Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA) 2025 Conference

Anietra Hamper is a trusted journalist having spent a professional career in television news working as an Anchor and investigative reporter. Now, she is an award-winning outdoor and travel writer, published book author, speaker, photographer, and owner of ThreeWordPress.

Anietra is the author of the award-winning book Secret Columbus (Reedy Press) and 100 Things To Do In Columbus Before You Die (Reedy Press). She is also a contributing author to the bi-lingual book Yangzhou Through American Eyes written in both English and Chinese.

Her travels take her around the world covering destinations, outdoor adventure travel and fishing for regional and national publications including Newsweek, USA Today, KINUTE, Planetware.com, TakeMeFishing.org,CatfishNOW Magazine, East West News Service, AAA, Columbus Monthly Magazine, Game & Fish Magazine, Columbus Parent Magazine, Ohio Outdoor News, FIDO Friendly magazine, TourismOhio, Women’s Outdoor News and official Visitor Guides for several counties in Ohio and international destinations. Anietra is also the on-air co-host of the Delaware County Fishing Trail video series.

Anietra is a vetted member of the Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA).

As a Columbus, Ohio native and owner of ThreeWordPress, Anietra writes corporate marketing content for websites, digital books, blogs, videos and Apps. She also works as a corporate journalist and interviewer for content for Fortune 500 companies. Anietra's continued production work for corporate videos and commercial work has garnered clients including Honda and Purina. As an active member of SAG/AFTRA, she has been cast in a variety of television shows including Gone and Manhunt and the major motion picture movie On Sacred Ground (2023).

Before starting her own business, Anietra spent nearly 20 years as a top-rated television news Anchor and Emmy nominated investigative journalist. Her stories ranged from investigations into the dangers of commercial popcorn flavoring and interviewing presidential candidates to pulling 9G’s in an F-16 fighter jet with the U.S. Thunderbirds.
Anietra has won numerous awards for travel writing, outdoors articles and television news reporting. She is a recipient of the YWCA Women of Achievement Award, Jefferson Award, Congressional Award, the SATW Muster Award for outstanding photography and an Excellence In Craft award for her published outdoor fishing articles. Anietra is based in Gahanna, Ohio but splits her time working between the US and the UK.