UPDATE 4:30 P.M. TUESDAY MAY 19: Ally Kraemer says her three little daughters “are over the moon to have me home in the mornings. I’ve missed out on those little moments, and we’re going to have a great summer together,” says Kraemer, who left WCPO-TV after 12 years mostly on the 4:30-7 a.m. Good Morning Tri-State newscast.
Allyson Kraemer Haas says she’s opting for a traditional 9-to-5 job selling real estate with her mother, Laura Kraemer, at the Kraemer Haas Group, part of Comey & Shepherd Realtors.
“I'm going full-time with Comey & Shepherd. I've worked alongside my mom since 2018 and it will be nice to have more time to dedicate to real estate . . and the girls,” she tells me.
“I was so blessed to have such a great career with WCPO,” says Kraemer, who also did some anchoring and traffic reporting.
“I already miss working with the great photographers. Chief Dwayne Slavey and I have been together from my start. We survived many mornings together, covered a lot of breaking news and became dear friends.
“I'm still great friends with former WCPO faces. Kathrine Nero, Julie O'Neill, Sherry Hughes are strong women who helped me navigate this transition. They've taught me so much and are like family.”
Kraemer also praised her Channel 9 bosses for their compassion when her son died three years ago.
“When we lost our son Mack in 2023, WCPO was good to me. They supported me and gave me time to grieve.
“My presence in the community gave me the platform to talk about infant loss and connect with women in similar situations. Other women have helped me find resources to deal with grief. I've connected women with the Christ Hospital support group I'm in. It's been incredibly powerful to make those connections and I hope to play a role in helping others going forward.”
ORIGINAL POST 11 A.M. TUESDAY MAY: Ally Kraemer was living the dream working in her hometown at WCPO-TV until her “passions and priorities changed.”
Kraemer, the versatile early morning reporter for Channel 9’s Good Morning Tri-State for most of her 12 years, has left the station, she revealed in a Facebook post Tuesday morning.
“I was giddy when I got the job offer” from WCPO-TV in 2014, while reporting in Evansville, Ind., and two years after graduating from Ohio State University.
During her 12 years at Channel 9, “I tried to dedicate myself to people in communities who needed help. I hope I shared important stories that made an impact. I loved reporting, I really loved breaking news, I loved the talented people I got to work with,” she says.
“But that love started to fade this year. The early mornings started to take a toll on me. My passions and priorities changed,” she wrote.
Since coming home to Channel 9 she got married to Jake Haas; had four babies; got her Realtor’s license; and sold homes with her husband and other family members at the Kraemer Haas Group, part of Comey & Shepherd Realtors. As she puts it, she “launched a life I could only dream of.”
Kramer says that she’s “taking a minute to be with the girls before sharing what's next! Thank you for the love and support over the years . . . Cheers to new adventures.”
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