Holly Steuart
Vice President and General Manager
Columbus, GA
Holly started her 30+ year career in news and worked her way up to her first General Manager's job in 1999 at KFYR, KMOT, KQCD, and KUMV in Bismarck, ND. From there Holly moved to Las Vegas where she served as GM for Meredith's KVVU. Her most recent General Manager role was in Harrisburg, PA, working for Newport Television as their GM at WHP until that station was sold to Sinclair Broadcasting.
Holly is well-known by many in the industry and comes highly recommended by all who have worked with her and for her.
Updated: Nov. 29, 2023 at 8:48 AM EST
|By Holly Steuart
Between now and December 6th, please drop off a new, unwrapped toy at Son’s Chevy in Columbus, or Son’s Ford in Auburn. Our other partners, Battery Source, and Gil’s Auto will also have donation boxes at all of their locations.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2023 at 1:59 PM EST
|By Holly Steuart
The plan is to equip every new car after 2026 with technology to detect drunk or drugged driving - and then be able to shut down the car if the driver is impaired.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 12:59 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
A 16-year-old Opelika football player who recovered from injuries sustained in a mass shooting is teaching us an inspiring lesson in winning.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 10:48 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
There are close to 16,000 children in Foster Care in Georgia.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2023 at 10:57 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Gun violence is a top-of-mind issue for all of us these days.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 6:07 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
We all want to find answers to unlock the grip that gun violence, dysfunctional families, mental health challenges and poverty have on our community.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 3:39 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Monday of this week was the 22nd anniversary of the Islamic-extremist terror attacks in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 10:57 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Muscogee County School District’s decision to allow only the smallest bags into school stadiums was quickly overshadowed by the events of last Friday night - when mayhem broke out in the A.J. McClung Stadium parking lot during a football game.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 11:46 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
When it comes to restaurants in our area there is no shortage to choose from. What there is NOT plenty of, is restaurant workers.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 11:12 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Sheriff’s deputies never know what they will encounter on any given day.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2023 at 9:25 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
If it’s May, it’s time for another Scott’s Miracle Ride to benefit Columbus State University’s School of Nursing.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2023 at 9:15 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
A new poll by the Wall Street Journal and the National Opinion Research Center shows a disturbing change in how Americans value or don’t value patriotism, religion, and the economy.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2023 at 8:33 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
That story is about the Federal Emergency Management Administration, known as FEMA, denying Georgia’s request for major disaster relief after the tornadoes, and other severe weather experienced in Troup County just last March.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 10:04 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Electric cars are being pushed relentlessly to consumers, promising drivers the latest technology. But to meet those claims, many electric vehicle makers say they will no longer provide AM radios in new EVs.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 11:39 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
In a departure from the usual naming of Army forts in honor of one military legend, it will now be named for two: Fort Moore will honor both Hal Moore and his wife Julia.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 11:01 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
But Artificial Intelligence, or A.I., as everyone calls it, isn’t that simple and it won’t solve all our problems.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 11:41 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
New locations and new donut vendors make donuts the talk of Columbus. You might call it the Donut Wars, but in a good way.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 12:07 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Many of us know someone touched by Alzheimer’s Disease, because 1 in 3 seniors dies from the devastating illness every year.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 4:20 PM EST
|By Holly Steuart
Red Flag laws allow police to remove guns from a person flagged as dangerous or mentally ill.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 12:17 PM EST
|By Holly Steuart
One of the bills up for debate in this year’s Georgia State Legislature is House Bill 189.
Updated: Feb. 13, 2023 at 2:37 PM EST
|By Holly Steuart
During some shifts, less than a dozen officers patrol the streets. It’s not just a Columbus problem. Recruiting more officers is a priority for almost every city in the country.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 8:00 AM EST
|By Holly Steuart
Police and forensics experts never gave up on the 6-year-old girl they called Baby Jane Doe, even when the clues were almost non-existent.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2023 at 11:19 AM EST
|By Holly Steuart
Lee County, Alabama Sheriff Jay Jones last week gave a 15 year old boy the chance to be “Sherriff for a Day.”
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 8:18 AM EST
|By Holly Steuart
It’s the first week of 2023…the year WTVM celebrates 70 years of broadcasting!
Updated: Dec. 21, 2022 at 10:41 AM EST
|By Holly Steuart
The WTVM Annual Coat Drive is one way to give…and we invite you to join us.
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 3:26 PM EST
|By Holly Steuart
Roslyn tells the story of a long distance bus trip that left seven people stranded at a Columbus gas station, serving as the Greyhound bus terminal.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2022 at 9:06 AM EST
|By Holly Steuart
In schools across Alabama, South Carolina, and Georgia there have been multiple cases of what authorities call “swatting,” calling police with an active shooter warning that turns out to be a hoax.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 1:53 PM EST
|By Holly Steuart
As the school district investigates, it’s important to encourage your children to be aware of what to do if they see a gun at school…or anywhere.
Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:16 PM EST
|By Holly Steuart
The renaming of Fort Benning should occur in 2023, when the name will change to Fort Moore.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 12:19 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
We’re all seeing a LOT of political ads on local television stations these days and that will continue, in even larger numbers, until election day on November 8th.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2022 at 12:52 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
The passing of Queen Elizabeth certainly marks the end of an era. Even before her remarkable reign, the young Elizabeth had a natural sense of duty.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 10:15 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Monday was Labor Day, a national holiday created in 1894, setting aside the first Monday in September to honor the American worker.
Updated: Aug. 29, 2022 at 10:10 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Paws Humane Society on Milgen Road hosted a pet food pantry for needy pets whose owners feel the crush of record inflation.
Updated: Aug. 17, 2022 at 3:24 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Someone you know may have COVID right now…because it appears nearly every one of us will get COVID, and maybe more than once.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2022 at 10:31 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Our news team recently covered the active shooter training held by the Muscogee County School District and we applaud the officers, trainers and Superintendent David Lewis for taking it seriously.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 12:47 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
The city of Columbus, like hundreds of other employers, needs to hire great employees.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 10:56 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Columbus Police recently held another gun buyback event, one of several in 2022.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2022 at 12:29 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Our former president and once Georgia governor, Jimmy Carter, just celebrated 76 years of marriage with his wife Rosalynn.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 3:57 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Eight children died after being left in hot cars this summer…two of them in Georgia, the latest one in Columbus.
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 2:59 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
But another special group deserving of a whole month of celebration, only gets one day: FATHER’S DAY.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 7:49 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Inflation is now 8.6% overall, but it’s much worse, more like 60%, when it comes to gas prices, year over year.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 8:38 AM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
In Columbus, just two facilities, the Aquatic Center on Macon Road and the Double Churches Road pool will be open this summer.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 2:27 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
There are many major failures from every deadly school shooting - including failures of mental health care, critical lapses in school security and the purchase of guns by troubled young people.
Updated: May. 10, 2022 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
It’s the American people who have the power to judge what is - or is not – disinformation.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 2:28 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Most people understand that inflation is caused by too much money chasing too few goods. It’s economics 101.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2022 at 1:52 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
75 years ago, baseball officially became integrated thanks to the selfless determination of Jackie Robinson.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2022 at 12:21 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
When local police offer gift cards or cash in exchange for guns, many people think it’s a great idea, and that streets will be safer with fewer guns in circulation.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2022 at 3:57 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Not many people ever heard of Aphasia…until one day last week when it was reported that actor Bruce Willis would suddenly retire from acting to battle the brain disease.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2022 at 3:19 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
Now, in another disruption related to COVID, the University System of Georgia is waiving standardized tests for some students.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2022 at 12:12 PM EDT
|By Holly Steuart
A recent measure of just how important the issue of violent crime is, can be seen in the high number of questions on crime submitted by our viewers for the candidates in the first WTVM Mayoral debate we aired live last week.