Shannon Cogan
Sunrise anchor
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Multiple Emmy Award-winner Shannon Cogan anchors WAVE News Sunrise and WAVE News Midday.
Shannon began at WAVE News in June 2013. She is thrilled to bring viewers the news in WAVE Country and raise her twin boys in the area with many family members and friends.
She came to WAVE News from WFOR/CBS 4 in Miami, where she was the primary anchor. She also anchored the morning show for KTVT/CBS 11 in Dallas, where she contributed stories about former Dallas Cowboys players for a show hosted by Troy Aikman and Babe Laufenberg.
Shannon also worked at WESH-TV, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, Fla., and covered the Columbia space shuttle disaster and the 2000 presidential election.
She also previously worked at WLKY-TV in Louisville as morning anchor from 1994 to 1998 and WTWO-TV, the NBC affiliate in Terre Haute, Ind.
A graduate of Indiana University, Shannon grew up in Roselle, Ill., and met her husband Kendall while working in Louisville in 1994. Their twin boys, Colt and Cade, keep them very busy. Colt was born with a rare congenital heart defect, and the family is very active raising awareness and funds for organizations that assist children’s health.
Shannon serves on the board of Heuser Hearing & Language Academy. Colt is a graduate of the school that serves deaf and hard-of-hearing children from birth to kindergarten. She also serves on the board of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Louisville, which WAVE News was instrumental in bringing to the Louisville area. This program gets free books in the hands of kids from birth through the age of five, every single month.
Shannon also contributes to events for Norton Children’s Hospital, the American Heart Association and the Speed Museum.
On the weekends, you might catch Shannon enjoying one of the area parks along with her twin boys and her son’s Colt’s service dog named Wink from Canine Companions for Independence.
Email story ideas to Shannon at shannon.cogan@wave3.com.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2023 at 1:37 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
Many fans are excited for the new season of "The Mandalorian," especially one man who is from Louisville, because he appears in the show.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 12:27 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
When parents sign up their child, they get a free book in the mail each month from birth until they reach the age of five.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 1:37 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
Rachel Greenberg said the timing was right for a mayoral run for her husband.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:30 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
The world first met Marky Mark in 1990. Now, more than 30 years later, Wahlberg is a successful actor, restaurant owner, and now, an investor in Flecha Azul tequila.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 11:05 AM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
Dolly Parton’s book is about Billy, who hopes to make it big as a country star in Nashville.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 5:02 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
"Whenever Damar went down, it had a different feel to it."
Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 1:16 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
Allan Parnell, more famously known as Mister “P,” started his trucking company, Mister “P” Express, in Jeffersonville 35 years ago.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 4:36 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
One local family talked about how important that is.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2022 at 12:53 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
The recent Elvis film has meant a renewed interest in Elvis' manager, the man known as "The Colonel."
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 10:23 AM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
”Serving others gives you fulfillment in life, and trying to make an impact on others gives you fulfillment and hope that far surpasses anything else as far as longevity,” Wood said.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 4:08 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
September is National Service Dog Month. It’s to celebrate the working dogs who help people gain greater independence.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 9:26 AM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
She doesn’t have physical injuries, but she has been facing emotional ones for 25 years.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 2:32 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
Louisville’s Whitney Austin founded the organization after being injured in a mass shooting on September 6, 2018 in Cincinnati.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 2:35 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
Imagine going on vacation with your two children and then having to return home without them. That is what happened to Lauren and Matt Kirchgessner.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2022 at 2:31 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
It's also the launch of a new partnership.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 1:55 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
Dr. Erle Austin is a very important person in thousands of families’ lives.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2022 at 9:03 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
At 50 years old, a Louisville woman decided to give the swimsuit competition a shot.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 3:02 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
On Monday, KFC held a grand opening for a new restaurant which it calls Next Generation.
Updated: Jun. 20, 2022 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
The program is continuing to expand, bringing books to families in more zip codes in the Louisville area.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 5:25 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
With all of his successes, the Hall of Fame trainer said he believes it is his responsibility to be an ambassador for the sport he loves.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2022 at 10:31 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
What started as a group of 20 women has now grown into a huge event that has raised more than $1.76 million for breast cancer awareness.
Updated: Apr. 8, 2022 at 1:28 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
The two mothers came together on a single mission.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2022 at 8:28 AM EDT
|By Shellie Sylvestri and Shannon Cogan
Fiddler on the Roof will open the 2022-2023 season in October and Pretty Woman: The Musical premieres in November.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2022 at 4:58 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
This time of Great Resignation, as many are calling it, has many people reevaluating their lives, their priorities, and determining what they are passionate about.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2022 at 10:38 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
One of the guest stars in the latest “Young Rock” episode that aired Tuesday night on WAVE is a Louisville actor.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2022 at 7:47 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
Oleg said he couldn't sleep until he got his family here to Louisville.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 11:44 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
Oleg Sennik, a hair stylist in Louisville, has been able to stay in contact with his loved ones in Ukraine sporadically, but worries if Russia captures the capital city of Kyiv, communication will be lost.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2022 at 6:04 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
But Jim Crow laws impacted those numbers and Black jockeys became victims of violence and discriminated against in the early 1900′s.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2022 at 7:40 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
Dolly Parton founded the Imagination Library program after witnessing how her father’s inability to read and write impacted his life.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2021 at 4:50 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
The money raised from this year’s Norton Children’s Hospital Raffle and Snow Ball will benefit Norton Children’s Cancer Institute.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2021 at 5:12 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
Three years ago, on Sept. 6, Louisvillian Whitney Austin was shot 12 times while going to work at the Fifth Third Center in Cincinnati.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2021 at 7:57 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
2-hear-old Hailie Henderson has a disorder called Apert Syndrome.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
Voters are automatically registered to win a $1,000 dollar gift certificate to Rodes.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2021 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
The goal of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is to make that possible for every single child by sending free books to homes with kids age 5 years old and under.
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 12:17 AM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
There might not be a lot of things Republicans and Democrats agree on, but two of them are kids — and Dolly Parton.
Updated: Feb. 6, 2021 at 1:30 AM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
WAVE 3 News helped bring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to eight zip codes in the Louisville area. Thanks to a grant from PNC, we are able to expand the program to a ninth zip code.
Updated: Oct. 28, 2020 at 10:16 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
This year, Sen. Mitch McConnell admits he’s uncertain if he’ll remain the majority leader.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 9:45 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
The money raised from the Norton Children’s Hospital Home and BMW Raffle will help the hospital and families it serves.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2020 at 12:07 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
How would you like to win a brand new home in Norton Commons for $100? Or a 2021 BMW x3 SUV from BMW of Louisville plus $10,000 cash?
Updated: Jul. 30, 2020 at 10:00 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
Keeping kids busy during the coronavirus pandemic has been tough for parents.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2020 at 7:54 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
For those who struggle with a substance abuse disorder, it’s made this time an even greater challenge.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 6:56 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
It’s not unusual for families to have an aging parent live with them. But what is different about the living arrangement WAVE 3 News recently learned about is how a family is making it happen.
Updated: May. 16, 2020 at 12:45 AM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
“When I see this many families come out, especially in weather like this, it means a lot. Very touching,” Head of School Kathy Beam said.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2020 at 12:44 AM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
You might be wondering why there’s been such an extreme reaction for the coronavirus, that for 80 percent of patients will only suffer mild symptoms.
Updated: Jan. 30, 2020 at 7:09 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
The fact that some of the residents are children is clear the moment you pull up to the mansion, as there’s a basketball hoop in the back.
Updated: Jan. 16, 2020 at 6:59 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
John boasts he can handle the cold. But he's never felt cold like this.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2020 at 2:30 PM EST
|By Shannon Cogan
My son Colt, now 11 years old, was matched with a Canine Companion named Wink, a lab-golden retriever cross, in August.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2019 at 7:55 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
The funds raised by the Norton Children’s Hospital BMW and Home Raffle benefit the children’s hospital.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2019 at 9:10 PM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
Did your high school have a computer lab? Thanks to a big donation from Kindred Healthcare, some JCPS students now have a place to not just let them work on school essays, but a place to open doors to their future.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2019 at 11:59 AM EDT
|By Shannon Cogan
WAVE 3 News anchor Shannon Cogan has been chosen as one of the Barbie real life role models, showing girls that they can take on any job and achieve any dream.
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