Todd Boatwright (born September 5, 1965, in

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) is Spectrum News 1 Texas's weekend morning

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Career

Boatwright graduated from the

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with a degree in radio, Television, and Film, and during his studies he was an intern at

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. His first appearance on TV as an anchor and reporter was at

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. After 15 months he moved to KETK-TV in Tyler, where he spent five years as the Longview bureau chief and reporter. In 2000, Boatwright reported on the Republican and Democratic Conventions.

References

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