruling, hundreds of abortion rights supporters have come to protest the ruling.
@ABC7Chicago
Family and loved ones were in tears as they gathered at the spot where Chatariona Harrison, 18, was gunned down Friday afternoon on Grand Avenue. Her mother speaks out tonight at 11 on
@WLKY
.
OOPS! What you won't see tonight on
@WLKY
, haha!
FYI,
@PhotogRRagsdale
was luckily able to catch himself. His shoes, however, had a different and muddier fate.
RIGHT NOW: Family, loved ones have joined hands in prayer at the scene where a Louisville father was gunned down outside in the Park Hill neighborhood.
@WLKY
3 years ago today I became apart of the
@HearstTV
@Hearst
family at
@WLKY
. Whoa! I can’t believe it’s been an entire three years and a mustache later.
2015: I was a producer at my 1st job, eager to be a reporter. I slept a total of 5 hrs each weekend to shadow reporters. Got a chance on-air when we were down for 1 month, but positions were filled as I filled in.
2019: Work for the
#1
station in Baltimore in a flagship newsroom
Last day of the decade & if you’re proud of your achievements I wanna know! Let’s hear your TV Glow Up, whether it be over the last year or last ten to motivate & inspire these Young Newsies the hard work they’re putting in WILL help them achieve their goals & dreams. 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀
JUST IN: Anne Arundel Co. Supt. Dr. George Arlotto is recommending the school board to halt plan to reopen schools later this month and continue virtual learning for now due to COVID-19 spike.
Board members will vote at the end of the action items.
@wbaltv11
I remember the first time I stepped foot in the
@WLKY
newsroom. It was a liberating moment.
TWO YEARS LATER, and there are so many great moments to recall that can’t fit in this post, but I’m blessed to have experienced them and learned from them. ❤️
ONLY ON
@WLKY
: The family of former
@uofl
football player Abe Brown, 33, is offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to the conviction of his killer. Brown was found murdered inside of his car in April 2017.
RIGHT NOW:
@BaltimorePolice
are breaking up a large gathering near the Safeway in Charles Village on 25th Street. A helicopter is swarming above the area and several cruisers have gathered with their lights flashing.
@wbaltv11
FULL CIRCLE MOMENT: It’s been years (and, thankfully, several style changes) but this Pirate alum got a chance to report outside of his alma mater high school, this morning, in Maywood. 🙏🏾💙🖤
RAW VIDEO: A witness shared this video of the moments right after the statue was pulled down. He said a group came during ongoing protests in the park and pulled the statue down.
Warning: there is profanity in the video.
@wbaltv11
CEMETERY VANDALIZED: There’s outrage in the Jewish community of Baltimore after several gravesites were found with anti-Semitic messages painted on them. It happened at the German Hill Road Jewish Cemeteries in Graceland Park over the weekend.
@wbaltv11
ONE YEAR: Thank you, Louisville! For a year you’ve allowed me to tell your stories. I’m both honored and grateful!
To my
@WLKY
fam: tremendously thankful! ❤️
BREAKING:
@BaltimorePolice
&
@BaltimoreFire
are on scene in Northwest Baltimore on reports of some sort of explosion. We are on DuPont & Greenspring Avenues. I saw what looked like smoke in the distance. A PIO en route to share details on what exactly happened.
@wbaltv11
#BHM
: Each month my family hosts a gathering to bond. This month was to honor the Black history in our own family. I’m grateful for the love and support. 🙏🏾❤️
Aiden Brown is one of the reasons I do and love this job!
To see him jump up & down as he walked away after doing one of the BEST sign outs made my entire weekend.
I hope he knows he could be whatever he wants — even a reporter in his home city 🙏🏾💙✊🏾
#juneteenth2022