Carrington Cole is a Reporter/MMJ for WAKA Action 8 News. She also works in the Creative Services Department editing station promotion and commercials.
Carrington was born and raised in Montgomery and has always dreamed of working in the media industry. She is a 2019 Auburn University graduate with a degree in Visual Media and a minor in Theatre.
Carrington interned with WSFA in Montgomery and War Eagle Productions while finishing her bachelor’s degree. She moved to Atlanta after graduating college where she worked in a production company before moving back to Alabama in 2020.
She has been working with WAKA since May 2021 and has been excited to learn more about the media industry.
When she’s not working, Carrington loves shopping for clothes and getting new books to read. At home, she’s usually curled up with her cat while watching a horror movie.
A couple of Greenville High School teachers wanted to show students a work-base learning program. That's how the 'Thirsty Tiger' was born. The 'Thirsty Tiger' is an on campus coffee shop run by Greenville High School students. Students working at…
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday morning. The fraternity is building a new facility geared towards mentoring young men of Montgomery. The previous facility needed to be replaced because of its age and cost for yearly repairs.…
The Montgomery Chamber held their Washington and U.S. Military brief Thursday morning at the RSA Activity Center. This was a military community update featuring the senior military leadership from Maxwell Airforce Base, the Alabama National Guard, and Gunter Annex. Attendees were…
Baptist Medical Center East had an open house for its newly expanded women's services unit. Baptist East is the 3rd highest delivering hospital in the state of Alabama with delivering nearly 5,000 babies each year. The ribbon cutting ceremony allowed everyone…
October was Breast Cancer Awareness month and many organizations raised donations for the fight against breast cancer. 'Real Men Wear Pink' had their wrap up celebration party Tuesday night at the Common Bond brewery. 'Real Men Wear Pink' are a…
Children in the town of Pike Road we're able to enjoy an early Halloween Treat Friday. During its open hours, Pike Road had a 'Town Hall-oween.' Pike Road kids were able to dress up in their Halloween costumes and get…
Leadership Montgomery held an event tonight at The Gin. The event was a Torchbearers Class 14 Mix and Mingle for potential Leadership Montgomery candidates. Leadership Montgomery is a non-profit leadership development program where members can partner with community leaders to…
The 12th annual 'Hay, Look at Us!' Pike Road contest has selected this year's winners.
Halloween is just around the corner, but you don't have to wait for the 31st to have some fall fun. The City of Prattville is hosting their 3rd annual 'Parade of Pumpkins' in the historic downtown area. From October 22…
A local non-profit held their 13th annual seafood fundraiser event Thursday evening. The Montgomery Area Nontraditional Equestrians, or MANE, had their 'Raise the Roof' fundraising event. MANE has been hosting this fundraiser since 2008 and have had many businesses help…
