WOIO
Samantha Roberts is an experienced meteorologist currently serving as the Evening Meteorologist at WOIO since August 2015, where responsibilities include preparing and delivering on-air forecasts for Cleveland 19 News and Telemundo, WTCL, along with providing radio segments for local partners Q104 and WKKY. Prior to this role, Samantha worked as a Meteorologist at WWBT/NBC12 Raycom Media from December 2013 to August 2015, and at WAAY-TV from July 2012 to November 2013. Earlier career experience includes serving as a Weather Forecaster and Sports Reporter at 41NBC/WMGT-DT from October 2010 to July 2012. Educational credentials include a degree in Broadcast and Operational Meteorology from Mississippi State University and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and Electronic Media from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
WOIO
WOIO is one of America's most talked about CBS affiliates, home to red hot CBS primetime shows and a red hot 11pm newscast. Ratings for CBS primetime shows like "CSI: " and "Survivor" are some of the strongest in the nation, and Cleveland 19 News at 11 is one of the only late newscasts in the country to post three consecutive years of significant audience growth. Since its launch in May of 2002, Cleveland 19 News at 11 has supplanted a thirty-year late news leader near the top of the late news ratings in just three calendar years. The great late night news gains are also pushing other Cleveland 19 Newscasts on WOIO: Cleveland 19 News This Morning and Cleveland 19 News at Noon are all trending upward. And with the addition of Cleveland 19 News at 4 p.m. to the already established 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts, Clevelanders have plenty of opportunities to watch a news operation clearly on the move. Through its affiliation with CBS, WOIO is home to NCAA College Football, NCAA College Basketball including the "March Madness" Basketball Tournament, several premiere golf events including The Masters, and Tennis' U.S. Open. WOIO's Sign-On Date was May 19, 1985. In 1986, Malrite Communications Group gained majority ownership of the station, which it maintained until September 1998 when Raycom Media purchased the station.