TOLEDO, Ohio — WTOL 11 is excited to announce the newest addition to our morning team is anchor Caylee Kirby!
Kirby has been a reporter/anchor with WTOL 11 for more than four years, anchoring the weekend morning newscasts and the new WTOL 11 News at 4 p.m. on weekdays.
As a reporter Kirby has covered the corruption case involving Toledo City Council members, she's reported on Donald Trump rallies in the city and she covered on the line-of-duty death of Toledo Police Officer Anthony Dia in 2020. Kirby also has focused her reporting on education issues in the region.
"Caylee is and has been extremely hard working for us at WTOL 11," News Director Lauren Weppler said. "She truly cares about the stories she tells and also tries to help make a positive difference in our community."
Kirby says she is particularly interested in stories that affect youth, health and the Black community in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.
Outside of work she loves to travel, work out and spend time with friends and family. She is also a huge baseball fan and is in the process of visiting all the Major League Baseball stadiums.
A native of Las Vegas, Nevada, Kirby attended University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) where she majored in Journalism and Media Studies with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism.
She started her career at WBUP-ABC 10 in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and she has been at WTOL 11 since 2019.
"We're excited for this morning team to continue to bring our area breaking news overnight, the big stories developing that day, and also share their amazing personalities with our viewers," Weppler said.
If you have story ideas or tips, you can reach Kirby via email at ckirby@wtol.com. You can also find her on social media on Facebook at Caylee Kirby-WTOL 11.
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