GettingPersonal_Tori_Woodill_0521_Profile ( Dept . ) 5 / 13 / 21 4 : 34 PM Page 1 GETTING PERSONAL CBS3 feature reporter Vittoria Woodill on her love for coffee , the best career advice she ever received and how she someday hopes to inspire children to reach for the stars . purple . It ended up being featured a cup and saucer . I also have cups and on HGTV’s Handmade Instragram mugs for all my different moods . Fancy , account ! cozy , “ in a rush ” cups . It’s really some - thing I look forward to every day . My Aunt Philomena told me once that she As a kid , I still remember watching the loves drinking her coffee out of porce - Al Alberts Showcase broadcast live from lain , and ever since she told me that , I he Shore . I remember thinking how t think I can taste a difference . glamorous and cool it was for the kids performing . While TV was always a dream of mine , so was performing on I’ve gotten to meet a lot of cool people in that show . To this day , I will never my career , not only as a reporter , but forget his voice and still feel a little formerly as an Eagles cheerleader . One bummed that I never auditioned . time , I met John Madden and will never forget how wide his neck was . Very impressive . Another time in New I’ve gotten to do some pretty wild stuff York , I got to meet Tom Brady and Reg - for CBS3 . Rappel down buildings , drive gie Bush ! But honestly , I was more a monster truck , fly with the Air Force excited to meet Tom’s wife , Gisele ! It Thunderbirds . But once I was taught turns out I missed her by seconds . I’m how to fly a hot air balloon solo by still upset about that . a man who had done multiple trans - Atlantic flights . He was around 75 years young , and his fearlessness was [ Philadelphia Eagles radio announcer ] enviable . I did take flight that day , Merrill Reese gave me some of the most while he held onto a rope below . I felt important career advice , while eating a almost as cool as he was . bag of pretzel nuggets in the hallway of WBCB Radio Station in Levittown . He said , “ Vittoria , My husband is my best friend . We it’s just as important to knew each other in high school , but we know what you don’t want to do than parted ways for years and even lived what you do want to do . ” on different coasts . We eventually found our way back to each other . I Before becoming parents , my husband The one question I get all the time is , truly believe love never fails . and I would always joke saying we hope “ Do you like everything you eat on if and when we have kids that they’re Taste with Tori ? ” The answer is yes , funny and love to joke around and with the exception of duck hearts , One day , I hope to be a children’s book laugh . She may only be a few months tripe and gigantic oysters . It’s a texture author or create some sort of children’s old , but we call our daughter Louisa thing for me . programming that encourages kids to phia “ Lou the Kid ” for a reason . She already be confident in themselves at a young iladel has a sweet sense of humor , and her age . I was a weird little kid ; you could Your trash is my treasure . I can proudly Ph 3 laugh just absolutely melts us to mush . say not much has changed . I want to say I love to trash pick furniture . My CBS f cheer children on to be the awesome husband isn’t always thrilled to wait on o tesy little people they are , and celebrate the corners or constantly pull over every This might not be surprising , but I cour gifts they were born with . That’s been a time I see something , but I’ve gotten drink coffee in pots , not cups . Cappuc - graph lifelong dream of mine , and I really some pretty cool stuff including an cinos , espressos , lattes — I love it all , hoto ? hope to see it through . antique couch that I chalk painted and I specifically love drinking it out of P SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume18 issue 2 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 10 |