Jonah Kaplan
Jonah began his career in sports with positions at ESPN and YES Network, but later transitioned into full-time work in hard news. His work has appeared on ABC, NBC, and CBS News, as well as CNN and MSNBC. Jonah is a two-time Emmy nominee, and was awarded the top prize for Political Reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas for his coverage of the 2016 Election.
In 2013, the Religion Communicators Council recognized Jonah with the Wilbur Award for his reporting and producing a five-part series called "Journey to Jerusalem," an award he shared with the late 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon.
Reporting for KSPR-TV in Springfield, MO, Jonah was one of the first reporters on the ground in Joplin after a blistering tornado killed 158 people in 2011. He still keeps in contact with the survivors he interviewed there.
Jonah's professional journey also includes stops at WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee, WI, KAUZ-TV in Wichita Falls, TX, and the Boston Bruins. He graduated with honors from Boston University's College of Communication.
Outside the newsroom, you can find Jonah playing ice hockey or chanting at synagogue (he's a son of two rabbis!). Jonah lives in Raleigh with his wife, Grace, their daughter, Rena, and puggle, Barkley.
Email Jonah at jonah.kaplan@abc11.com
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper visited the nation's capital on Wednesday to rally support for significant federal assistance for recovery from Hurricane Florence.
With billions of dollars pouring in from insurance claims and government aid packages, the ABC11 I-Team conducted a wide-ranging investigation of damage reports, flood maps and zoning ordinances to find out why property owners are allowed to continue to invest in repeat-disaster zones.
Jewish communities around the world on Friday are marking 80 years since Kristallnacht, the organized pogroms that many historians consider the unofficial start of the Holocaust.
North Carolina voters approved four amendments to the state constitution on Tuesday, but it's now up to lawmakers to decide exactly what they mean.
Voters said no Tuesday to two amendments shifting power to legislators from the governor, while an amendment requiring a photo ID to vote and three others passed.
