Chris Cowperthwaite
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Chris Cowperthwaite is an American television
reporter.
Chris Cowperthwaite began his career at KTVO
as one of the Ottumwa, Iowa
bureau reporters. He also served as the backup Sports Anchor and backup Weekend Anchor.
In 2003, Cowperthwaite moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
, to work for WTOC
. After two years, Cowperthwaite moved into the Savannah
newsroom, where he was the main nightside reporter and a backup Weekend Anchor.
In 2007 he joined WNCN
, NBC17, in Raleigh
as the Cary, North Carolina
reporter. He spent the 2009 college football season as the Saturday night sports anchor, covering UNC, NC State, Duke and NC Central games.
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
reporter.
Chris Cowperthwaite began his career at KTVO
KTVO
KTVO is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Honey Lands area of Northeastern Missouri and Southeastern Iowa. Licensed to Kirksville, Missouri, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on UHF channel 33 from a transmitter northwest of Downing, Missouri along US 136...
as one of the Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa, Iowa
Ottumwa is a city in and the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. The population was 24,998 at the 2000 census. It is located in the southeastern part of Iowa, and the city is split into northern and southern halves by the Des Moines River....
bureau reporters. He also served as the backup Sports Anchor and backup Weekend Anchor.
In 2003, Cowperthwaite moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, to work for WTOC
WTOC-TV
WTOC-TV is the CBS-affiliated television station for Southeastern Georgia's Coastal Empire and Southern South Carolina's Lowcountry. Licensed to Savannah, Georgia, it broadcasts a high definition digital signal on VHF channel 11 from a transmitter along Fort Argyle Road/SR 204 in unincorporated...
. After two years, Cowperthwaite moved into the Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...
newsroom, where he was the main nightside reporter and a backup Weekend Anchor.
In 2007 he joined WNCN
WNCN
WNCN is the NBC affiliate television station in the Triangle region of North Carolina , broadcasting on digital channel 17. It is licensed to Goldsboro, but its studios are just outside of downtown Raleigh...
, NBC17, in Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
as the Cary, North Carolina
Cary, North Carolina
Cary is a large town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it is the second largest municipality in that county and the third largest municipality in The Triangle after Raleigh and Durham...
reporter. He spent the 2009 college football season as the Saturday night sports anchor, covering UNC, NC State, Duke and NC Central games.