Spradley attended Centennial High School in Roswell. It was there, she ultimately discovered her passion for broadcast news, or “BVP”. Spradley seized advantage over the school’s elective, Broadcast Video Production course: along with its state-of-the-art studio and control room, shooting equipment and multiple editing bays. Since then, Spradley has been devoted to highlighting her peers in a powerful way. With her classmates, she produced short films and newscasts called “Knight Vision”. They competed annually at SkillsUSA and, at the time, learned from CNN journalists inside their memorable headquarters building. Spradley was honored with an accomplishment award for her work with CHS’s “Knight Vision”, which inspired her to achieve even more in the field.
With an academic scholarship from high school, Spradley obtained her Bachelor’s…
…from Georgia State University. She graduated magna cum laude in 2018. Spradley served as a producer and on-air talent for GSU-TV, which is a student-led, professionally-guided and nationally-acclaimed production. Her documentary-style work aired seasonally on Georgia Public Broadcasting. Spradley’s most memorable piece featured Pat Epps with the Peachtree-DeKalb Airport and his 11-year journey to recover WWII’s “Lost Squadron” from the Greenland ice cap. Spradley is a former member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, the Golden Key International Honour Society and the Society of Professional Journalists. She can also be found on the 2016-1018 GSU Dean’s and President’s lists.
Growing up in one of the world’s largest media markets, Spradley interned…
…with one of Atlanta’s top news stations, the-then CBS-46 News on WGCL (now WANF/Atlanta News First). As an intern, she helped find and develop newsworthy stories with a team of talented and trusted journalists. She rolled the teleprompter every weekend morning for long-time anchor Meghan Packer. The internship also granted her the unique experience of broadcasting a super bowl, the city’s first championship game played inside its new stadium. Along with shooting fun standups at CBS-46’s live set, Spradley was also there to witness the “before” and “after” effects on a community perimeter: from the inside, out.
With new skills on her side, Spradley set out on her first official assignment.
She joined WMBB News13 in Panama City, Florida immediately following the panhandle’s first-ever Category 5 hurricane, Michael, in 2018. Spradley contributed to an emotional series called, “Weathering the Storm”. The episodes highlighted local survivors and their individual roads to recovery. In addition to live, morning reporting and producing noon newscasts, Spradley also produced her own cold-case series where she explored one unsolved mystery each week for a total of 15. In addition to live, morning reporting and producing noon newscasts, Spradley also produced her own cold-case series where she explored one unsolved mystery each week for a total of 15.
From Florida’s coast to its capital…
…Spradley joined WCTV Eyewitness News in Tallahassee. She worked remotely as a bureau reporter in Valdosta, Georgia to provide news coverage across South Georgia and North Florida communities. As a lone reporter in the region and with a beat as broad as the region, Spradley reported on a range of high-impact stories. She documented the historic COVID-19 outbreak, natural-disaster damage and recovery, armed protesting and a tense 2020 presidential election, along with all its recounts. Among many unforgettable moments, Spradley once found herself “on the ground” at a presidential visit: right alongside her WCTV team, CBS-46 mentors and Air Force One.
Spradley moved to the Mississippi Gulf Coast in 2021…
…joining WLOX News Now in Biloxi as a live reporter. Within months, she was promoted to solo anchor the station’s weekend morning newscasts. She was later promoted to weekend evening anchor, packaged with the responsibility of leading one of the station’s most-watched newscasts. Spradley was also the first to report on the discovery of a historic shipwreck from the 1830’s off the Mississippi coast, as well as the examination of a dead, 34-foot-long, highly-endangered whale washed ashore. From behind the desk or in the field, news is her focus: learning something new from every story she pieces together.
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Amber Spradley 