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.
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If you stop by the Jepson or Telfair this week you CAN find anything you CAN think of to CANstruct.
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Fort Stewart once again redefining what’s possible today getting some heavy armored vehicles to float, sort of.
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Tharros Place, a local nonprofit serving underage survivors of human trafficking, hosted their Fall Human Trafficking Stakeholder meeting Wednesday afternoon.
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Wednesday during a break in the William Tell competition beach goers on Tybee Island got to see firsthand just how talented these pilots are.
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The Roc Solid Foundation, which builds playsets for children who have been fighting cancer, made a stop in Pooler Tuesday. Gifting the Corbitt family a playset, allowing kids in the biggest fight of their lives to do what they do best, play.
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Despite power outage Pupuseria Jireh found a way to open their doors, truck doors that is
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The Marshall House needs your vote to earn the title of the “Best Haunted Hotel in America.”
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The owner of a popular women’s skincare cosmetics company is trying his hand at something new. Releasing a product, he says could save your golf game and the environment.
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On Wednesday, New York Life handed over the $10,000 Community Impact Grant and unveiled a new pollinator garden at the Economic Opportunity Authority for Savannah-Chatham County.
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Savannah has a new food truck. While the food is enough to keep you coming back, they hope the message behind it sends you out to follow your dreams.
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The Savannah Bananas are back at Grayson Friday but before the big game they and their rival the Party Animals joined forces to make a special visit to some of their youngest and toughest fans at the Dwaine and Cynthia Willet Children’s Hospital.
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Effingham College & Career Academy students Fannie Whitten, Selah Sumner, DJ Lawson and Brandi Weaver explain how a chemical reaction can be used to create a carbon dioxide cannon.
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As a stop in Normandy led to a chance encounter with Governor Brian Kemp, who just so happened to be there to visit the grave of their relative, and as it turns out he wasn’t the only one.
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In this Summer Science experiment students at Effingham College and Career Academy show us how to create invisible ink using a lemon.
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A Savannah native just hit a major milestone celebrating 40 years of teaching music in June.
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Students at ECCA walk us through how to use red cabbage as an indicator to test acid and bases
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The local restaurant is dishing out up to three dogs per person as a way to say thank you and help their community connect
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A special guest from the Savannah Bananas family joined WTOC to share how you can make a difference by supporting local families through their special initiative.
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This Summer Science experiment demonstrates how you can use an understanding of density to create a fun DIY Lava Lamp
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If you’re worried about protecting those online purchases from porch pirates, we can help.
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People across the Coastal Empire and Lowcountry love spending their days on the water. In fact, one Savannah man loved it so much he found a way to make it a career by doing something no one else in Georgia had done before: making a food truck that floats.
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WTOC’s Sam Bauman spoke with Hall of Famer catcher, Johnny Bench, about catching skin cancer early.
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In this Summer Science experiment Kayla and Mackenzie from Effingham College and Career Academy walk us through how to make ‘Fireworks in a Glass.’
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Rik Zortman, the Human Etch a Sketch, was in Savannah this week to send a special message to a young boy & his family
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The Plant Riverside District is full of food, entertainment and, of course, art.
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In this Summer Science ECCA students walk us through the steps to create vanilla ice cream using physical chemistry & items you can find around your home.
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Tuesday local non-profit, Garden City Housing Team, teamed up with the Home Depot to provide some much-needed upgrades to a home in Garden City.
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Tuesday is PTSD Awareness Day, where we recognize the effects that post-traumatic stress has on the lives of those impacted by it.
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Matt McDaniel says, based on his research, his daughter is the youngest girl in the world to achieve a single season turkey hunting grand slam
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The erupting lemon volcano helps little learners grasp the concept of a chemical reaction between an acid and a base using materials you can find around your house.
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A historical marker was unveiled honoring the life and legacy of former Savannah Alderman Robert ‘Robbie’ Robinson known nationally for how he was killed but known locally for how he lived.
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Drafted in 2019 by the LA Vegas Golden Knights and the Savannah Ghost Pirates inaugural season top goaltender Isaiah Seville joined Afternoon Break.
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According to a Facebook post by the Tybee Sea Turtle Project, they are now changing the way they mark nests found on the island to better protect them from potential predators.
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Andralea Robinson passed away at the age of 11, now, seven years later, on what would have been her graduation, her family is being honored by Sol C Johnson High School and former classmates.
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The Gary Sinise Foundation is in the process of building the Davis family a specially adapted smart home to help him live more independently.
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Former UGA Bulldawg Kelee Ringo almost lost his mom to breast cancer, a reality he still can’t bear to imagine, and now he and his mom and working to make sure it’s a reality that one day no one will have to face.
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The Economic Opportunity Authority of Savannah-Chatham County has been around for nearly 60 years and Terry Tolbert has been there for 50 of them.
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A popular program is coming back to Pooler Karate and Krav Maga just in time for summer. But this year they’re expanding it to a special group of people who certainly deserve it, teachers
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Students from Richmond Hill just won an award for their device designed to help those with PTSD sleep better.
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The two day event was able to raise $280,000 insuring the RMHC of the Coastal Empire can continue to provide support for families of critically ill children
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It’s a big month for Southbound Brewing in Savannah as they mark 10 years in business. A major milestone they’re inviting the whole community to take part in celebrating this weekend.
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It’s one of their biggest fundraisers of the year and it’s just days away.
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As the fighting rages on in Ukraine, one Beaufort County man made the more than 5,000 mile trek into the war-torn country. But he didn’t go alone.
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Blue Sky Acres in Effingham County offers a program that is giving young adults the chance to not only learn a new skill but use it to make money and perhaps more importantly prove to others and themselves what they’re truly capable of.
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Oatland Island Wildlife Center held a big celebration Tuesday for three of their most popular residents and they invited the public to join in on the fun.
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The 87th Masters is underway, with the final two rounds to be played this weekend.
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As the pros teed off at Augusta National, some patrons offered some tips for the pros as they get ready for one of the biggest tournaments of their careers.
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For Charles Sikes, this is much more than just a cup of coffee.
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The grounds of Augusta National are steeped in well known tradition.
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