Sam Bauman
Anchor/Reporter
Savannah, Ga.
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Sam Bauman joined WTOC in December of 2019 as the 5:30pm Anchor and multi-media journalist.
The Ohio native joins WTOC from Fort Wayne, IN where he spent nearly three years working at ABC21.
Sam begin his career in journalism in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan at the NBC affiliate TV6.
He graduated from Wheeling Jesuit University with a bachelor’s degree in Communications (Broadcast) in 2013, where he was also a member of the Men’s Soccer team.
He and his wife Blair are excited to explore this beautiful part of the country and for the first time in their lives avoid a Midwest winter.
Updated: 18 hours ago
|By Sam Bauman
Sunday families got the chance to enjoy a breakfast with a celebrity.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 4:08 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
The former gas station had sat empty for years, but is now home to Springfield's newest gift shop.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2022 at 3:23 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
Tickets to Taylor Swift's newest tour sold out quick and now could cost you thousands on resale but one local business is giving two away completely free
Updated: Nov. 28, 2022 at 3:31 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
Compassion Christian Church opened their doors to those in need for a free Christmas shopping event Monday.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 4:40 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
From gray skies to guinea pigs and little brothers find out what unique things people are giving thanks for this year.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 3:48 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
Don’t have plans or maybe just don’t want to cook a meal for Thanksgiving?
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 4:08 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
Making shrimp and grits with Chef Michelle Moore from the Plant Riverside Entertainment District.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 11:51 AM EST
|By Sam Bauman
The Brazilian Walnut was confiscated at the ports earlier this year. Not able to be sold, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service is now using it as an educational tool for local schools.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 3:22 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
Zunzibar is going through a holiday makeover.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 2:10 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
At just 32 years old, having never smoked a day in her life, Jaymie Knox was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and now she wants to warn others of the signs.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 3:55 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
Tips for stretching with Custom Fit Savannah.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 3:55 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Davis always dreamt of serving his country.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 1:47 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
After serving his country for 13 years in the U.S. Army D'Angelo Shaw struggled adjusting to civilian, at one point even becoming homeless, but his story wouldn't end that way.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 4:02 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
The Springfield Fall Festival is just days away.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 3:48 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
It’s Wednesday which means we’re getting up and moving with Custom Fit Savannah.
Updated: Nov. 7, 2022 at 4:03 PM EST
|By Sam Bauman
It’s the largest jackpot in Powerball history and it could be yours.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 2:34 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
“I’m the first blind kid that’s come through the county’s school system. So, I’ve had to pave the way over the years,” and ECHS senior Austin Wegmann has done just that as a member of the Marching Band
Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
You’ve probably seen them performing along the Plant Riverside District but did you know they offer classes, too?
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
The Ogeechee Riverkeepers protect, preserve and improve the water quality of the Ogeechee River Basin.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2022 at 3:38 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
It’s workout Wednesday. It’s the day of the week we get you up and moving.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2022 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Tonight, many communities will be full of trick-or-treaters across the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 3:37 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
There may not be a more important week for performing arts students at SCAD.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 9:52 AM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
A Savannah woman, Crystal Hayes, spent the past 38 years looking for the sister she thought she may never find.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 4:27 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Over the past couple days, we’ve been highlighting some of the unique ways the Savannah Baptist Center is helping their community.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 3:45 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
E-Sports has been growing in popularity over the past few years and now you can find them being played just about everywhere including Johnson High School.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 3:35 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
If you’re looking for a chance to get into the Halloween spirit out on Hilton Head the Heritage Library has just the thing.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 5:12 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Destiny Rhodes finally meeting the man she says changed her life.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 11:40 AM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
While getting ready for this weekend is no easy task one local restaurant owner we spoke with says it’s always more than worth it.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2022 at 11:39 AM EDT
|By Shea Schrader and Sam Bauman
A 3-year-old boy has died after a Tuesday morning fire, according to the Effingham County Fire Department and county coroner.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 1:16 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
In today’s day and age there’s plenty of things that can divide us. But one local group is making an effort to unite our community in the pursuit of something we all could use more of, peace.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 3:43 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
We’ve already showed you the basics of a plank.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Due to brain damage Rosa Rhodes says her daughter Destiny at one time was unable to communicate, until she found music, specifically country music star Keith Urban's music. Now not only is she communicating but she has dreams of joining Urban on stage.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 2:26 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force had a very special visitor this week. Captain Richard Nelms, a WWII bomber pilot made a stop at the museum Thursday and took time to speak with WTOC about the impact of the Eighth Air Force and his experience in skies fighting for our freedom.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 1:53 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
For Effingham County's Elizabeth Aldridge power lifting has changed her perspective, and motivation, “I want to make women know it’s okay to be strong. It’s more than what your body looks like it’s how it performs.”
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
As we know, reading is one of the most important parts of a child’s education.
Updated: Oct. 3, 2022 at 1:42 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
The Savannah Baptist Center is known for their food pantry and clothes closet but that’s not all they do. Including a group of women who are using their passion for sewing to give back to others.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2022 at 3:40 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Tybee Island luckily avoided the worst of Ian
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 2:37 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Starting Thursday you have a chance to see some movie quality car stunts up close and personal in Savannah. Nitro Extreme is making a stop at the Oglethorpe Mall for the next four days.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 1:30 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Bill Eberlein has spent the past 23-years searching the water surrounding Savannah for megalodon teeth
Updated: Sep. 26, 2022 at 2:06 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
“This is what God laid on our hearts, is to use weightlifting to reach others. But to encompass a whole person, not just to develop an elite level athlete but and neglect their emotional and spiritual development,” said Performance Initiatives founder Kerri Goodrich
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 12:07 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Comic book fans and collectors are constantly on the look out for the next big, unique item and Neighborhood Comics in Savannah now has just that.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 2:04 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
It’s a first of its kind of event in our area that’s becoming a bit of a cultural phenomenon, Art Throwdown.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 1:12 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Old Savannah City Mission resident Leslie Bamforth started working in landscaping about six months ago, until one day on the job he went blind. But that's not where his story would end.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 1:56 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
This past summer much of the nation dealt with a shortage in lifeguards. Impacting when pools could open, if at all. But one set of local siblings is doing their part to change that.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 4:05 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
When we first met Charlene Keith in early 2021, she recently started the Windsor Forest Neighbors Feeding Neighbors Food Giveaway.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 2:24 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
It’s not the music you’d expect to hear coming from bar and perhaps, not exactly who you’d expect that sound to be coming from but Andrew Jay Ripley is living out his dream, both of them.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
West Chatham Elementary Pre-K teacher Misty Selph is battling stage 4 thyroid cancer, but luckily it's not a fight she has to take on alone.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 3:32 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
The Garden City restaurant invited our WTOC team out learn how to cook up a traditional Salvadorian dish, pupusa.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
What started as a way to make some extra cash has now turned into a full-time poop scooping business for Savannah Poop Patrol owner Jessica Jones.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 3:52 PM EDT
|By Sam Bauman
Our Sam Bauman joins Custom Fit Savannah to learn how to build a better plank workout.
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