A Clinton County High School graduate, who has been working with a Lexington, Kentucky television station for the past year, was part of a team that has earned one of the most coveted awards in the broadcast industry.
Thomas Holsapple is a videographer/editor for WLEX and has worked for the station since May of 2022.
A 2017 graduate of Clinton County High School, he graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2021 with a BA in broadcasting and telecommunications.
Holsapple is the son of Aaron and Julie Holsapple, from Clarkson and Albany, Kentucky, respectively.  His maternal grandparents are Sonny and Barbara Southwood, of Albany, Kentucky, and his paternal grandparents are Earl Holsapple and Naomi Holsapple, from Albany and Louisville, Kentucky, respectively.
His mother, Julie Holsapple, told the Clinton County News that the news segment that earned her son, and his 12 member team, the Emmy, involved the devastating flooding that occurred in eastern Kentucky.
“The whole piece that won was four reporter/videographers pairs as well as four other reporters that were out at the active flood zones during the worst of the damage and for weeks after, covering the recovery efforts,” Julie Holsapple said.
Holsapple was announced as an Emmy recipient by the Ohio Valley chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS).
It was awarded for team coverage piece titled “Eastern KY Flooding Disaster”. Winners were announced at the 59th Annual Ohio Valley Emmy Awards Gala on July 29th in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.