Spencer Chrisman

WAFB Digital Content Producer

Baton Rouge, La

Spencer Chrisman is a native of Walker, Louisiana who is returning to the media world after a 5-year absences.

He started working in media in 2011 with KALB in Alexandria, Louisiana as a multimedia journalist, and helped cover the LSU football team in the 2011 SEC Championship Game.

Spencer has been part of the WAFB team before as an intern with the 9Sports in 2012. He has recently worked as a freelancer helping shoot local high school football for Sportsline Friday Night, and a producer for 9Sports Extra.

Contact Spencer via email at spencer.chrisman@wafb.com.

Education

Louisiana College: Major Print/Broadcast Journalism

Walker High School

Nfl

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton talks with New Orleans Saints quarterback Jameis...

Saints to be away from New Orleans through September, to play Packers in Jacksonville

Updated: Sep. 1, 2021 at 12:18 PM EDT

By Spencer Chrisman

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton told reporters that the team would be away from New Orleans through September due to Hurricane Ida according to ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter.

Latest News

Boys Basketball

Local high school basketball coaches and athletic directors push through Covid struggles

Updated: 5 hours ago

By Brandon Spencer

High school basketball programs still making adjustments as they take on Covid.

Tallahassee

‘So much life ahead of them’: Leon County Schools works to curb aggressive student behavior

Updated: 11 hours ago

By Monica Casey

Superintendent Rocky Hanna says there is no tolerance for violence in Leon County Schools.

Coronavirus

Almost 10% of Leon County Schools’ workforce out with COVID

Updated: 11 hours ago

By Monica Casey

Some districts in the region have been forced to shut down due to a lack of staffing, but LCS is continuing its normal operations.

Crime

Jackson County woman arrested for attempting to sell drugs in presence of a child

Updated: 12 hours ago

By Alyssa Camacho

A Jackson County woman has been arrested after attempting to sell drugs through social media.

Crime

Tallahassee Police make second arrest in connection to fatal Good Vibes Only shooting

Updated: 13 hours ago

By WCTV Staff

The Tallahassee Police Department says a second man has been arrested in connection to a deadly shooting at a Tallahassee nightclub in the early morning hours of Friday, January 7.

Latest News

News

Panama City woman accused of hiding drugs in baby crib

Updated: 14 hours ago

By WJHG Newsroom

A child abuse investigation led Panama City Police to find more than 34,000 lethal doses of fentanyl hidden in a baby crib.

Coronavirus

Colquitt Co. to host COVID vaccine incentive event

Updated: 15 hours ago

By WALB News Team

The event is from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Crime

Bainbridge Public Safety arrest man on drug, animal cruelty charges

Updated: 15 hours ago

By WCTV Staff

Bainbridge Public Safety says they have arrested a man on eight felony charges, including cruelty to animals and drug possession.

Traffic

Major gas leak in Midway disrupts businesses, traffic Thursday afternoon

Updated: 16 hours ago

By WCTV Staff

Troopers had to evacuate the Waffle House, Pilot and Flying J nearby the leak location.

State

Florida’s First Lady finishes chemo treatments

Updated: 17 hours ago

By Emily Nagle

Gov. DeSantis announced the good news during a press conference in Hardee County on Thursday and said the doctors think she has responded well to the treatments.

Crime

Thomasville police respond to armed robbery at Kay Jewelers

Updated: 18 hours ago

By WCTV Staff

TPD says the suspect is a white man, who is thin and “possibly dirty looking,” wearing a dark trench coat. Police say he was last seen carrying a TJ Maxx bag.