Bill Wadell
Centre County Reporter
From one corner of the commonwealth to the other; Bill Wadell is thrilled to now call Central Pennsylvania home. Bill joined 6 News' State College bureau in December 2009.
Discovering his passion for news after being interviewed at a summer camp in Scranton, Bill has been busy uncovering stories ever since. Along with writing for his high school paper, college paper and a local weekly, Bill has also worked in a number of TV newsrooms.
While still attending college classes, Bill was busy uncovering news in Uniontown, Pa., reporting for HSTV. Along with interning at WBRE in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and reporting for WIVT in Binghamton, NY, he also worked as a freelance photojournalist for WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh.
Bill is a proud graduate of California University of Pennsylvania. While taking classes at CalU, he reported and anchored for CUTV NewsCenter, including two Telly Award-winning newscasts. During his 3-year tenure with CUTV, Bill also anchored a Telly Award-winning live report during then-presidental candidate Hillary Clinton's visit to Southwestern Pennsylvania.
When Bill's not busy covering news in Central Pa., he enjoys traveling, hiking, skiing, racquetball and spending time with family and friends in Northeastern Pa.
If there's news happening in Centre County or anywhere across the Alleghenies, e-mail Bill anytime at Bill.Wadell@wjactv.com .
Latest from Bill Wadell
Autistic boy found nearly three hours after he wandered away from home
Police are crediting local police and the overwhelming support from neighbors and local business owners for helping to search for a missing autistic boy Tuesday morning. Ferguson Township police told 6News that the mother of 5-year-old Robert Emel was reported missing from his Park Crest Terrace apartment around 10:30 ...
Punxsutawney teen charged with homicide while DUI for triple-fatal crash
A 19-year-old western Pennsylvania man who survived a high-speed crash in November has been charged with drunken driving, vehicular homicide and other crimes in the deaths of three friends in his vehicle. Online court records don't list an attorney for 19-year-old Blair Smith, of Punxsutawney, who was arrested and ...
Police: Eight Amish, Mennonite boys sexually assaulted by Huntingdon County man
According to criminal complaint obtained by 6News, a Huntingdon County man charged last month on accusations of sexually abusing three boys was slapped with new charges this week. State police filed 145 child sex abuse charges against 65-year-old Larry Myers in April, after three boys told investigators that they were ...
Abuse survivors speak out about disturbing trend of child sex crimes
In the wake of the child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky that rocked West-central Pennsylvania, 6News sat down with advocates and abuse survivors to take a closer look at the troubling trend in our region. Cambria County native Matt Bodenschatz kept his abuse as a child secret, until the ...
Woman pricked by hypodermic needle in shoe on display in Centre County mall
Police are working to figure out how a hypodermic needle ended up in a shoe sold inside the Nittany Mall earlier this month. Officers with the State College Police Department said they were called by a woman who said that she was pricked by a needle while trying on a ...
Major parking changes anticipated in State College through 2018
Borough officials were notified about anticipated repairs and upgrades to parking facilities, including plans for a new $20 million garage, at a council workshop on Monday night. Parking Manager Charles DeBow outlined a timeframe for work at several sites throughout downtown State College, which he said are necessary because ...
Teen sparks 28-mile police pursuit, crashes stolen SUV
Troopers in Jefferson and Forest counties told 6News that a 17-year-old will likely face felony charges for escaping a detention facility, stealing an SUV and leading police on a chase that ended with a crash on Interstate 80. Authorities said the teen, who is not being identified, escaped from ...
Firefighters combat another intentional fire at former Russo building
Within an hour of reports called in that smoke could be seen smoldering from the former Russo Demolition building Saturday morning, intense flames and dark smoke started billowing out of the large brick complex. Altoona Deputy Fire Chief Tim Hileman told 6News that the vacant structure has been the target ...
National advocacy group urges judge to seal Sandusky accuser subpoenas
In the midst of a frenzy of court filings in the Centre County courthouse on Tuesday, the National Center for Victims of Crime filed a brief urging presiding Judge John Cleland to squash or seal all subpoenas seeking information for the eight-known victims allegedly abused by Jerry Sandusky. NCVC ...
McQueary to file whistleblower lawsuit against Penn State
Court documents obtained by 6News Tuesday afternoon show that former wide receiver coach Mike McQueary intends to file a civil lawsuit against Penn State University, nearly seven months after he was placed on administrative leave in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. The notice, filed ...
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