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Sean Moody

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Covers:  General assignment, community events, military, crime, local politics, education, business, breaking news, aviation
Executive Reporter, @fox13 | Past: @LEX18News, @KSL5TV, @WKYT, @Sportys | Aviation Geek | Kentuckian | Lover of the outdoors

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Sean Moody’s Biography

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I'm an Emmy award-winning storyteller in Salt Lake City, Utah. I'm a big fan of all things journalism, tech, and aviation!

Sean Moody’s Journalist Portfolio

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Powder Pups

Powder Pups

I hope I'm never buried in an avalanche, but if I am, I'm glad these pups and their handlers are learning lif…

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Utahns "Opt Outside" on Black Friday

Utahns "Opt Outside" on Black Friday

Utahns celebrate Black Friday by getting outdoors.

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Not-so-secret Cecret Lake

Not-so-secret Cecret Lake

Wildflowers in Little Cottonwood Canyon are getting a lot of attention.

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Paragliding Pixies

Paragliding Pixies

A group of women meet at Point of the Mountain to set a paragliding record.

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Tiny Trout

Tiny Trout

Fifth-graders in South Weber are getting a hands-on look at fish biology

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Tooele Students Send Balloon to Nearly 100,000 Feet

Tooele Students Send Balloon to Nearly 100,000 Feet

TOOELE, Utah - A group of Tooele high school students spent their Saturday launching a balloon into the strat…

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Articles

'Here we go again,' Evacuated families watch, wait for another return home

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By Sean Moody Verified
| KSTU-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) Verified
ELBERTA, Utah — It was a busy night on Friday as residents from multiple towns headed down Highway 6 under evacuation orders due to the Cherry Fire. For some, it was their second evacuation in a week. Like the howling wind that just won’t let up, neither will the stress for those forced to leave their homes, Anitra Cornish left her home in Eureka and hunkered down at an evacuation shelter in nearby Elberta.
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Cherry, Iron wildfires now over 71,000 acres combined; evacuations remain in place

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By Sean Moody Verified
| The Salt Lake Tribune Verified
The raging Cherry and Iron wildfires threatening residents in Juab and Tooele counties have now burned a combined 71,000 acres as of Saturday morning. All evacuation orders for residents of Eureka, Mammoth and Silver City remain in place, as do those for anyone near Vernon Reservoir and the Lofgreen area in Tooele County. The Juab County Sheriff’s Office issued its order Friday night, and all residents were told to head eastbound on Highway 6, where a shelter was established at an Elberta church.
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Lakefest draws attention to Great Salt Lake decline as boats leave marina

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| KSTU-TV (Salt Lake City, UT) Verified
MAGNA, Utah — As advocates for the Great Salt Lake celebrated Lakefest on Saturday, sailboat owners readied their boats to leave the marina due to shallow water. Grow the Flow and the Great Salt Lake Yacht Club hosted the event at Great Salt Lake State Park to celebrate the lake and to raise awareness of efforts to restore it. "Trying to be a celebration, try to get public awareness - all the people up there, all the entities trying to help save the lake advocate for it. It's a great thing.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job was as a photographer/editor.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, but I would like to try one sometime!

How is social media changing news?

Social media makes communication instantaneous. People do not have to wait for a newscast to get important news anymore.

Awards

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Emmy

2011 - Military News

I was awarded an Ohio Valley Regional Emmy for "Bring Bowe Home" - a story I did about the only POW in Afghanistan. He has now been returned home.

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Emmy

2016 - General News

I was awarded an Ohio Valley Regional Emmy for a story I did about a community’s response to the murder of a six-year-old boy in Versailles, Kentucky.

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Best Solo Videojournalist

2016 - General News

I was named Kentucky’s best solo videojournalist (reporter who shoots and edits their own stories) by the Kentucky News Photographers Association.

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TV News Photographer of the Year

2016 - General News

I was named Kentucky’s TV News Photographer of the year by the Kentucky News Photographers Association.

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Best Multimedia Reporter

2016 - General News

I was named Best Multimedia Reporter (reporter who shoots and edits their own stories) by the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters.

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Best TV Reporter

2015 - General News

I was named Best TV Reporter by the Kentucky Associated Press Broadcasters.

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