AHSAA High School Baseball State Championships
There's a lot of excitement about baseball this week in Capital City - as the AHSAA high school state championships are going on.
Ellis Eskew
Ellis Eskew joined WAKA in October 2012. She anchors Action 8 News at 11:00AM, Noon, 5:00 & 5:30PM.
With nearly 20 years of experience in the TV news business, Ellis has held many different jobs both in front of and behind the camera.
She got her start in TV in her hometown of Dalton, Georgia. From there, she went on to report for stations in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Huntsville, Alabama, where she was anchor/producer for the FOX affiliate.
Ellis graduated from Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, with a degree in Mass Communications/Broadcast Journalism. Her senior year, she interned at CNN in Atlanta.
Ellis has received several awards for her work, including “Best News Anchor” from the Alabama Broadcasters Association. She competed against news anchors from all across the state, regardless of market size, to win this recognition.
Ellis says one of her most memorable stories includes getting to travel with 100 World War II veterans to Washington, DC to see the war memorials. It was called Honor Flight. Telling the amazing stories of these brave men and women was an honor for Ellis, and she believes they truly are “The Greatest Generation.”
Ellis also got the opportunity to fly in a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with the Georgia National Guard Armory to cover their training in Fort Stewart.
When she is not reporting the latest news, Ellis enjoys traveling, working with children, drawing and painting and being active in her church and community.
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Junior League of Montgomery Gives Hope to Local Non-profits
Students in the Hope-Inspired Ministries (HIM) program learn real life skills for job interview scenarios.
What’s in a Name?
We travel to three different towns in our area (Smuteye, Pine Apple, and Slapout) to find out how they got their unusual names.
“What’s in a Name?” (Extended interviews)
We traveled to three different towns in our area to find out how they got their unusual names. Here is part of the interviews that did not air.
Do Americans want an “Evangelical Christian” President?
The Presidential election is about a year half away. A Wall Street Journal poll says less than 7 percent of Americans say they want a so-called "evangelical Christian" as president.
Montgomery Police Chief Ernest Finley Weighs in on Baltimore Riots
Riots in the streets of Baltimore sent the city into chaos over the past few weeks over an arrest that was thought to be unjust by some.
Relay For Life: A Cancer Survivor’s Story
Aretha Bettis announces to the crowd gathered for the Relay for Life event Friday night in Montgomery that she is cancer free. She not only beat it once, but twice.
Local Businessman Talks about Family in Nepal Earthquake
Dhirendra Parajuli owns "Taste of India" restaurant in Montgomery. He looks over pictures from his hometown of Kathmandu, Nepal-- now unrecognizable after last weekend's massive earthquake.
MPD Citizens Police Academy Gives A Better Understanding of Police
It's an 11 week course that will teach a group of citizens how police go about conducting investigations among other things.
Local Reaction to Proposal of a State Lottery
Senate President Pro Tem Del Marsh released information Monday from a study examining the impact of expanded gaming and a lottery in Alabama.
