First TV Appearance: 11 p.m. weatherman at WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, W.Va. Dream Job: CBS Evening News anchor. Role Models: My father, Tom Brokaw. Hidden Talent: Farm tractor driving. First Car: 1978 Buick Regal. Height: 6'1" Favorite Sports Teams: Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Browns. Favorite Musician: Bon Jovi. Favorite Food: Steak and eggs. Favorite Movies: "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones," "Die Hard."
John Fortney
10TV News Anchor/Reporter
He also co-anchors the weekend editions of 10TV News HD at 10 p.m. on WWHO-TV.
Prior to his arrival at WBNS-TV, Fortney was Ohio News Network's first anchor in July 1996. There, he anchored Ohio Tonight, Primetime Ohio and ONN's weekly political talk show, Capitol Square.
Before joining ONN, John worked at WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, W.Va. as news anchor, weeknight weather anchor and a nightside reporter/photographer. He was hired at the station when he was a junior at Marietta College and four months later was the station's weeknight weatherman.
After graduating, Fortney was hired full time and worked his way up to reporting, producing, anchoring and shooting his own stories.
John has covered an array of stories, including reporting on the Ohio National Guard mission to the Gulf Coast, riding with the Taskforce Buckeye convoy. He also anchored all of ONN's election night specials, including the award-winning coverage of Ohio's 2002 general election.
He has moderated political debates for Ohio's Supreme Court, Congressional and U.S. Senate races. He also anchored ONN's live coverage of the 9/11 attack.
A Vincent, Ohio, native and a graduate of Marietta College, Fortney enjoys golf, muscle cars and weight training.
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