John Boel

John Boel's wins for best news anchor three of the past four years put his career Emmy Award total at 87, but he's even more proud of his wife and two daughters.

John is a 13-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 has completed 11 Ironman Triathlons, and 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 co-anchors WAVE 3 News from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. each weekday, and he loves to tell a good story.

Recent Articles by John

Ironman Louisville swim cancellation wipes out more than just 2.4 miles

Thousands of Ironman participants say they're disappointed they won't get to run the full three legs of the race, but instead only two.

John Boel

Published October 11, 2019 at 5:04 PM

Measuring utility usage: Is your bill correct?

From the wheels winding around outside the house, to the tabulations and terminology in the bills, utility consumption can cause power outages of the brain.

John Boel

Published October 8, 2019 at 6:03 PM

Taxation without verification causing a mess for homeowners in West Buechel

West Buechel is a small part of town, but some of its residents are experiencing big problems with the city's efforts trying to clean up a property tax mess.

John Boel

Published September 17, 2019 at 7:54 PM

30 years later, Standard Gravure massacre survivors dealing with a different kind of assault

A disgruntled worker who’d been vowing for a year to get even after being placed on disability walked in with a duffel bag full of guns. He went with the AK-47.

John Boel

Published September 10, 2019 at 6:39 PM

Busted but not broken; alleged heroin house appears undaunted

It was hard to get answers the conventional way about what was going on at the corner of Peachtree and Sale.

John Boel

Published August 27, 2019 at 6:50 PM

For 44 years, a 10K a day has kept the doctor away

A 69-year-old Louisville man has run 100,000 miles in his lifetime and says he has no plans on stopping.

John Boel

Published August 23, 2019 at 7:33 PM

City not even part of the way toward solving illegal halfway house crisis

Large, formerly abandoned houses, filled with 10 to 20 tenants, spilling out into the neighborhood, attracting prostitutes, severely impaired people, drug dealers doing transactions through car windows, and police officers responding to it all.

John Boel

Published August 6, 2019 at 7:47 PM

’Unmanageable and unsustainable’: CPS crisis in Jefferson County investigated

For years, WAVE 3 News has reported the problems and complaints against Kentucky's Child Protection System.

John Boel

Published July 23, 2019 at 7:45 PM

Cured or injured? Questions arise about Louisville church’s holy water ritual

People come from all over North America to a church on Goldsmith Lane to be healed by holy water.

John Boel

Published July 9, 2019 at 8:12 PM

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.