Brian Hofmann
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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5 days ago |
yahoo.com | Brian Hofmann
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Before Tom Llamas took over as anchor of NBC Nightly News, he took a visit to NBC4. Llamas made Columbus one of several stops in the weeks after he was announced to replace Lester Holt, who stepped down Friday after nearly 10 years to focus on his role with Dateline. That leaves Llamas the face of a program that viewers have trusted across six decades.
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5 days ago |
nbc4i.com | Brian Hofmann
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Before Tom Llamas took over as anchor of NBC Nightly News, he took a visit to NBC4. Llamas made Columbus one of several stops in the weeks after he was announced to replace Lester Holt, who stepped down Friday after nearly 10 years to focus on his role with Dateline. That leaves Llamas the face of a program that viewers have trusted across six decades. “It’s incredible, and it’s an honor,” Llamas said.
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1 week ago |
fox8.com | Kevin Accettulla |Brian Hofmann
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Two days after he was accused of shooting two Mifflin Township police officers during a traffic stop, Daveonte Dixon is in custody. Michael Black of the U.S. Marshals Service said Friday night that Dixon, 21, was arrested at an apartment complex in Obetz. He had been missing since allegedly firing at the officers, striking both, and running away from the scene, leading to rewards totaling $40,000 for his arrest and a manhunt across central Ohio.
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2 weeks ago |
wowktv.com | Brian Hofmann
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Amber Alert issued Friday for a missing infant was canceled after two hours. Whitehall police said the missing 1-year-old boy and the suspect in the case, who was his mother, were both recovered safely, with the mother being arrested. Police said the mother did not have custody of the child when she left with him from a supervised visit.
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2 weeks ago |
wdtn.com | Brian Hofmann
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — An Amber Alert issued Friday for a missing infant was canceled after two hours. Whitehall police said the missing 1-year-old boy and the suspect in the case, who was his mother, were both recovered safely, with the mother being arrested. Police said the mother did not have custody of the child when she left with him from a supervised visit.
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