Ames Meyer Biography
Ames Meyer is an American journalist working as an airborne photojournalist for NBC 5. She brings news of the Dallas-Fort Worth area from Chopper 5.
Her hobbies include playing soccer with the NTWSA and finds time for racing her own Jet Ski on most summer weekends. She is also a big fan of the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team.
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Before joining NBC, her career had taken her through Fort Wayne, Louisville, and Tampa before arriving in Dallas. She loves to fly and shoot news.
Her experience over the past 20 years and considers this job her dream job. She is based out of the Garland-DFW Heliport with SKY Helicopters, Chopper 5. Ames has received several honors including an Edward R. Murrow Award.
She received this prestigious award because of her story, Disaster on I-4. Some of the major stories she has covered include, includes her unique coverage of the Possum Kingdom wildfires that raged the summer of 2011 and the North Texas tornadoes in April of 2012. She also covered the
amazing footage showed around the world when the ice and snow slid off the roof of Cowboys Stadium just days before Super Bowl XLV.
Experience
Photographer/Reporter
Company NameSKY Helicopters, Inc.
Dates EmployedSep 2009 – Present
Employment Duration9 yrs 10 mos
LocationGarland, Texas
Contracted to fly for NBC 5 in the Dallas Ft. Worth area.
WFTS-TV
News Photographer
Company NameWFTS-TV
Dates Employed2004 – 2009
Employment Duration5 yrs
LocationTampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
WLKY-TV
News Photographer
Company NameWLKY-TV
Dates Employed1999 – 2004
Employment Duration5 yrs
LocationLouisville, Kentucky Area
WPTA
News Photographer
Company NameWPTA
Dates Employed1995 – 1999
Employment Duration4 yrs
LocationFt. Wayne, IN
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