Tate Blanchard is a lifelong resident of Bridgeport, OH. Tate has been a Comcast Newsmakers host since January of 2018.

He is also employed full-time by IC- Care, In-Home Companion Care, where he has served as the Director of Marketing and Community Outreach since October of 2018.  Before working for I-C Care, Tate spent four and a half years as a news anchor and reporter at WTRF 7News. 

He started out as an anchor of 7News This Morning, alongside Rachael Dierkes, in the fall of 2014 and by the summer of 2016 he landed the spot as an evening anchor, alongside Laurie Conway.

Tate is a 2014 graduate of West Liberty University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Communications. He is also a 2007 Graduate of Bridgeport High School, home of the Bulldogs.

Tate is very community oriented and gives back to the community by being involved in multiple charitable organizations such as Relay for Life, The American Heart Association, WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital, The Alzheimer’s Association: Walk to End Alzheimer’s, Vice President of The Upper Ohio Sexual Assault Help Center board of directors, several Adult Services Coalitions, and more. 

In his spare time, Tate enjoys relaxing and spending time with his family and close friends.