John Boel

John Boel's wins for best news anchor three of the past four years put his career Emmy Award total at 84, but he's even prouder of his wife and two daughters.

John is a 10-time Edward R. Murrow Award winner, but he's even prouder of his efforts helping people in the world of addiction recovery.

When he's not working or speaking, John enjoys fishing and training for triathlons. He just completed his ninth Ironman Triathlon – at the age of 54 John is also an author. His book "On the News, In the News" spent three months on the Louisville best-seller list.

John anchors WAVE 3 News Sunrise weekdays from 4:30 to 7 a.m. and he loves to tell a good story.

Recent Articles by John

Aggressive policing vs. aggressive criminals: Who’s winning?

When it comes to crime, no corner in Louisville stood out like Fourth Street and Winkler Avenue.

John Boel

Published June 11, 2019 at 9:58 PM

Another Miracle - this time in Louisville

New feelings and new emotions were all over the Miracle Playground in Fern Creek after a ribbon cutting. It’s a specially designed playground that is fully accessible to children of all abilities and all disabilities, physical, cognitive or emotional.

John Boel

Published June 4, 2019 at 4:49 PM

Our tires take a beating. There’s a lot of pressure on them because there’s a lot of pressure on us. And our lives depend on them.

John Boel

Published May 28, 2019 at 10:18 PM

Boston bombing survivor goes on marathon mission for boy he never knew

Since the Boston Marathon bombing, Kelly Flowers has completed marathons all over the world: London, Berlin, Tokyo. But they're all runners up to the race he's run for years: his fundraising race.

John Boel

Published April 11, 2019 at 10:26 PM

From roadblock to gateway: Beecher Terrace rebuild is underway

The enthusiasm during the groundbreaking was a far cry from the scene years ago when drug dealing, cash counting, and gun smuggling was recorded in broad daylight in the heart of Beecher Terrace.

John Boel

Published March 29, 2019 at 3:37 PM

Wreckless abandon? Louisville streets littered with junk cars

It happens, on average, 13 times a day. Somebody calls Metro Call to complain about an abandoned car that’s been sitting for weeks or months.

John Boel

Published March 20, 2019 at 12:50 AM

Santa Anita troubles complicate road to Kentucky Derby

A big Kentucky Derby prep race won't take place this Saturday because Santa Anita Park in Southern California is closed indefinitely after the deaths of 21 horses there.

John Boel

Published March 7, 2019 at 7:29 PM

Crack kits still being sold despite law change

Last April, a WAVE 3 News Troubleshooter crew went around Louisville undercover with a hidden camera and walked out of stores nine times with crack cocaine smoking kits.

John Boel

Published February 26, 2019 at 8:34 PM

24 hours in the life of the homeless: ‘They don’t know the power they’ve got in their lives’

Being homeless can be boring. And frightening.

John Boel

Published February 14, 2019 at 10:19 AM

OIG whistleblower still trying to make noise more than 2 years later

Two and a half years after trying to blow a whistle, former OIG surveyor Tony Cisney may not have a whistle to blow.

John Boel

Published February 14, 2019 at 9:55 AM

Shelter closed, investigation open at Harrison County Animal Control

The Harrison County prosecutor provided some answers to the questions swirling around Harrison County Animal Control.

John Boel

Published February 5, 2019 at 3:19 PM

On Broadway, gas station still fueling controversy

The BP gas station on East Broadway was declared a public nuisance after three police incidents in 12 months -- drinking in the parking lot, selling marijuana in the lot and a customer shot by a store clerk.

John Boel

Published January 15, 2019 at 7:51 PM

Home is where the heart is, for missing foster kids, too

There were 121 foster children statewide listed as AWOL in November. Forty-nine of them, almost half the statewide total, were listed as AWOL in just one county: Jefferson.

John Boel

Published December 4, 2018 at 9:40 PM

Fish census schools local anglers on where they’re hiding

A lot of people think they have to drive far away from Louisville to a place deep in the woods to catch fish. But you might be surprised at what’s happening closer to home.

John Boel

Published November 8, 2018 at 5:47 PM

What A Stud! American Pharoah still dominating the game

The biggest gambles in horse racing are not in parimutuel wagering.The biggest gambles are in how much people pay for these thoroughbreds when they're just kids.

John Boel

Published November 2, 2018 at 3:58 PM

Circumstances enable filly to run for history

The Breeders’ Cup is a World Championship, but the truth is the home court belongs to North America. And most of the stars warming up at Churchill Downs know this place well.

John Boel

Published November 2, 2018 at 3:57 PM

I’m giddy as a 2-year-old on Christmas today. That’s because they finally moved all the 2-year-old races to the same day for Breeders' Cup.

John Boel

Published November 2, 2018 at 10:41 AM

Long distance travel not a pain in Corydon

Patients from outside WAVE Country are traveling to Corydon to visit a pain clinic. John Boel investigates to see if these trips are on the taxpayer's dime.

John Boel

Published October 29, 2018 at 7:05 PM

Running for more: Pain inspires Ironman participants

86,000 people in the United States this year will experience the pain of 2.4 miles of swimming, 112 miles of biking and 26 miles of running in one day. 15,000 children this year will experience the pain of a cancer diagnosis.

John Boel

Published October 9, 2018 at 6:52 PM

Where do the syringes from needle exchanges go? Not far in some cases

The VOA says this 40215 zip code has the most of overdose deaths: 20 so far this year with 252 EMS runs on overdose cases.

John Boel

Published September 25, 2018 at 11:16 PM

State data shows there are currently 128 foster children in Kentucky listed as AWOL, with 58 of them in Jefferson County.

John Boel

Published September 6, 2018 at 11:41 PM

Veteran views atomic bomb anniversary in different light

When Louisville added a city Christmas tree to Light Up Louisville in 1984, Jim Burke was the first to donate his 25 foot blue spruce. Sixty-seven years ago, when the United States decided to light up three islands in the Pacific Ocean with nuclear bomb testing, Burke thought he was heading to the Korean War on the USS Curtiss.

John Boel

Published August 8, 2018 at 4:06 PM

Every time I secretly watched over the course of three weeks, whether it was morning or evening, I recorded a steady stream of people coming and going after spending anywhere from a minute to an hour inside.

John Boel

Published July 20, 2018 at 12:44 AM

Louisville's first attempt at a hot dog eating contest is getting a golf mulligan, thanks to the senior vice president of its pro baseball team.

John Boel

Published July 6, 2018 at 5:55 AM

Decades later, mass shooting survivor's struggles getting worse

Almost 30 years later, Jacquie Miller still can't cope with one of the nation's first mass workplace shootings.

John Boel

Published May 23, 2018 at 1:07 PM

Triumph, Loss, Obstacles: Women of the Well changing ladies' lives

After her husband of 30 years left, one son was murdered, and her other son overdosed on heroin three years ago, the former schoolteacher turned to drugs to numb the pain, and paid for the drugs with prostitution.

John Boel

Published May 22, 2018 at 4:01 PM

TONIGHT AT 11 -- Traffic jam: One woman's crusade against human trafficking

Every couple of weeks, I watched a woman baptizing other women at the church I attend. After speaking to her, it didn't take long to start hearing one of the most amazing stories I've ever been around.

John Boel

Published May 22, 2018 at 9:50 AM

Lawsuit filed in Radcliff foster child death

Hunter Payton, 4, was one of three children taken away from their parents last year by the state and placed in a foster home in Radcliff.

John Boel

Published May 10, 2018 at 10:31 AM

Following cruelty charges, why does Trixie Foundation still have hundreds of animals?

Despite the dirty conditions Randy Skaggs keeps at his Trixie Foundation in rural eastern Kentucky, his animal shelter is still home for more than 200 cats and dogs.