WAFB Channel 9, Baton Rouge, LA |Cheryl Mercedes
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Anchor/Reporter
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Arrived in Baton Rouge: August 2006. Before I moved here I reported and anchored at KLFY TV in Lafayette, La. for three years, and wrote for LifeStyle Lafayette and The Independent.
Education: M.S. Mass Communication University of Louisiana - Lafayette; B.A. Mass Communication Southeastern Louisiana University, Magna Cum Laude; St. Francis Cabrini High School, New Orleans.
Awards and Accomplishments: Louisiana Associated Press - Reporter of the Year (2004); 3rd Place Reporter of the Year (2008); 1st Place Investigative Reporting (2005); 2nd Place Investigative Reporting (2008); 2nd Place Feature (2005); 3rd Place Continuing Coverage (2004); Outstanding Communication Graduate - SLU 1999; Green "S" Award - SLU 1998; 3rd Degree Black Belt in Tae Kwon Do.
Family Info: Married to 9News photographer Brandon. Father is German; Mother is from Nicaragua. I speak Spanish fluently.
Community Involvement: FBI Citizens' Academy Alumni; Big Brothers, Big Sisters; Salvation Army; Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church
Hobbies: Working out, dancing, cooking, and running circles around my Greyhound/Catahoula mix - Caddy; Beagle - Sassi; and cats - Ese' and Elsie.
Big Stories Covered: Derrick Todd Lee; Hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Gustav; The Movers Investigation.
Favorite Quote: "Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring." - St. Catherine of Siena
Email: cmercedes@wafb.com
