2026 Tower Awards Arts & Communication Recipient: Shannon Cogan

Congratulations to our 2026 Arts & Communication recipient, Shannon Cogan! Shannon is a multi-Emmy Award-winning journalist who anchors WAVE News Sunrise and WAVE News Midday. Since joining WAVE News in June 2013, she has become a familiar and trusted face in Louisville, bringing years of experience from newsrooms across the country, including WFOR/CBS in Miami, KTVT/CBS 11 in Dallas, and WESH-TV in Orlando. Throughout her career, Shannon has covered major national stories, including the Columbia space shuttle disaster and the 2000 presidential election.