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Ben Kaplan is a 20-year veteran of the broadcast industry and is excited to continue his career at ����vlog.

Before moving to Iowa, Ben spent 7 years as an evening anchor/reporter at WCTV, the CBS affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida. Ben has also worked in Montana, Washington and Sarasota, Florida. He’s a proud University of Montana graduate. Go Griz!

Ben is an Emmy-nominated and AP award-winning reporter who has been recognized at the national level with a “Service to America Award” by the National Association of Broadcasters (2019, WCTV) for the direct impact his reporting made on the community.

Ben is incredibly passionate about community involvement, having served as the event lead for the Leon County Relay for Life six times. The event has been recognized as the top fundraising relay in North Florida the previous 2 years. He also founded WCTV’s annual “It's Our Honor” coverage, a month-long series and fundraiser highlighting local veterans’ whirlwind one-day adventure on Honor Flight Tallahassee.

Ben’s wife Katie and fur-child Rocco are also excited for this new adventure!

If you’d like to reach out to Ben to share a story idea or to commiserate on how crushing being a Chicago sports fan can be, you can email him at ben.kaplan@hearst.com.