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Local anchor vying to be named ‘America’s Hottest Husband’
America’s hottest husband might very well be Fox 45’s Don Hammond.
Hammond, an anchor and reporter for WKEF/ WRGT-TV, is one of “22 sexy finalists” in RedBook magazine’s “America’s Hottest Husband of 2010” contest.
Hammond and the other finalists were chosen by Redbook’s editors Online voting is being conducted to help determine the winner.
The grand prize is a seven-day, six-night all-inclusive stay at St. Jame’s Club in Antigua valued at $7,000.
The winner and runners up that will appear in RedBook’s June “Hot Husbands” issue.
Hammond, an Ohio native, was raised in the Dayton and Cincinnati areas. The 53-year-old has been married four years and has two children and three stepchildren.
Here’s Hammond’s entry from RedBook’s website:
Catherine Morningstar met her husband on television — at the station where she also worked. Don was the TV anchor for the news that Catherine, 47, directed.
She assumed he would be a stereotypically arrogant anchor, but after getting to know him, she was pleasantly surprised to find he had a big heart. Just three months after the pair started dating, Donald was transferred to Washington, DC, yet he returned to Dayton often to visit Catherine.
On these trips, he always helped to take care of the house and cut firewood in the winter.
“Helping out in those ways were his little ‘love notes’ to me,” Catherine says. “I sometimes tear up thinking of all the work he’s done. It really moves me.”
Don and Catherine now work at the same station again, yet are on opposite schedules, so they fit in most of their together time on weekends.
“We like to unwind by going to antique stores and flea markets,” she says.
On Sunday nights, they sit down as a family for movie night. Don is a good role model to Catherine’s kids as well as to his own.
“He’s concerned about every step of what they’re doing,” she says. “We’re making sure they’re starting along the right path so they can be respectable, good, decent adults.”
Catherine acknowledges that the camera loves her husband, but she loves his arms most of all. “I’m a sucker for big, massive muscles,” she says. “They make me feel so protected and safe.”
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By WDTN Fan
February 22, 2010 10:30 AM | Link to this
I hope you are kidding!
By NODon
February 22, 2010 11:03 AM | Link to this
OMG U R kidding me. Him of all people, surely you jest. Is this a joke? He’s a goof ball. They must be really hard up to have picked him.
By Martha
February 22, 2010 11:03 AM | Link to this
Don’t know if he’s a husband or not, but when I saw the three words “Dayton” “hottest” “anchor” the only thing that came to mind was “John Paul” “blue-eyed” and “widow’s peak.”
By What?
February 22, 2010 11:05 AM | Link to this
These’s nothing good about Don the Ham. He should have stayed in DC.
By Laura
February 22, 2010 11:15 AM | Link to this
Don Hammond isn’t that hot. In my opinion, the hottest news anchor is Jordan Burgess of Channel 2.
By D
February 22, 2010 11:23 AM | Link to this
What a joke this is! Is it April 1st?
By Lets not be mean
February 22, 2010 11:37 AM | Link to this
He’s cute! I would have picked a different picture for the website, but you haters need to quit it. He’s not an ogre. :P
By Mr. Entertainment
February 22, 2010 11:48 AM | Link to this
Where is all the votes for Keith “the psycho worm” Olbermann.
By seriously?
February 22, 2010 11:54 AM | Link to this
He may be a great husband and father, but hot? No way. He needs a little less make-up on camera, especially the lipstick.
By TJ
February 22, 2010 11:56 AM | Link to this
I really hope this is a JOKE !!! When I think of Don Hammond, I think of him on channel 2, harrassing some poor elderly man who was mowing his lawn on an “ozone action day”. The elderly man had a wife who was deathly ill and had no other time to do the mowing, and Don Hammond followed the guy around his yard harrassing him until the man was in tears. This guy is a goof and heartless reporter, and is certainly not hot! Mark Allen is better looking and a better reporter!
By Bias lady
February 22, 2010 12:11 PM | Link to this
without lusting after another woman’s husband, I would say Don Hammond can turn a few heads. Catherine is blessed.
By bergm6278
February 22, 2010 12:17 PM | Link to this
I’m with Martha on this one.
By Nikki
February 22, 2010 12:20 PM | Link to this
He is a little old to me. When i think an older man is attractive i use handsome, Hot is a term for a young hunk. Definitely not this guy!
By Oh-my
February 22, 2010 12:47 PM | Link to this
It’s nice to hear that Hammond is a good husband but all I can think of are his annoying reporting days for TV2, ambulance chasing. I despised his reporting. Reminds me of Ted from the Mary Tyler Moore show.
By Boomer
February 22, 2010 1:03 PM | Link to this
Scarey…..very scarey if he is the hottest…..NOT!!!
By Diane
February 22, 2010 1:38 PM | Link to this
Hottest hubby is in Beavercreek- retired from Delphi and babysitting his 3 yr. old granddaughter…Too Cute !
By Paul
February 22, 2010 2:10 PM | Link to this
What about that little hottie weather girl on Channel 7? She can tell me all she wants about barometric pressure…
By Avonita
February 22, 2010 2:14 PM | Link to this
The hottest is Party Hardy on the CW! Ohhh weee, what I would do to him! let me stop! Why not nominate him instead of this old clown!I remember when he chased that old man around for cutting his grass, it was just sad!
By Rockmama
February 22, 2010 2:36 PM | Link to this
Don Hambone is a hottie!
By Bela
February 22, 2010 3:10 PM | Link to this
I’ve always thought he was nice looking. Some of the staff at the newspaper isn’t too bad to look at either!
By R. Wirdzek
February 22, 2010 3:31 PM | Link to this
Jamie Simpson is the hottest ya’ll - no doubt about it. Forecast: Smokin’!
By Jrock
February 22, 2010 3:31 PM | Link to this
No one’s hotter than Don “the Hammer” Hammond!
By Kim
February 22, 2010 3:32 PM | Link to this
Don no way, The hottest anchor on T.V these day’s is John Paul channel 7.
By AK
February 22, 2010 3:54 PM | Link to this
I am a sucker for that cutie, Eric Zarnitz. Love the bald head!!!! I do like the young men at Channel 7 too!!!!
By meg1
February 22, 2010 4:41 PM | Link to this
The posts have been hilarious! I’d vote for him on “America’s Funniest Videos” for the shot of him running after the potential home robber in his underwear!
By Fancy
February 22, 2010 4:59 PM | Link to this
Is it too late to nominate Malcolm Maddox?
By Tracy
February 22, 2010 5:32 PM | Link to this
My vote would be for John Paul.
By JP
February 22, 2010 5:57 PM | Link to this
I think I just threw up in my mouth a little bit.
By What?
February 22, 2010 6:11 PM | Link to this
Most of those jail mugshots on this website are better looking than Hammond.
By Just Me
February 22, 2010 6:16 PM | Link to this
I’m with AK. Eric Zarnitz is the hottest hottie of all the Dayton news personalities!!!!!
By Funny
February 22, 2010 6:43 PM | Link to this
I feel sorry for this man, he definitely has some ego issues but….lets be nice. He isn’t hot, anyone that looks at him can see that. But maybe he is a good husband? Or good in bed possibly LOL…
By laura
February 22, 2010 8:11 PM | Link to this
I have to go with AK and just me on Erik Zarnitz being a hot new personality. I watch Channel 2 on the weekends just to see him.
By Aunt Bee
February 22, 2010 8:46 PM | Link to this
I think Don Wayne is still quite the looker!
By Look away
February 22, 2010 10:02 PM | Link to this
It’s the hottest husband. Don’t be looking at mine and I won’t be looking at yours. It’s all up to Catherine whether or not she thinks her hubby is HOT!
By JR
February 22, 2010 10:02 PM | Link to this
I think Channel 2’s Sonu Wasu is much hotter and has a better mustache than Don does :)
By Jrock
February 24, 2010 7:50 AM | Link to this
Breaking News! Don makes my nethers tingle
By alone
February 24, 2010 7:52 AM | Link to this
I wish Don would cradle me in massive arms while I gently weep….
By Ha
February 24, 2010 8:47 AM | Link to this
How about the weatherman who rocks the hiking boots with his JC penney suits?
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