NEW BETHLEHEM, Pa. (EYT) — Channing Frampton, a TV anchorman, producer, and reporter at WHSV-TV3 in Harrisonburg, Virginia, won three Associated Press Broadcasters Awards last Saturday, but he is quick to credit the experience he received at Redbank Valley High School and through the Clarion Rotary Club.
Frampton, son of Jamie Lefever and Randy Frampton of New Bethlehem, received the superior award (first place) for Outstanding Effort by an Individual Reporter in a small television market, a meritorious award (runner-up) for best news anchor of the year, and best individual news producer of the year.
“I’ve been working to be the best broadcaster I can be since I first went “on the air” with RVTV-Live at Redbank Valley High School my freshman year,” said Frampton.
All three of these awards were selected out of entries from small TV markets from across Virginia and West Virginia. It’s an honor to be recognized with these awards for the first time.
The Redbank Valley grad works as a producer, anchor, and reporter at WHSV-TV3 and produces the Valley’s FOX 10 p.m. News, along with WHSV’s 11 at 11 weeknights. He also anchors the 10 p.m. show and reports and anchors on the 11 p.m. newscast. Both shows recently received the highest ratings in the last five years.
“The broadcast journalism class offered by Redbank at the time taught me to think outside the box and try new approaches to stories when it comes to TV news,” said Frampton. “It inspired me to begin a career in broadcasting and ultimately led to where I am today.”
“Using the skills and inspiration gained from my experience at Redbank, I was able to produce a promotional video for RYLA, the Rotary Youth Leadership Award. I was lucky enough to go to RYLA thanks to the Clarion Rotary Club and document the life-changing experience this weeklong leadership camp offers. The video I made in 2006 was used to encourage students across western Pennsylvania to apply for the leadership camp several years after.”
“From there I got even more experience at Robert Morris University working for an award-winning, student-run newscast for four years before landing my first job in TV as a reporter in 2011. All of the success I’ve found so far began in the Redbank Valley. I’m grateful for everyone who was willing to put me in front of and behind a camera to tell a story. I can’t imagine working in a different career, and love what I do.”
“I’m proud to be part of the team that continues achieving goals in viewership, and I’m proud to be following the career path I’ve had my eyes on since that first broadcast journalism class at Redbank.”
