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Doug Proffitt

Louisville

WHAS 11 (ABC) 5,6 & 11pm News Anchor. 📺 37 years . Louisville KY native. 🎥 The home of legends: Monica Kaufman Pearson, Cawood Ledford,Chuck Olmstead🎥

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  • 6 days ago | livingstonenterprise.com | Doug Proffitt

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  • 1 month ago | whas11.com | Doug Proffitt

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — “It’s still an aching loneliness. The house is very quiet.” In her first interview since the Old National Bank mass shooting two years ago that killed her husband and four others, Maryanne Elliott shares why she’s finally able to talk publicly. That day, April 10, 2023, she remembers what she was doing at 8:38 a.m., the exact time of the shooting.

  • Nov 27, 2024 | whas11.com | Doug Proffitt

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The son of a woman who broke barriers in the journalism industry visited the WHAS11 archives on Monday, and it took him down memory lane. Jim Sciutto's mother, Liz Sciutto, worked at WHAS-TV in 1951. The station hired her right out of school, and she became the first female film editor in Louisville. The late Milton Metz, of WHAS-TV & Radio, also believed she was the first female film editor in the country at that time.

  • Nov 4, 2024 | whas11.com | Doug Proffitt

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Louisville church is opening its sanctuary for a few hours on Election Day. Gail Henson, with St. Paul United Methodist at 2000 Douglass Boulevard in the Highlands of Louisville told WHAS11 News, “It just seems like it’s so needed.” In a statement, the church says "with many residents experiencing significant anxiety over the Tuesday, November 5 Election, we are opening our doors for meditation and prayer to the public during voting hours." Senior Pastor Rev.

  • Sep 27, 2024 | whas11.com | Doug Proffitt

    LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There is no tornado in the Metro Louisville area. Just before 8 p.m. Friday night, The National Weather Service in Louisville reported a single Tornado Warning Siren had been activated in Jeffersontown. Louisville Metro Emergency Services said it was a malfunction and that there are no active weather warnings in Metro Louisville.

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Doug Proffitt WHAS11 News Anchor
Doug Proffitt WHAS11 News Anchor @WHAS11Doug
12 May 25

🎺🎼Fantastic morning, the outdoor Graduation ceremony in the rain at IUSE New Albany produced graduate Dewey Jones! One of WHAS11's finest. He went after his music instructional degree and nailed it! @AlexDedererTV @MasonHorodyski @deweyjproducer https://t.co/unzW8KGEoo

Doug Proffitt WHAS11 News Anchor
Doug Proffitt WHAS11 News Anchor @WHAS11Doug
12 May 25

🎉💐BIG CONGRATS to WHAS11 Producer Dewey Jones who just crossed the stage on this Graduation day at IUSE New Albany. He's got his degree to teach Music now! @deweyjproducer @WHAS11 @mnshort11 https://t.co/xJUqsBymL2

Doug Proffitt WHAS11 News Anchor
Doug Proffitt WHAS11 News Anchor @WHAS11Doug
12 May 25

Happening now: 4,000 ponchos handed out at this morning's outdoor/rainy Graduation at IUSE New Albany. Intrepid but Happy crowd as President just shortened speeches🙂🌨️ https://t.co/Ie56QC8u7q