Sean Baute
Multi-media journalist
Louisville, KY
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Sean joined the WAVE News team in March 2019 as a multimedia journalist and reporter.
He currently reports for WAVE Sunrise from Monday through Friday from 4:30 a.m. to 7 a.m.
He previously worked as an anchor and reporter at Gray TV sister station WBKO in Bowling Green, KY.
Sean has spent his entire life in Kentucky. He grew up in the Northern Kentucky city of Villa Hills.
He attended the University of Kentucky and moved to Bowling Green upon graduation. He spent nearly three years there before finding his way to Louisville.
Sean is a huge sports fan, cheering for the Cincinnati Reds, Cincinnati Bengals, and Kentucky Wildcats.
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The shooting happened around 8:40 a.m. in the 800 block of Sutcliffe Ave.
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Gym owner Jason Wallace said boxing can be tool to improve mental health.
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The congregation and supporters of the 170-year-old Second Baptist Church in New Albany are celebrating the replacement of a piece of their original church that had been missing for years.
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There are around 200 polling locations in Jefferson County, a significant increase from 2020, when there was just one station open for primaries on Election Day.
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The Baptized Pentecostal Church of Holiness in West Louisville plans to open a tuition-free Latin school by August.
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As seniors at Silver Creek High School prepare to graduate, those in the finance program were met by some special guests to enrich their entrepreneurial spirits.
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The students attend Newcomer Academy. Many of them are from war-torn or conflict-ridden countries.
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At just about one foot every few minutes it’s hardly the kind of speed that would usually draw a crowd, but a crowd did show up.
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Teachers and staff donated nearly all of the money.
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The disqualified candidate admitted during a court hearing that she has not lived in the district boundaries for one year prior to the election.
The disqualified candidate admitted during a court hearing that she has not lived in the district boundaries for one year prior to the election.
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Thousands of items have been unloaded that are meant to help the hundreds of thousands of people expected to walk through the gates of Churchill Downs during Derby weekend.
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The seniors in The Ivy Plus Academy have received approximately $23 million in college scholarships in total.
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There are roughly 6,000 babies or small children in need of diapers across Louisville and surrounding counties.
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The Smith-Phillips Farmhouse on Charlestown Road has changed hands several times throughout the years, but it has always remained in the same location, until now.
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The exhibit, titled "This is the Kentucky Derby!," was unveiled Wednesday.
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The Hope Village sits at the corner of College and Brook Streets and will provide medical treatment, veterinarian access for pets, warm meals, showers, and a needle exchange program to its temporary tenants.
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There are a few things to know this year following a pandemic-affected 2020 and 2021.
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This is the Brown-Forman Foundation’s largest investment since it was founded in 2018.
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Central High School students gathered in their school gymnasium on Monday to explore local career opportunities at the University of Louisville.
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A state of the art flight simulator has been a new, unique learning tool for students interested in aeronautics.
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At least one EF-1 tornado is believed to have touched down during the storm.
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Electric vehicle battery manufacturing company, Envision AESC, is bringing their business to the commonwealth.
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Thunder over Louisville returns April 23.
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Klobuchar is one of more than 60 speakers who have addressed students at the McConnell Center since 1993.
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It’s difficult to imagine 130 volleyball courts in use at the same time, but the JVA World Challenge is 25% larger than last year.
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There are therapists and counselors that can help across Louisville.
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Krista Sheneman plans to walk 470 miles in 23 days.
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More than 500 people attended the conference in Louisville.
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“They are obviously traumatized,” said Mull, referring to the two young girls.
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“It’s hard,” Jasmine's father said. “You have your good days, you have your bad days. Just last week, I broke down crying. You just have to deal with it.”
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On Friday, Norton Children’s Hospital placed hundreds of pinwheels around the building.
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Fire crews were sent to extinguish blazes coming from a long-running hardware and lumber store on Wednesday night.
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Since the global COVID-19 pandemic started, things have changed drastically for businesses across Louisville.
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If you are a person who follows the activity of Louisville Metro police by listening to radio transmissions on a scanner, a technology change is bringing a delay to when you'll hear those calls.
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National Youth Violence Prevention Week runs from March 28 through April 2.
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Students, teachers, and parents are rightfully excited.
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The expansion comes in the form of a $144 million facility to be built on the corner of Jackson and Chestnut Streets, tucked on the corner between existing hospital buildings.
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If the project is approved, construction could start in January of next year.
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HB 9 would not only help fund charters, it would create a pilot program that would force Jefferson County Public Schools and districts in Northern Kentucky to open one.
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The AFL is a group that looks to promote French culture and language as well as serve the existing French speaking population in the area.
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Simmons College and Spalding University inked the agreement that promises to help one another moving forward.
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Mentors from Big Brothers Big Big Sisters of Kentucky want to ensure that students have what it takes to succeed.
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COVID-19 first shook the world two years ago, forcing some businesses to close and others to pivot.
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The job fair runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesday at the Kentucky Derby Museum.
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JCPS is considering putting up a fence around the softball training facility in the future.
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Shepherdsville PD Chief Rick McCubbin revealed more about the K-9, whose name is Dash, and the dog’s handler, Officer Jeff Schank.
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‘We will get an opportunity to play more this year, and we’ll embrace that,’ Head Coach Scott Davenport said
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Baffert’s Kentucky Derby-winning horse Medina Spirit failed a post-race drug test after the 2021 Derby, prompting his suspension.
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The tornado, one student said, was like “trains” coming from all directions.