Katelyn Umholtz
Digital Editor, WWNO & WRKFKatelyn Umholtz is the digital editor for WWNO and WRKF and is based out of New Orleans.
She has been at both stations since 2021, and in that time, helped produce award-winning journalism, particularly during Hurricane Ida. Katelyn has also helped grow the stations' newsletters, social media presence and has made digital coverage a newsroom priority.
Before joining the team, Katelyn was a digital producer/editor and breaking news reporter at the Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate for two years. In that time, she covered the Hard Rock Hotel collapse, for which she and a team of reporters earned a Green Eyeshade Award for disaster reporting, the COVID-19 pandemic, Mardi Gras and multiple hurricanes. She was an education reporter for the Valdosta Daily Times in Valdosta, Georgia, before moving to New Orleans.
Katelyn is from Hinesville, Georgia, and received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Georgia. She loves all things pop culture, trying new restaurants in New Orleans and spoiling her two cats, Boo and Cooper.
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One of the two tornadoes that swirled across the New Orleans region had peak winds of 160 mph and traveled more than 11 miles into three parishes, a report from National Weather Service meteorologists confirmed Thursday. -
The New Orleans Public Radio news team began covering the severe weather event, which brought two tornadoes to the New Orleans region, in the hours after they passed and into day 2 of recovery. Here's what those reporters saw. -
A couple of tornadoes touched down in the New Orleans area Tuesday evening, resulting in significant damage to an area still reeling from Hurricane Ida, multiple injuries and even a death. -
One person has died and multiple residents are injured after a tornado touched down in New Orleans during Tuesday’s severe weather event. -
Multiple tornadoes were spotted in the New Orleans area on Tuesday evening, according to multiple forecasters and news outlets. -
In response to the severe weather threat Tuesday, Louisiana officials are opening shelters across the southeast for residents who live in homes that cannot withstand possible tornadoes, hail or other possible weather threats. -
The New Orleans COVID-19 vaccine mandate, which required patrons of certain businesses to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test, was lifted Monday morning, according to a press release from city officials. -
Just one day after Fat Tuesday, city officials announced that the the indoor mask mandate will be lifted in New Orleans due to falling COVID-19 numbers. The announcement also comes after AG Jeff Landry subpoenaed city officials in challenge over the city's COVID rules. -
The COVID-19 emergency proclamation was renewed once again for Louisiana for another 28 days, though Gov. John Bel Edwards hinted at finally terminating the order by or before its expiration date due to falling case numbers and rising immunity amid omicron.
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After reports of his departure first surfaced earlier Tuesday, Sean Payton officially announced he is stepping down as head coach of the New Orleans Saints during an afternoon press conference where he thanked the team and its fanbase.
