Courtis John Fuller (born 26 January 1957) is a news broadcaster in
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state lin ...
, who is active in politics and in local community affairs. Fuller is an on-air personality at
WLWT-TV. He was named "Cincinnati's Favorite TV Personality" by the Broadcast Hall of Fame.
In 2001, Fuller, a lifelong
Democrat, ran as a
Charterite candidate for the office of
mayor of Cincinnati. The incumbent mayor was
Charlie Luken
Charles John Luken (born July 18, 1951, in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American politician of the Democratic party who was mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, and served in the Ohio's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Lu ...
, a former colleague of Fuller's in the WLWT newsroom. In the non-partisan primary election, Fuller managed a surprise first-place finish. However, in the general election, he received 45 percent of the vote to 55 percent by the incumbent Luken.
Fuller became the host of a radio talk show, returning to television news on WLWT in 2003.
He is a member of several community boards and commissions, including the Greater Cincinnati Tall Stacks Commission and the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Board of Trustees.
See also
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Cincinnati mayoral elections
The mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, is elected directly in a nonpartisan election separate from the City Council election. Until 2001, the candidate who received the most votes in the City Council election would become mayor. Mayoral candidates in the ...
References
Living people
Television anchors from Cincinnati
Ohio Democrats
Charter Party politicians
1957 births
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