HONESDALE, Pa. — August 4 marks a special anniversary at WNEP. It's been exactly 10 years since Noah Ritter, the "Apparently Kid," took the internet by storm for his interview with a Newswatch 16 crew at the Wayne County Fair.
Now, a teenage Noah is back at the fair, recalling the interview that made him a viral sensation.
"10 years ago, this scared me half to death," he joked, pointing to the "Super Slide" and harkening back to what he had said about the ride when he was 5 years old.
Noah's frequent use of a certain word during that 2014 interview earned him the nickname the "Apparently Kid" and led to many fond memories.
"Feels pretty good," the now 15-year-old Noah says. "I feel nostalgic about it. Makes me reminisce about being here, in this exact spot, 10 years ago."
Noah's grandpa Jack also joined him back at the fair. He was deeply involved with Noah's upbringing and faithfully stayed by his side every step of his wild journey.
And it turns out that Grandpa Jack has his own longstanding ties to the Wayne County Fair.
"Yes, when I was a kid, I used to show cattle here at the fair," said Jack Borowski. "That's why I brought him here, because I came here as a kid, and I said, 'Well, we'll go up to the fair, and I'll show ya the animals and stuff, ya know?'"
Noah's exposure from his viral interview at the fair led him straight to Hollywood. He became close friends with Ellen DeGeneres and appeared often as a guest on her show.
Grandpa Jack recalled, "Sometimes, we were in the dressing room at Ellen's, a lot of the stars, like Jennifer Garner and stuff like that, they'd come to our dressing room just to meet Noah."
Noah was even cast as a judge on ABC's reality TV show The Toy Box, which is similar to Shark Tank. In this show, child judges tested and voted on new toy inventions presented to them.
"He had to go to school out there for four hours, right? And then worked an eight-hour day, shootin' the show, ya know?" said Jack.
Ten years later, Noah continues to share his adventures alongside his grandpa on the internet.
"Whenever a new movie comes out, we like to review it, post it on my YouTube Channel," said Noah. "Now I'm juggling YouTube, school, track, football, a bunch of other stuff. I'm going into my sophomore year. I'm getting ready to drive."
Noah may be getting old enough to get his driver's license, but he will never outgrow the Wayne County Fair that seems to course through his family's veins.
"Coming here, enjoying the rides, enjoying the food, seeing all the animals, and stuff like that. See, I think I'll come here every year, when they have it. I think I'll keep the streak going."