Nikki Hauser

MMJ/Reporter
Nikki Hauser

Nikki Hauser joined WBTV News as a Multimedia Journalist/Reporter in September 2021.

Nikki was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH and went to high school in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated from Georgetown University in D.C. where she studied psychology, government, and Spanish. She knew that news was the dream after her Video News Production class and jumped into internships with Dateline NBC and the NBC affiliates in LA and D.C.

Nikki landed her first job as a reporter at WITN in Greenville, NC, covering top stories like the deputy-involved shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, hurricanes Dorian and Isaias, and a presidential visit ahead of the 2020 election.

Nikki is so happy to stay in the Carolinas and tell your stories in the Queen City! When she is not reporting live for WBTV on weeknights, you can find her playing tennis, exploring cute cafes and restaurants around town, FaceTiming her sister, or making plans to adopt a French bulldog.

Don’t miss Nikki weekdays on WBTV News!

Education
  • Georgetown University
    • Affiliations
  • WBTV

    • National

    Jamie Lee Komoroski, 25, is facing charges of DUI causing serious bodily injury/death and...

    Affidavit: Woman charged in DUI crash that killed bride refused sobriety test, needed help standing

    Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 2:07 PM EDT
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    By Brad Dickerson, Nikki Hauser, Steven Ardary, Patrick Phillips and Debra Worley
    The driver accused of crashing into a golf cart and killing a bride just hours after her wedding reception was very unsteady and almost fell when asked to complete a field sobriety test, authorities said.

    National

    Video showed a Kia Soul nearly striking two students as it flew around a stopped school bus in...

    Students nearly hit by car passing stopped school bus in North Carolina

    Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 10:42 AM EST
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    By Nikki Hauser, WBTV Web Staff and Gray News staff
    The bus’s dashcam caught the incident on video.

    National

    Hunter Chase Nance

    Deputies: Woman escaped from man who kidnapped her to kill her ‘for the thrill’

    Updated: Feb. 19, 2023 at 5:26 PM EST
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    By Nikki Hauser, WBTV Web Staff and Andrew McMunn
    The victim reportedly exchanged phone numbers with the suspect earlier that day.

    National

    Ranlo

    Officer charged with murder after domestic dispute in North Carolina

    Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 9:49 AM EST
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    By Nikki Hauser and Amanda Alvarado
    The officer has been placed on unpaid administrative leave, pending an internal investigation.

    National

    Police have charged Diana Cojocari, left, and Christopher Palmiter, right, for failing to...

    Police: N.C. parents arrested, charged with failing to report disappearance of 11-year-old girl

    Updated: Dec. 18, 2022 at 12:12 PM EST
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    By Nikki Hauser, WBTV Web Staff and Gray News staff
    Police began investigating Madalina Cojocari’s disappearance on Thursday after they said her parents reported her missing.

    National

    Police say a 4-year-old boy was shot and killed in Gaston County.

    ‘Heartbreaking’: 4-year-old shot, killed after finding gun; family members arrested

    Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 3:35 PM EST
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    By WBTV Staff, Nikki Hauser and Jordan Gartner
    Police in North Carolina are investigating a deadly shooting where a 4-year-old child was shot and killed on Tuesday.

    National

    Lorene Summey celebrated her 105 years of life with her very first birthday party. She had...

    105-year-old woman celebrates with first-ever birthday party

    Updated: Nov. 21, 2022 at 3:12 AM EST
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    By Nikki Hauser and Gray News staff
    She had never celebrated before because she was always busy taking care of her younger siblings.

    National

    Darion McClendon and his son, 4-month-old Da’Mari McClendon, were shot and killed Sunday night...

    Father, infant son fatally shot while sitting on front porch, police say

    Updated: May. 31, 2022 at 5:14 PM EDT
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    By Courtney Cole, Nikki Hauser and Emily Van de Riet
    A father and his infant son were shot and killed outside their North Carolina home Sunday night, police said.

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