Steven Cooper
WKMG News Problem Solver Steven Cooper has a 1998 Emmy, 5 Associated Press Awards and one Edward R. Murrow Award to prove he gets the job done!Steven came to WKMG in 1999 after three years as a consumer and investigative reporter in Phoenix. He has also worked as a general assignment/investigative reporter in Springfield, Massachusetts.Steven grew up in Boston, and says he has always wanted to be a consumer reporter. His love of his work shows with insightful, creative and often entertaining reports.He has traveled around the globe, loves mountain climbing, reading, biking and baseball.Steven is also a published author with two books released in major bookstores in the past two years.Watch Steven Cooper weekdays on Local 6 News.Also, drop Steven a note at: scooper@local6.com. Favorite Restaurant:El Charro - Tuscon, AZ Don Pepe's Cuban Cafe - Altamonte, FL
Favorite Food:Caribbean Cooking and any breakfast food
Favorite Genre Of Music: Classic Rock and Soul/R&B
Favorite Muscial Group: Absolutely, Positively...Stevie Nicks!
Favorite Book: Anything by John Irving
Favorite Web Site:bestfares.com and nicksfix.com
Favorite Sport:Baseball
Favorite Sports Team:Boston Red Sox and Arizona Diamondbacks
Favorite Movie:Sunset Boulevard and Schindler's List
Favorite TV Show: 60 Minutes and Will and Grace
Favorite Actor/Actress:Tom Hanks and Carmen Maura
Favorite Quote: "I have learned silence from the talkative; tolerence from the intolerant and kindness from the unkind. I should not be ungrateful for those teachers!" -- Kahlil Gibran
Place You Would Love To Visit: Africa, for a safari!



Authorities release a chilling 911 call from a 19-year-old woman who hid in the back bedroom of a Central Florida home while four men attempted to break into the house.
An ex-wife of the man who found the remains of Caylee Anthony says that she thought her ex-husband was responsible for or involved in the girl's death.
Five people are dead after a mobile home fire broke out in Central Florida.
Dashcam video shows a Florida woman offering an officer sex instead of getting a ticket.
A 3-year-old boy was left stranded at a commuter train platform when a door on the train malfunctioned, separating the toddler from his dad. A good Samaritan stayed with the child until the father could return. (Nov. 20)
A woman tired of hearing her son say he lost another sock has come up with an idea to prevent it from happening again.
South Carolina police say an obese man died after not moving from his recliner for the past eight months. Police say the man's body was physically stuck to the chair and firefighters had to cut him out. He died a few hours later at the hospital.
An Oregon appeals court has ruled against an Oregon high school teacher who wants to take her gun to class. She has been battling for years and says she needs the gun for protection. (Nov. 20)
Take a quick look at the flicks headed to your multiplex. Check out the trailer, too.
Thirty Victoria's Secret supermodels take over New York's Times Square this week.