Ross Cavitt
Ross Cavitt has been chasing news since his first job in high school at a local radio station. He graduated from the University of Illinois-Urbana, and received his master's degree at the University of Illinois-Springfield.
A native of Normal, Illinois, Ross has worked at television stations in Illinois, Alabama, Florida and now at WSB.
At WSB's sister station in Florida, he covered the space shuttle program and anchored the weekend news.
Here at WSB, Ross has won two regional Emmy awards for spot news coverage, and an Associated Press award for covering Hurricane Hugo.
Ross lives in Marietta with his wife and two daughters.
Latest from Ross Cavitt
Investigators still not sure what caused Plant Bowen explosion
The investigation continues into what caused an explosion at a Bartow County power plant Thursday. News Chopper 2 flew over Plant Bowen Friday where side panels knocked out by explosion could be seen at the huge complex. Channel 2's Ross Cavitt talked to officials from Georgia Power, who said neighbors ...
Investigators recover stolen guns after home invasion, police chase
Police are searching in south Cobb County for a pair of dangerous home invaders. The two ransacked a Douglasville apartment, assaulted two people inside and stole high-powered weapons. Channel 2's Ross Cavitt learned authorities' chance encounter with the duo led to a dramatic police chase. Police saturated the neighborhoods off ...
Cobb deputies charged with sexually assaulting inmates
For the second time in recent weeks, a Cobb County deputy has found himself on the other side of jail bars for allegedly sexually assaulting an inmate. "I'm embarrassed. I'm embarrassed for myself; I'm embarrassed for the men and women of the Cobb County Sheriff's Office," Cobb County Sheriff Neil ...
Cobb man charged with domestic terrorism granted bond
The Cobb County man in jail for charges of domestic terrorism may soon get out of jail. After an international search, police arrested Bradley Clark last year, saying he had a cache of weapons and made threats about killing a lot of people. Under Georgia law, if you're not indicted ...
Cobb County man wanted for domestic terrorism arrested near New York City
Police have captured a Cobb County man wanted for being an alleged domestic terrorist after a month-long nationwide manhunt. The manhunt came to an end with the arrest of Bradley Clark near New York City. During that search for Clark, he called and left a message for Channel 2's Ross ...
Woman recalls attack in which robbers put stun gun to her chest
A woman in Kennesaw said she's still recovering from a violent attack in a mall parking lot. It's one in a series of armed robberies around the Town Center Mall in Cobb County. According to police reports obtained by Channel 2's Ross Cavitt, the two robbers were staking out area ...
Cops charge son after allegedly stabbing mother to death
Cobb County police charged a 58-year-old woman’s son with her stabbing death Monday afternoon. Damian Cornell Purdue McElrath is currently being held in Cobb County Jail and charged in the death of his mother, Diane McElrath. Police were called to a home on Ashley Drive off Barrett Parkway by a ...
School paper Obama joke touches on race, Naziism
Parents are upset after an article meant to be an April Fools' Day joke in a school newspaper ended up calling President Barack Obama a Nazi. The article was published in the newspaper at Sprayberry High School in Cobb County. Students told Channel 2's Ross Cavitt the article, entitled, "Top ...
Third suspect arrested in Cobb fatal shooting
Police have captured a third suspect accused of fatally shooting a well-known father of six found outside his Kennesaw home. Cobb County police caught Jalin Collins off Canton Road on Wednesday after an all-day search for the 18-year-old they considered "armed and dangerous." The other two suspects, Percy Burdine, 29 ...
Man accused of trying to abduct child from Walmart had violent past
Channel 2 Action News has learned that the man who allegedly attempted to kidnap a 7-year-old girl from a Bremen Walmart in West Georgia is a confessed killer. Investigators said Thomas Woods, 25, of Austell, came up behind Brittney Baxter in the toy aisle of a local Walmart and grabbed ...
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