Rob Powers (born 1965) is an

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and

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based at

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5, the Scripps-owned ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio. Powers was named co-anchor of WEWS's evening newscasts in August 2016. Prior to joining WEWS, Powers was a sportscaster for several major-market television stations, including ABC flagship

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Career

Powers was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Powers' early television assignments included stops in Binghamton, New York, and Indianapolis. He was later named sports director and 5:30 p.m. news anchor for

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, an ABC affiliate in

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(at the time also directly owned by the network). When not anchoring sports, he was the play-by-play voice announcer for

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football and basketball, as well as the city's minor league baseball team, the

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. After his stay at WTVG, he became the weekday evening and Saturday morning sports anchor for

, ABC's flagship station in

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. On July 28, 2016, Powers announced via Facebook that he would leave WABC-TV on July 29 to his hometown, Cleveland, for a news anchor job at ABC affiliate

and to also reunite with his family in Cleveland. On December 22, 2018, Powers became the host of WEWS' high school quiz '' Academic Challenge''.

Awards

While in Toledo, Powers earned four Emmy Awards., and has gone on to win more

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in various categories since coming to WEWS.52rd Annual CGL Emmy Awards recipients - Great Lakes Emmy Awards
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