Courtis Fuller
is an Emmy Award winning journalist. He was once selected "Cincinnati's Favorite TV Personality" and it's easy to understand how the veteran broadcaster earned the title.
His broadcasting career has spanned nearly 40 years. Most of that time has been spent as a news anchor in Cincinnati for the NBC affiliate WLWT-TV. He's received recognition from The Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, the Associated Press, the Cleveland Press Club and the Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Arts and Sciences for his excellence in journalism.
His community honors include Cincinnati's Men of Honor Award, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dreamkeeper Award and the Cincinnati YMCA Legends Award.
Consistently, Courtis has shown his leadership and commitment. He issued the proposal to Cincinnati City Council that led to an inner-city street being renamed in honor of high school honor student Derrick Turnbow, who was shot and killed. He led the effort to have the City of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Reds honor the 50th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's entrance into Major League Baseball. He also organized an eight-day Cincinnati Jazz and Heritage Festival.
In 2001, Courtis stepped away from the familiar anchor desk to once again demonstrate his commitment to Cincinnati. He gained international attention as a political newcomer by winning the primary election, in his bid to become the first directly elected mayor of Cincinnati in 75 years. He then received a respectable 45 percent of the vote in the general election.
Courtis returned to WLWT-TV in July 2003 after hosting a talk show on WCIN radio. He is a much sought-after speaker and host for dozens of events, including Opera Goes to Church, the Cincinnati Senior Hall of Fame and the MLK Holiday Celebration.
He is currently an advisory board member for the Cincinnati Scholarship Foundation and Cincinnati Opera. Previously he served as a member of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Board, the Greater Cincinnati Tall Stacks Commission, the U.S. Department of Education's Back-to-School National Advisory Board, and The Executive Board of the National Association of Black Journalists.
"Let your light so shine that others may see your good works
and glorify your Father who is in heaven." (Matthew 5:16)
