Meredith's journalism career started when she was just 16 years old. She was bitten by the "TV bug" during a high school internship at WCBD in Charleston, South Carolina, and never looked back.
Meredith's ambitions took her to the University of Georgia, where she anchored, reported, and produced for NewsSource 15, the local cable station there. She also tried her hand at sports reporting on Georgia Gameday. During Meredith's first broadcast on NewsSource 15, Meredith's co-anchor, also a college student at the time, could not remember Meredith's name. She must have made him nervous, but it became a running joke, especially after she married him in April 2004.
Meredith's past experience includes a reporter position at KCAU in Sioux City, IA. Within three months, she was promoted to Morning and Midday anchor, where, on the side, she filed award-winning reports. There, Meredith was part of an improv comedy troupe. The snow, ice, and subzero windchills eventually weren't funny anymore, so Meredith traded in her winter coat for sunscreen. She worked in sunny Fort Myers, Florida as a weekend anchor and reporter for WZVN. The weather was perfect, until the worst hurricane season in Florida history blew ashore.
Oddly enough, hurricanes are the reason Meredith got into television news. Meredith was just ten years old when Hurricane Hugo slammed into the Charleston area. Meredith and her family huddled in their Summerville home, riding out the storm as trees fell on the house and windows exploded around them. Their only lifeline to the world was a small, battery operated television, tuned to a local news station. It was then Meredith understood the power and importance of information, and she knew she had to be that calm voice in the storm. Meredith got the chance to be just that, as Southwest Florida took a direct hit from Hurricane Wilma. Meredith also traveled to New Orleans to cover Hurricane Katrina. What she saw there and what she experienced will be with Meredith for the rest of her life.
Meredith joined the News 12 team in January 2007. In 2008, the Georgia Association of Broadcasters named her Best On-Air Personality. In 2009, they recognized her again with the Merit Award for Best On-Air Personality. The Associated Press has also awarded her honors for Series Reporting and Best Spot News. She also received an honorable mention for Best Investigative Reporting.
Living in the CSRA puts Meredith and her husband close to home, family, and Georgia football (Go Dawgs!). They live in Columbia County with their daughter Ella. She was born in 2010, and News 12 viewers got to share in the excitement as the baby bump grew...and grew...and grew. Ella has two furry "brothers" at home. Grady is a 170 pound Great Dane, and Max is a 25 pound miniature schnauzer. Just picture that for a minute. Yes, it's pretty funny.
Meredith loves to hear from you. If you see her out and about, please say hi. Also, shoot her an e-mail if you want to talk Georgia football, golf (she's terrible), or anything else that comes to mind.
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