Kristi Capel

Kristi Capel is an American journalist, TV host, and weather girl. She co-anchors the WJW-TV morning news program 'Fox 8 News In the Morning' in Cleveland, Ohio, alongside Wayne Dawson and Stefani Schaefer. Born on July 7, 1983, in Florence, Kentucky, she grew up in Northern Kentucky and graduated from Heritage Academy. Her father grew up in Bedford and graduated from Bedford High School, and her grandparents owned a store in Bedford called 'Capel's Country Corner.'

During college, she interned at WCPO in Cincinnati, Ohio. In her senior year, she landed a second internship at KSPR News in Springfield, Missouri, where she began her first job as a reporter. After a few short months covering fires, accidents, and local events, they needed a weekend weather anchor, so she stepped in and began her weather career. She later worked in Northeast and Central PA as the morning and midday meteorologist. With over two decades in broadcasting, she is a seasoned presence in local news. She stands 5'7" and has a slim build, black hair, and brown eyes.