Cathy Unruh
Cathy Unruh grew up in Georgetown, Delaware and attended college in Pennsylvania. After a short stint teaching college English while a grad student at the University of Delaware, she pursued a career in television to fulfill her desire to be out in the “real world.” Ms. Unruh began her broadcast career as a reporter/anchor at WBOC in Salisbury, Maryland, and then moved to WHTM in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, before coming to WTVT in Tampa in 1991. Ms. Unruh had planned to move on again but fell in love with Tampa Bay; she married in 1999, retired from commercial television and made her permanent home in the area. Ms. Unruh now hosts “Up Close,” on WEDU, is active in several community organizations, including WEDU, The Spring of Tampa Bay, the International Council of the Tampa Bay Region, the Mayor’s Beautification Program, and Mission MEOW. Animal welfare is one of her chief passions.