It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, but for WTKR News 3 News Director Ed Reams, memories of its wrath — and the aftermath — remain fresh.
“It seems like just yesterday in some respects, and it seems like a long time ago,” said Reams. “This anniversary feels different.”
Reams, a Norfolk native, now serves as news director; however, earlier in his career, he spent eight years as a television news reporter at WDSU in New Orleans. He was on the front lines of their coverage when the storm hit in 2005.
“I would never want my home here [in Norfolk] to go through the same thing that my home of New Orleans went through,” said Reams…