Brian Hofmann

Columbus

Digital Director at WCMH-TV (Columbus, OH)

Digital Director @nbc4i WCMH-TV | Longtime journalist. Father of four. I'm always busy. | Past: @DispatchAlerts, @DetroitNews, @HeraldDispatch | Go Herd

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How to share your opinion on FCC’s ‘Delete, Delete, Delete’ initiative

2 weeks ago | nbc4i.com | Brian Hofmann

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — The FCC is taking a look at which regulations it should keep, and it wants to hear from you. The “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative asks the public to weigh in on old, outdated or inefficient regulatory rules that should be changed or deleted to keep up with the changing landscape of mass communications.
Central Ohio counties under tornado watch as storms approach

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brian Hofmann

Keep up to date with weather warnings and watches and live radar on NBC4i.com and the NBC4 apps, including the new NBC4 streaming app for smart TVs.Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to NBC4 WCMH-TV.
Warnings, watches as storms roar through central Ohio

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brian Hofmann

Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to NBC4 WCMH-TV.
Highest-rated cafes in the Columbus area by diners

1 month ago | nbc4i.com | Brian Hofmann

From the first coffee houses in the Ottoman Empire to Boston’s famed London Coffee House, cafes have always been an egalitarian place to gather, sip, and share ideas, many of which have changed the world. During the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, cafes regularly entertained the likes of Voltaire, Rousseau, Thomas Jefferson, and Isaac Newton. Later, Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre would spend hours in cafes, pondering their works and holding court alongside other intellectuals.
How to support NBC4 in ColumBEST rankings

1 month ago | nbc4i.com | Brian Hofmann |Colleen Marshall |Kerry Charles |Matt Barnes

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — 614 Media Group is again asking its readers to vote for the best in Columbus, and here’s how you can show your support for the people you see each day on NBC4.
Columbus and central Ohio school closings for Feb. 20, 2025

2 months ago | nbc4i.com | Brian Hofmann

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A winter weather advisory with the possibility of accumulating snow led some central Ohio school districts to delay the start of classes on Thursday morning. Storm Team 4 called for light accumulations across the region, with up to 2 inches in to the extreme north and south but closer to an inch in Columbus and surrounding communities. Find a complete list of delays and closures below.
Timothee Chalamet wears Columbus Crew jacket to promote his Bob Dylan movie

2 months ago | nbc4i.com | Brian Hofmann

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Promoting his role as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” in Germany, actor Timothee Chalamet arrived Friday at the Berlin Film Festival with a distinctly Columbus look. Chalamet wore a yellow-and-black striped hooded jacket that contained the original 1990s logo of the Columbus Crew, with its three hard hat-wearing men. Nominated for a best actor Oscar, Chalamet posed for photos and answered questions while wearing Crew gear.
Timothee Chalamet wears Columbus Crew jacket to promote his Bob Dylan movie

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Brian Hofmann

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Promoting his role as Bob Dylan in “A Complete Unknown” in Germany, actor Timothee Chalamet arrived Friday at the Berlin Film Festival with a distinctly Columbus look. Chalamet wore a yellow-and-black striped hooded jacket that contained the original 1990s logo of the Columbus Crew, with its three hard hat-wearing men. Nominated for a best actor Oscar, Chalamet posed for photos and answered questions while wearing Crew gear.
Watch: Jim Tressel sworn in as Ohio’s lieutenant governor

2 months ago | fox8.com | Brian Hofmann

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Jim Tressel has held many titles in his lifetime — football coach at Ohio State, president at Youngstown State — and on Friday morning, he is about to take on his latest: lieutenant governor of Ohio. Tressel is scheduled to be sworn in at 11 a.m. in a ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse, with Gov. Mike DeWine in attendance. You can watch the ceremony live in the video player above.
Jim Tressel sworn in as Ohio’s lieutenant governor

2 months ago | nbc4i.com | Brian Hofmann

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Jim Tressel has held many titles in his lifetime — football coach at Ohio State, president at Youngstown State — and on Friday morning, he took on his latest: lieutenant governor of Ohio. Tressel was sworn in by Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine in a ceremony at the Statehouse, with Gov. Mike DeWine in attendance. “[DeWine] is one million percent dedicated to making every day in the remainder of his service a day that takes Ohio forward.

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A team losing a game is not a "disaster." Home runs are homers, not "dingers," "jacks" or "bombs." A player scored 10 straight points, not 10 "unanswered" points. If a football team scores two touchdowns and the opponent doesn't come back, say it "never trailed" rather than