WAVE 3 TV Louisville, KY | James Zambroski
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My Age:
Born 03/23/1953 in Butler, PA (30 miles north of Pittsburgh); weighed 9 lbs. 4 ounces; I'm the oldest of three; my middle name is Patrick.
My Family:
Married Cheryl Hoyt Zambroski on May 4, 2001—she’s a researcher/assistant professor at U of L School of Nursing—mom still lives in Butler, brother in eastern Pennsylvania; sister and her family in Austin, TX; dad passed in November 2002.
Education:
Bachelor's from the University of Pittsburgh; majored in English, non-fiction writing; minor in American History.
Where I Worked Before:
Started as a print journalist in Florida, Paducah, Pittsburgh and Louisville prior to coming to WAVE 3 in May; retired from the Pennsylvania Auditor General’s Office in 1992; honorably discharged U.S. Army veteran.
Favorite Book:
(fiction) “The Loved One” by Evelyn Waugh; (non-fiction) “Elvis” by Albert Goldman.
Favorite Movies:
Witness for the Prosecution (1957); all the Godfather films (I own them on DVD).
Watch Anytime TV:
NYPD Blue, followed by All in the Family and Twilight Zone (the old ones) tied for second.
Quote To Live By:
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself," Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Journalism Heroes:
UPI reporter Merriman Smith, who first reported shots hitting President Kennedy; KDKA (Pittsburgh) reporter Marie Torre, who defied a judge and went to jail rather than reveal the name of a source.
Other Heroes:
Anyone who steps up, stands up and speaks up for what's right, no matter the price. So I have a lot of heroes.
Best Day of My Life (so far):
May 4, 2001, around 10 a.m. in the Starks Building, the day I married Cheryl, because it was the clearest sign yet that I've done something right in my life.
What I Like Best About Louisville:
People never hold it against me that I wasn't born here; great highways—never any traffic jams; always a parking space downtown.
How You Can Help Me:
Send news tips—I can't be everywhere all the time—tell me what you see that I'm missing. Send them to: jzambroski@wave3tv.com, or call me at 502-561-4150 (ext. 322). I appreciate it.
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Over five years have passed since David Camm was accused of gunning down his wife and two children in the family's garage in Georgetown, Ind. Now he's been convicted a second time even through he continues to claim his innocence. Our James Zambroski has a look at the final moments of the trial, the verdict, and the aftermath.
(FRANKFORT, Ky.) -- Kentucky legislators met Tuesday to elect their leaders for the next two years and make plans for the 24-day session that begins in February. The short session, coming right before
A $250,000 traffic study that looks at the Shelbyville Road/Hurstbourne Lane corridor has city officials in Hurstbourne upset because they say they've been shut out of the process. The city plans to take its own steps to control traffic in their town that borders major development near Oxmoor Mall. WAVE 3 Investigator James Zambroski reports.
