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Special to the Director's Cut Blog By Phil Trexler Tom Meyer Photo by Phil Trexler WKYC-TV Channel 3 investigative reporter Tom Meyer was honored Thursday with the "Excellence in Television Award" by the Cleveland Association of Broadcasters for his four decades of covering and uncovering the city. Meyer was recognized along with radio legend Dan Deely of 107.3 The Wave and long-time promoter Barry Gabel of Live Nation. Doug Adair, the popular former news anchor at WKYC, and shock jock radio talk show host Gary Dee received the President's Award for their life-time contributions. The CAB awards were held during a luncheon at Windows on the River. Guests included Meyer's wife of 39 years, Sandra, and their daughter, Meagan. Meyer, known at The Investigator, has won more than 180 local, state, regional and national awards, including the Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, the Press Club's National Headliner Award and a national UPI award.  He...

 Investigator, Tom Meyer Congratulations to WKYC's Tom Meyer, The Investigator, for his two awards in the 2013 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors broadcast competition. Tom received a First Place award in "Best Continuing Coverage" for his "Castro Exclusives" and Second Place award in "Best Enterprise Reporting" for "Bad Medicine." The awards were announced this weekend and include stations from all across Ohio for both radio and television broadcasting. --- Follow Frank Macek on Twitter @ frankmacekwkyc

The Investigator, Tom Meyer Congratulations to WKYC's Investigator Tom Meyer who is a finalist in the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors 2013 radio and TV contest. Tom's works being voted upon include Best Continuing Coverage: "Castro Exclusives" and Best Enterprise Reporting: "Bad Medicine." The awards will be announced at the annual banquet May 18th in Columbus.

The 2012 NATAS Lower Great Lakes Chapter Emmy Awards were announced Saturday Night in Indianapolis, with WKYC and SportsTime Ohio earning a total of 7 Emmy Awards for 2011. The following entries won for WKYC: General Assignment Report - No Time Limit, "Head Start Misspending" Tom Meyer, Reporter Sarah Bachmann, Editor Jessie Eck, Graphics Continuing Coverage - "Hidden Hazards" Tom Meyer, Reporter Sarah Bachmann, Editor Jessie Eck, Graphic Production Artist Investigative Report - Series, "MetroHealth Abuse" Tom Meyer, Reporter Sarah Bachmann, Editor Politics/Government - "Senator Smith Home" Tom Meyer, Reporter The following entries won for SportsTime Ohio: Promotion - Program Image, "STO Remembers"  Michael Roche, VP Marketing/New Media Ty Towriss, Producer Pat Kenny, Editor Tim Earl, Associate Producer Mitch Greenberg, Associate Producer Keith Feicks, ...

Tom Meyer, The Investigator Congratulations to WKYC's Tom Meyer, "The Investigator" for being honored with a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for "Best Video News Series" and his shocking report "Hidden Hazards." Tom's reports exposed hidden and potentially deadly electrical hazards on city streets. The investigation prompted Cleveland City Hall to purchase testing equipment and launch its own regular testing program. Tom shares this prestigious award with WKYC investigative producer Rick Hepp, editor Sarah Bachmann and photojournalists Tim Coffey and Mike Leonard. The northeast Ohio media market is included in Region 7 along with the rest of Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan.Ohio. You can watch Tom's winning entry at: http://youtu.be/7uKozIzb0WU Also congratulations to other stations WKSU-FM, WCPN-FM, WAKR-AM, WEWS-TV and WKBN-TV for awards also received this year. The National Awards will be announced later this year.

Click on the video to watch one of new Channel 3 promos highlighting the experienced beat reporters of Channel 3 News including Kim Wheeler (education), Maureen Kyle (consumer), Monica Robins (health), Tom Meyer (investigative) and Tom Beres (politics).

Congratulations to two of our colleagues at Channel 3 for their second place finish at the 2011 Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Awards ceremony WKYC Investigative Report Tom Meyer and Editor Sarah Bachmann were recognized in the "Best Continuing Coverage" category for their outstanding work on the Cuyahoga County Corruption scandal duringn 2010 The Awards were handed out Sunday, June 5th, at Ohio Associated Press Broadcasters Awards Luncheon in Columbus. A banquet was held at The Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center and featured the work of Ohio's outstanding broadcast journalists in both radio and television.

Congratulations to WKYC's Tom Meyer, The Investigator , who was honored with two #1 finishes in the Ohio Associated Press Broadcaster's contest for Best Investigative Reporting and Best Continuing Coverage for 2009. Tom's 1st place entries include: Best Investigative Reporting for "Pills without Penalties" - This was a 2-part investigation into the Ohio Pharmacy board and how it fails to discipline pharmacists, even if those mistakes prove to be deadly. Best Continuing Coverage for 28 stories on Cuyahoga County Corruption - Tom's coverage included 14 stories that were exclusive stories and the result of our own investigations.

This Thursday at 11 p.m. on Channel 3 News, "The Investigator", Tom Meyer exposes city workers contaminating our air in violation of the city's own policy.

The bad guys fear him. We all love him at Channel 3. He's Tom Meyer - "The Investigator." As we told you earlier this week, Tom was inducted into the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame by the Press Club Thursday evening at LaCentre in Westlake. Tom was among a group of award-winning journalists recognized for their outstanding contributions. In nearly 35 years in TV - 30 of them in Cleveland - Tom's chased down many a bad guy. He's been pushed, shoved, spat on, and even punched in the face in pursuit of a story. But he's never backed down. Tom works his sources like few other reporters. And he has lots of sources, from top government officials to low-ranking union workers. His cell phone - programmed with the Illini fight song, his alma mater - rings constantly. The first thing you notice when you walk into Tom's office inside the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center are the shiny Emmy Awards lining his shelves - a total of 54 - and more than any other...

We'll find out on June 1st... The Ohio Associated Press has named "The Investigator" WKYC's Tom Meyer as a finalist for "Best Reporter in Ohio." Tom won the award last year and is looking to bring it home again this year. Over his distinguished career, Tom has won more than 175 awards for his investigative and journalism work. Meyer joined WKYC last year from WOIO and currently heads our investigative unit. VIDEO FEATURE: You can watch WKYC's latest Tom Meyer promo below. If you can't see the video: CLICK HERE

From: Janice in Kirtland Q: Tom Meyer is one of my favorites. You mentioned on the blog that he was coming to WKYC awhile ago, but I haven't seen him on the air. Is he still coming? A: That would be a great big "YES". Tom had to wait out a non-compete agreement (a period of time where is not allowed to be on the air after leaving his past employer) before he can start on the air at Channel 3. Although, I don't have a Tom premiere date, it will be soon - probably next month. Tom is already hard at work behind the scenes working on some interesting investigations that you will see very soon. You can read our original blog posting about Tom from May 18th: CLICK HERE You can email your questions to me: fmacek@wkyc.com