Jeff Slawson
Digital anchor
Cleveland, Ohio

Jeff joined Cleveland 19 in September of 2021 after four years reporting and anchoring in his hometown of Buffalo, N.Y.
While in Buffalo, Jeff spent time covering Western New York development, breaking news and, of course, every lake effect snowfall.
You can see Jeff anchoring/reporting from the digital desk on a nightly basis.
When not at work, Jeff enjoys football and Formula 1, watching reality TV, and spending time with his wife and rescue dog Ollie. Jeff is a proud Syracuse University graduate where he earned a degree in Broadcast & Digital Journalism.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2023 at 11:37 AM EDT
|By Jeff Slawson
Fines for distracted driving to start Thursday in Ohio.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2023 at 8:12 PM EDT
|By Jeff Slawson
Ohio redistricting to be discussed once again.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2023 at 8:30 PM EDT
|By Jeff Slawson
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Ohio.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 7:13 PM EDT
|By Jeff Slawson
Ohio Senate passes bill that could restrict higher education.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 7:14 PM EDT
|By Jeff Slawson
Flu cases expected to rise this season.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2022 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Jeff Slawson
New OSU Center to focus on psychedelic drug research.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2022 at 11:46 AM EDT
|By Avery Williams, Michelle Nicks (WOIO) and Jeff Slawson
The police shooting happened Thursday at the Union Square apartments.
Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Alec Sapolin, Jeff Slawson and Baillie Burmaster
23rd woman files civil lawsuit against Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson, reports say
Updated: Mar. 16, 2022 at 10:29 PM EDT
|By Jeff Slawson
Ohio Supreme Court deems another map unconstitutional.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2022 at 7:58 PM EST
|By Jeff Slawson
State democrats release new congressional map.
Updated: Dec. 30, 2021 at 8:07 PM EST
|By Jeff Slawson
CDC says E. coli outbreak related to packaged salads.
Updated: Dec. 21, 2021 at 4:22 PM EST
|By Jeff Slawson
The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol submitted more than 200,000 signatures to initiate the legalizing of marijuana in Ohio. If at least 132,000 signatures are verified from at least 44 counties, the statute will have to be presented to the Ohio Legislators for consideration.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2021 at 10:54 PM EST
|By Jeff Slawson
The new map sees Ohio go from 16 to 15 congressional districts after the results of the most recent census show Ohio’s population growth was below the national average over the last decade.